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  1. I agree that the more math/stats/proba, the better, however, think strategically: it is better to take 1 math course / session and get an A than to take 2 simultaneously and get B's. No research experience is not a problem to apply for a MA. I think that top grades in rigorous courses are more important now.
  2. In the field of discrete choice, behavioral econ, neuro-econ ... we see a lot of overlap with mathematical psychology in the literature. I cannot tell you for admission potential, I'll leave that to more experienced people (I don't know US schools that well). However, it looks very sane (even promising) in terms of research outcomes. You might consider doing a PhD in a business school (In Toronto 3/4 of the behavioral economists and choice theorists are in the marketing department at the business school). You might also look at Europe: aka cheap PhDs (excluding UK) and several schools very open to behavioral/neuro econ. Moreover, they might care a bit less about the name of your current university (but they might ask you to do an M.A.).
  3. Some people were pretty fast with European schools. I will just add Zurich then with the deadline in July: UZH - Universit?t Z?rich - Application Periods (bottom of the page)
  4. I have the same profile: Not good grades in B.Sc. -> MBA (Qualitative) -> 3 Advanced econ B.A. courses as an independant srudent (U Concordia, Montreal) -> M.Sc. Econ (U Montreal) -> Ph.D. Toronto. So there is hope. Note that to get in Toronto I got A+ in every courses in Montreal. The Masters adcom rejected me in the canadian big 4. U Montreal asked me to redo the bachelor Micro 2, Macro 2 and Metrics. They waved this requirement when they saw that I got A+ in Micro 3 / Macro 3 / Metrics as an independant student in Concordia. So if you want to get in a Masters, my advice for you is to do Advanced Undergrad Micro/Macro/Metrics/Math courses as an independant student. If you get A's everywhere, there is no reason that an Adcom would reject you for a Master.
  5. I thought the Master degrees in the US were mostly terminal degrees that were not focused on research. I am sure that with quantitative training you'll look sexy for a policy-related department anyway, but is a US master the best choice ? This I can't tell.
  6. You might want to check that: Queen's announces Canada's first graduate diploma in risk policy and regulation | Queen's University News Centre Queen's announces Canada's first graduate diploma in risk policy and regulation|
  7. You already have a good profile. Why don't you apply to both PhD's and MA's ? You'll be able to see where you can get in withyour current profile. Both Canadian MA's (Toronto, UBC, Queen's) and european M.A./M.Sc (LSE, Toulouse, Zurich, ....) would do that well.
  8. i would also drop, especially for a top 5, you'd prefer not to have any "stain" on your profile.
  9. Toronto just offered me admission (arg, so late). I already accepted Queen's, what should I do ? *Panic*
  10. UWO MA might guarantee a place in their PhD, but UofT & UBC MA's might be better to have a chance to get in a top 10 PhD. Am I wrong ?
  11. Seems like Coffeehouse and the others already said most of the things I wanted to say. I agree with the fact that I you want to go to the US for a PhD, UBC is the one. For Canada, it doesn't matter if you are a top student. Now, for the industry, SFU has 2 of the most famous people in the world doing computational economics. (Richard Glen Harris, top 3 & Jasmina Arifovic, top 31 on Repec). Computational economics is something that is a lot more marketable in the industry than the usual economics you learn in an MA. Mix it with some time series and Bayesian and you are good to go for several sector (silicon valley, finance, amazon, walmart ...) Note: il could also be usefull for a PhD. So SFU could be the best choice in some cases.
  12. They were saying that they would send offers between mid march and early may. «We have received all documents in support of your application - no further documents are required at this time. Admission and funding decisions will be made the mid-March/early-May period. »
  13. You might want to check the Swiss Finance Institute, the swiss universities and some of the french schools (Toulouse School of Economics)
  14. Thanks a lot for the details. I probably did not hit 30 posts yet indeed.
  15. I was wondering if all the messages get moderated or if once a user has enough validated posts, he can skip through moderation. If so, what are the exact rules ? Moderation is particularly annoying especially in fast moving threads such as the "sweat thread" in the PhD Econforum. When a post gets validated, the thread has already moved far away. So if we knew the rules, I could just wait to reach that status before posting in fast moving threads. thanks for maintaining these forums anyway
  16. Arg, McGill offers me 30K / year for at least 3 years. Minus tuition, that leaves me with 26 500$ / year, in a city where housing is cheap (I pay 650$/month for a 2 bedrooms apartment renovated last year). I thought I would have to choose between Queen's and Toronto, but McGill comes to challenge that reasoning. With McGill, after tuition this would leave me with 79 500$ for the 3 first years (26 500 x 3). With Queen's offer, after tuition, I calculated 51 171$ (1st year: 19 815$, 2nd and 3rd 15 678$). This makes a difference of about 28 300 $ on the 3 first years, which is considerable (enough to afford a mortgage for a condo downtown Montreal). What should I do ?
  17. Institution: McGill University Program: PhD Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: 30K / year for at least 3 years (including a 3 500$ Tuition waiver) Notification date: 06/03 Notified through: Email Posted on GC (thegradcafe.com): Yes Comments: Arg, how can a Montreal University provide so much funding. That makes the decision so much harder...
  18. I spent a full day to visit Queen's this week (because I have been offered PhD admission) and this is how it felt: -Each MA student has his desk in a shared office (by group of 4). This provides a lot of comfort in terms of studying. -The professors, PhD Students, MA students are all very accessible and close to each other. -You want to write a paper ? it seems that Queen's is morle likely to have a professor to help you to do that during your MA. By just visiting Queen's, I had a professor suggesting that we could work together on a paper (even if I don't go to Queens); and this is just because I am interested in that professor's work. -The faculty at Queen's also told me that I could get support from a professor in another university: if you were interested in a Field where they have no specialist (in my case: Bayesian econometrics), they can actually invite that professor for a seminar, as long as you take care of "entertaining" the guest while he is in Kingston. I just had a quick overview of Toronto's department (thanks to Canuck). I did not meet profs there but I was really impressed by how they renovated the building. Everything looks like new and warm. For more details about UofT, I'll let you talk to the UofT people.
  19. Same here. This is the email: «Mr. ******** I am pleased to acknowledge receipt of your application for September 2014 admission to the PhD programme in Economics at UBC. We have received all documents in support of your application - no further documents are required at this time. Admission and funding decisions will be made the mid-March/early-May period. Please do not hesitate in contacting us if you have any questions or concerns regarding your application.» Queen's (with their nice offer and super friendly staff) gave me a deadline of March 13th ! Sound's like UBC results won't be in by that time. Aren't UBC people worried they would get the rejects from other universities ? :dejected:
  20. Institution: Queen's (the home of MacKinnon) Program: Economics PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: 27k Notification date: 02/21/14 Notified through: email Posted on GC: Yes Comments: Wonderful !!! Got until March 13 to accept or reject.
  21. Hum , Queen's (Canada) sent offers for Masters 10 days earlier than last year. I guess it is a good sign and PhD offers will also come early. Are they trying to steal students from U Toronto and UBC who got used to send offers very late ?
  22. Canada rules ! Unfortunately for us, they usually give admissions pretty late. Well I hope you don't have to wait that long and get your US PhD admission before that ;)
  23. Going to be a UK PhD ? :) or are you waiting for other schools to make a decision ?
  24. I have no knowledge of Math Diploma in Montreal English Universities (McGill, Concordia), and you wouldn't get a visa to just take courses without a degree. Same goes for Queen's. You would have to check for other universities but I am doubtful.
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