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  1. Thanks for your reply, yankeefan. Well, to be completely honest with you, I'm not particularly interested in any of the issues that Political Science deals with. My ultimate goal is studying and doing research in game theory, be it applied or theoretical, although I must say I'm more interested in the latter. What I'm really looking for is a PhD program where I can get a strong formal training and ultimately doing research in game theory. Indeed, I plan on applying mainly to Economics PhD programs but I'm just looking for alternative ways to get a formal training in game theory and I thought that a Political Science PhD could serve this purpose. By the way, thanks for clarifying the difference between political methodology and formal theory/modeling.
  2. Hi. Can you please recommend some Political Science PhD programs that are strong in the field of Methodology? I'm particularly interested in working with Game Theory. I appreciate your help.
  3. Consider the following situation. There are two applicants both of whom have taken the same courses. One is a B student from a top university, the other is an A student from a weaker university. Which would be preferred by an admissions committe? I would choose the B student. Now consider a situation in which the B student has taken harder courses than the A student. Which one will be preferred? I would still choose B. Now, finally, how important grades really are for the AdCom? Does a B student stand any chance of getting into a top Econ Phd program or any decent program for that matter? It seems to me that ruling out someone solely based on his academic record is unfair. I really don't know what process people in AdCom use to select the candidates. Do they even bother looking at the other applicant's files if they see he does not have stellar grades?
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