Jerrybai

UCSD is a traditional school in econometrics, but since Professor White passed away, it's hard to say whether they will be able to consistently produce students of the same quality. Jushan Bai and Serena Ng are at Columbia but I guess they are not doing microeconometrics?

Hi shllemon, actually I have a school that dominates both, so I'll go to that school instead. Good luck!

Wisconsin is indeed very strong in econometrics, but UCLA is also strong: Professor Rosa Matzkin is one of most creative econometricians in the world, Professor Buchinsky and Jinyong Hahn has very good publication as well. I got offers from those two schools as well but it's a pity that both fundings are poor (even the highest funding is very poor compared to other schools). UCLA has better placement besides.

I don't know IO, but for metrics you should definitely go to PSU or Wisconsin. They have very strong metrics groups and the other three schools are not even close.

I think you should go to PSU. PSU is very strong in econometrics (Gallant and Guggenberger are there) and it's devoted to educating PhD's. PSU is ranked much higher as well and is making steady progress.

PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Top 2 university in China, one term exchange in Top 3 Canadian university Undergrad GPA: Top 3% in class Type of Grad: N/A Grad GPA: N/A GRE: 166V/169Q/4.0AW Math Courses: Advanced Calculus I and II (85+), Linear Algebra, Probability and Mathematical Statistics, Real Analysis, Statistical Inference, Methods of Statistical Learning (in exchange), Advanced Probability, Math History (All 90+) Econ Courses: Grad Metrics I (in exchange) and II, Grad Game Theory, Principles of Economics, Intermediate Micro, Intermediate Macro, Undergrad Econometrics, Development Economics, Monetary Economics, Public Economics, Business Cycles, Topics in Chinese Economy, Honors Thesis (All 90+) Letters of Recommendation: Grad Metrics II Professor (Leading figure in Nonparametric Metrics), Grad Metrics I Professor (Yale PhD, good publication records), RA Supervisor (Brown PhD) Research Experience: Undergrad RA, Undergrad Honors Thesis Teaching Experience: TA for Principles of Economics I and II Research Interests: Econometric Theory SOP: Typical, but expressed my interest in Metric Theory strongly RESULTS: Acceptances: Chicago, UCLA, UCSD, Wisconsin, Penn State, UBC, USC Waitlists: UPenn, Brown, Duke Rejections: Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Berkeley, Yale, Northwestern, Columbia, NYU, Caltech Pending: TAMU Attending: Probably Chicago Comments: I applied mostly to schools with strong metrics groups. As you can see most top 10s rejected me and I guess it’s because of my strong focus on econometrics only. Glad that UCSD gives me a good funding package, I love this school. A pity that Yale rejected me since it’s my dream school. What would you have done differently? Some minor things which would not change my results so much: I should not have written my diversity statement (which I think really hurt me) and should have used the letter of my dean on Stanford and Yale. Should not have applied NW and Caltech (wasting money on schools with very small metrics groups). Let me return to my freshman year and I would have studied harder for advanced calculus. Well, if I’m rich enough I’ll exchange to Berkeley!

Hi common I can confirm UCSD has sent out some admissions. I received it 10:55 Pacific time. However, based on what we see from GC and the fact that they sent me an admission on Sunday, I think they have only sent a very limited number of offers.

The acceptance email says at the end of it that they have placed several students on waitlist, so they want to hear back from us soon. I guess this means they have sent waitlists.

Harvard on GC? Troll?

Yeah the same here. My friend got the same package as well.

btw it is a full funding offer and it says something about the campus visit on April 4th.

Yeah it's real. I got the email too. Happy!!!

Lol always tomorrow...

I'm from ECON in Tsinghua University, China, planning to apply for PhD in economics next year. I'm interested in econometrics, mathematical economics, micro and macro theory. I got a GRE of verbal 166+quantitive 169, maths courses: two semesters of advanced calculus, one semester of linear algebra, probability and mathematical statistics, real analysis, statistical inference. Currently exchange in UBC and want to get more advice on how to get LOR. Thank you all so much!