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    PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Finance Business Canadian Undergrad GPA: 3.7/4.3 Type of Grad: Economics at mid-tier Canadian Business School Grad GPA: 4.1/4.3 (equiv: 3.95/4.00) GRE: 166Q/167V/5.0AW Math Courses: Calculus I & II & III (A), Linear Algebra (A), Business Stats (A), Real Analysis (A), Probability (A+), Econ Courses: Advanced Micro (A-), Advanced Macro (A+), Introductory Micro/Macro sequence (A+ in all), Intermediate Macro I & II (A+), Undergrad Econometrics (A+). Graduate Classes: Time Series (A+), Cross Sectional & Panel Econometrics (A+), International Macro (A), Monetary Econ (A-) Letters of Recommendation: One shining letter from an Assistant Econ prof, One great letter from a regionally well-know Canadian Econ prof, one good letter from a very high profile full US professor with top international reputation Research Experience: Master's thesis, 4 different RAships (between 3-4 years) Teaching Experience: TA in Undergrad and Grad econometrics Research Interests: International Macro & Finance Work Experience: Five years in various investment finance research internships/jobs RESULTS: Acceptances: UCLA Anderson ($$$), UToronto Econ ($$), UMinnesota Econ ($$), Wisconsin-Madison Econ ($$), Queens Econ ($$$), UBC Econ ($$), Rochester Econ ($), USC Econ ($$$), Boston College Econ ($$), Waitlists: Cornell Applied Econ, got interview calls from Carnegie Mellon, Minnesota and Michigan Business Schools but I rejected all of them Rejections: Duke, HBS, NYU Stern, Columbia Business, Haas, Purdue (?), UCSD, Kellogg, Michigan Econ, Wharton, Brown Pending: None Attending: UCLA Anderson Sunny LA, can't complain geographically. Had to split my application list with another candidate who was applying that same year and we had letters in common. He applied higher/more aggressive and got a better placement but hey that's life. What would you have done differently? It's kinda random and it's very very much about the letters.
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    Institution: U of Toronto Program: Economics PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: $$ Date: Feb. 28th Notified through: Email
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    No it's for both Kellogg and Weinburg. The applications for both went through the grad school and the grad school of arts and science are sending rejections for both applicants.
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    Institution: U Southern California (USC) Program: Economics PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: $30k/year Date: 2-6-20 Notified through: Email
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    Look at the recent placements at the schools that accepted you. That's a realistic expectation of where you may end up after graduation. Don't go for an unfunded offer from a top30. Did you apply to the master's this cycle or will you have to wait till next year? RAing is valuable, so I would def. look for opportunities like that. If time isn't a problem, I would consider doing a master's at a well-known school, some of them even offer funding.
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    whatever that school specialized in/was known for
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    to groovySmoothie : Did you only apply to 3 schools? How would you rate your GRE/Letters of Rec? I got into Wisconsin and I went to a low ranked school (top-100 at most) but with good letters and a lot of RA experience, didnt get Duke so far though
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    Did you really only apply to 3 schools? How would you rate your GRE/Letters of Recommendation? I got into Wisconsin and went to a no name school (top 100 at most), but didn't get into Duke so far.
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    Wow, Wisconsin-Madison gets like 500 applications while UofT only gets 220? I guess people know about this bias. 15 admitted from 70 Canadian applicants really bites them in the ***. I knew some lackluster people who got off the waitlist cause they ran short on applicants and their first offers got rejected. Those dudes dropped out after the first year, total waste. They've had rather impressive placements in recent years though.
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    Institution: Wisconsin-Madison Decision: Accepted Funding: $$ Date: 2-15-18 Notified through: E-mail Comments: Was part of the second batch of emails
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    2 users reported it to be fair
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    Institution: UCLA Anderson Decision: Accepted Funding: $$$ Date: 2-14-18 Notified through: E-mail Comments:
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    I saw one UCSD pass on grad cafe. I got an offer from UCLA's business school myself.
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    High chance you'll get in to all of those, LSE is a bit of a crap shoot because of the insane number of applications but still. But beyond that you should think of your next step. Do you want to do a PhD? If so, to clinch the top-10 you should really work as an RA somewhere, preferably for a well-known economist, it will make all the difference.
