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yep :(

finally decided on UCLA. it'll be expensive, but worth it i think!

quite the contrary. of all the top 20 departments situated in state schools, Maryland is probably the most financially sound, as evidenced partly by their ongoing hiring spree!

PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: B.S. Double Math / Econ major - Top 15 for Econ. Undergrad GPA: 3.75 Cumulative, 3.8 in Econ, 3.72 in Math. Type of Grad: n/a Grad GPA: n/a GRE: 800q / 710v / 5 awa Math Courses: LOWER DIV: Calc (A/A-). UPPER DIV: Analysis (A- avg), Algebra (A-), Ord Diff Eq (A-), Complex (B-), Probability, Stat Theory (A-) Econ Courses: Micro/Macro (As), Honors Metrics (B+), Honors Game Theory (A), assorted econ electives (A/A-), Grad Micro (IP), Letters of Recommendation: One from RA job, famous, should be strong, two from classes, hopefully of some value. Research Experience: Senior Thesis and RA job (1 year during junior year and still at it currently). Teaching Experience: None at College level Research Interests: Labor Concerns: Less than stellar math grades. Other: RESULTS: Acceptances: Maryland, BU, UCLA, Cornell Waitlists: NU, Booth Rejections: Princeton, Columbia, Penn, Michigan, Berkeley, NYU Pending: - What would you have done differently? Worked harder in math class!!!

Institution: Boston U Program: Phd Decision: Accepted Funding: Full funding Notification date: Notified through: Email Posted on GC: no Comment: ok Institution: Princeton Program: Phd Decision: Reject Funding: Notification date: Notified through: Email Posted on GC: no Comment: ...

EJMR claims that Mark Duggan is leaving Maryland...any insider information on this? This would be important to me as a prospective student!

Institution: Northwestern Program: Economics PhD Decision: Waitlist Funding: N/A Notification date: Notified through: email Posted on GC: No Comments: not bad! Institution: Chicago Booth Program: Economics PhD Decision: Waitlist Funding: N/A Notification date: Notified through: email Posted on GC: No Comments: two waitlists :(

Institution: Maryland Program: Economics, PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: Yes Notification date: 3/03/2011 Notified through: Email Posted on GC: No Comments: I'm glad I have at least one funded offer! Institution: Michigan Program: Economics, PhD Decision: Rejected Funding: No Notification date: 3/03/2011 Notified through: Email Posted on GC: No Comments: Pah.

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread: I have a few questions about funding at UCLA. It seems like all secondyear and above phd students are funded in some form or other, but I'm unsure as to whether this covers full tuition and living expenses, or just partially. Also, it does not seem like UCLA has a waitlist for funding (unlike UPenn for example). Is it common for admits without funding to obtain funding further on in the admission cycle when funded offers are turned down? Thanks!

Institution: UC Berkeley Program: PhD Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notification date: 3/2/2011 Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: No Comments: Expected. Institution: UCLA Program: PhD Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: No Notification date: 3/2/2011 Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: No Comments: Need funding! But grateful for the admit. Institution: UPenn Program: PhD Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: No Notification date: 2/24/2011 Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: No Comments:...

Oh! Well, congrats to you conger, and good luck to everyone who is still waiting.

i'm hoping hard that the GC admits are fake.

To be clearer, the 'rift' between Spence and Becker, and Card and Becker are on different issues. Asquare's description sums the Spence vs Becker situation very nicely. Card's deal is with the minimum wage (he claims that it does not create unemployment) versus Becker's pretty unshakable faith in the power of markets.

Don't go the Card/Spence way! Human Capital by Gary Becker is what I'd recommend.

i like this thread. i think the OP is being brutally frank which can only be helpful. i can imagine how tiresome it must be to read application after application which generally would not stand much chance in obtaining an admit anyway (mine included). im not surprised by most of the statements if the OP comes from a top 10 (maybe excluding Chicago).