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Yes. That's my impression too. I wouldn't go to a place for one guy to be honest. It's like putting all the eggs in one basket.

I don't wish to be pessimistic here but last year I was waitlisted for funding at penn. They told me I was "very high" and did not bother telling anything later on. That was the case with everyone "very high" I think. I hope things work out for you guys though. :)

This is something I have heard too before. But frankly I can't see how and why. Mailath is for sure terrific and would be a great guy to work with. But when someone cites that as a reason to choose Penn over NYU don't they implicitly imply that there isn't anyone of that kind at NYU? And do you think that's true?

I meant I would rule out Penn and Caltech having the choice of NYU and Kellogg.

I think we're sort of hijacking the thread here but I hope nobody has a real problem with that. So yeah, Kellogg is indeed an enviable option to have. In your place, I would safely rule out Penn and Caltech over NYU. Kellogg is a great place. But I didn't apply to Kellogg because I wanted to keep the macro option open. Now, after doing 3 quarters or macro I have no doubt whatsoever that I will be doing micro but still, it was nice to have that option in the beginning. Kellogg is very decision theory centric to the best of my knowledge. If you want to do that stuff then there's Efe Ok at NYU and he rocks to say the least. Plus, here there's a very strong experiment group. So maybe you would be interested in that. And lastly, if at all there is any chance of you doing macro then from what people say, NYU is where the action is. Do pm me your details so that we can catch up during the open house.

As much as I would love to agree with you there's one problem that I see with this approach. If they are able to put their students at top places it's very hard to say (from what I can see) that it was their success. And also, if their students didn't get stellar placements then that need not be really looked at as their failure right? A large determinant of a job market outcome is the ability of the candidate himself and that's largely unobservable. Isn't it?

Glad to have been of help. So what's your plan? :)

Hi, I am a NYU first year with interests in game theory and stuff just like you. So, if you have any specific questions about NYU I'd love to answer those. Are you coming for the open day? In the mean time, in support of NYU I can tell you that it's an excellent place with guys like Staccheti, Pearce, Rubinstein teaching you in first year. I can't imagine anything bigger than this to be honest. Moreover, it's a very friendly department. And then, it's NYC and howsoever a nerd you might be (I used to think to myself that it wouldn't matter whether I am in NYC or elsewhere) I think it's a really nice feeling to live in a city where you can completely disconnect from the thoughts of economics, problem sets and all those things and watch a standup or a drama or take a walk along the river.

I too had heard this thing before. And while it almost certainly is very common I do think that it depends on how interested you are. For example, in my class, I don't think there's even one theory guy who's thinking of doing anything else but theory and we're towards the end of first year. The same holds for macro too. Isn't it kipfilet?

I am a theory guy and I can assure you that NYU almost stochastically dominates Penn. Mailath is a big attraction no doubt but then so are Pearce and Stacchetti. Plus Efe is a genius. And in Penn you'll have to go through econometrics qualifier unlike in NYU. So, as a theory inclined person, that's a factor you should consider in my opinion.

Ditto. They liked me but not enough I guess. Didn't get funds for 1st year eventually. Had I got them then it would have been a tough choice between NYU and Penn.

No MIT, Harvard people on the forum yet. And any more NYU people?

Nice to hear this. I also feel that I will get a lot of attention at NYU.

They called me about an hour and a half ago asking me to make up my mind in one hour. Since I had already accepted NYU, I turned it down. Feels weird to have turned down my top choice. But the way NYU people have behaved in the emails, I am quite hopeful that I won't regret my decision.

Yes. I got the same email. But I don't think its of much use as I have already accepted NYU.