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    My understanding is that schools will agree on a cut off limit for the GRE Q, and it's above the minimum needed to apply. Once they agree to that cutoff, they will only consider the profiles of the students at or above it, and may or may not consider the grade itself after that (i heard more that they won't care between a few points at or above that limit). The records aren't complete but that according to that same site I gave, 24 out of the 100 grad programs on record admitted students with GRE Qs lower than 162, the following ones: [TABLE] [TR] [TD=width: 86]George Washington University[/TD] [TD=width: 86]Rutgers[/TD] [TD=width: 86]Virginia Tech[/TD] [TD=width: 86]London School of Economics[/TD] [TD=width: 86]Washington University St. Louis[/TD] [TD=width: 86]Michigan State University[/TD] [TD=width: 86]George Mason University[/TD] [TD=width: 86]Stockholm School of Economics[/TD] [TD=width: 86]University of Rochester[/TD] [TD=width: 86]UC Davis[/TD] [TD=width: 86]Ohio State University[/TD] [TD=width: 86]Illinois At Urbana Champaign[/TD] [TD=width: 86]University of Oregon[/TD] [TD=width: 86]Colorado State University[/TD] [TD=width: 86]Washington State[/TD] [TD=width: 86]American University[/TD] [TD=width: 86]Florida State[/TD] [TD=width: 86]University of Illinois At Chicago[/TD] [TD=width: 86]Binghamton SUNY[/TD] [TD=width: 86]NC State[/TD] [TD=width: 86]Clemson University[/TD] [TD=width: 86]UC Irvine[/TD] [TD=width: 86]BGSE[/TD] [TD=width: 86]University of Houston[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
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    I think UBC takes in relatively more international students. What was your GRE? It looks like they've accepted people with GREs as low as 164 in the past, not sure if they were Canadian or International though, you might be able to suss that out by searching UBC Economics past offers on gradcafe
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    If it makes you feel better, I personally knew a Canadian that was accepted at UofT with a GRE of 163 or 164. Being Canadian helps a lot as they take in few international applicants. PS: He dropped before the end of his first year btw
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    According to historicals, late february for UofT, early March for UBC see: Gradcafe - 2017 Economics PhD Results
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    Institution: U Minnesota Program: Economics PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: 22.5k first year, 17.5k after (can be increased by RAing, TAing) Date: Feb. 5th Notified through: Email Comments: 167Q, from a middling school (international), top of my class in Econ masters, 3-4 years RA experience, at least 1 top name wrote a LoR
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    [accidental post, sorry, please ignore]
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    Impostor syndrome, or feelings of inadequacy: It is quite common to feel like you are the only one not understanding the material, even when your colleagues impress upon you that their difficulties are significant as well. If you are struggling with feelings that you are an impostor, that you do not deserve or are not prepared enough to be here, remember that the admissions process works, and you are here for a reason. The impostor feelings will only derail your understanding, because if you begin to feel that you are not capable of understanding the material, your study habits will begin to reflect this belief creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. I know of no other cure for these feelings that remembering that many successful grad students before you have felt the same way. If you are struggling in this area, talk to a friend or mentor for reassurance. Often these feelings come from fear of success as much as fear of failure. Source: How to survive your first year of graduate school in economicsby Matthew Pearson
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    "Impostor syndrome, or feelings of inadequacy It is quite common tofeel like you are the only one not understanding the material, even when your colleagues impress upon you that their difficulties are significant as well. If you are struggling with feelings that you are an impostor, that you do not deserve or are not prepared enough to be here, remember that the admissions process works, and you are here for a reason. The impostor feelings will only derail your understanding, because if you begin to feel that you are not capable of understanding the material, your study habits will begin to reflect this belief creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. I know of no other cure for these feelings that remembering that many successful grad students before you have felt the same way. If you are struggling in this area, talk to a friend or mentor for reassurance. Often these feelings come from fear of success as much as fear of failure." Source: https://law.vanderbilt.edu/phd/How_to_Survive_1st_Year.pdf
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    stealth brag thread
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    Wanting to get informed = spewing nonesense. Is this EJRs?
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    I did another degree in the US after the one at HEC, profs are telling me similar things about U of T, just saying. I think it gets a bad rap personally.
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