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Good luck everyone. Remember: No Sweat No Glory! (Also wish me luck since I am a lowly 1st year grad student who starts the math boot camp tomorrow..... Awwwwwwwwwww)

Francis Su is AWESOME!!

I also have the book and it will be used in the Fall in my school. Every time I try to read through the book, my face goes like this, =? But obviously this is the best math/analysis/econ book, IMHO. I will be reading some good books, e.g. logic/analysis books and some novels written in my native language. And having good times with friends and family. Anyway have yourself refreshed over summer and let the freak-out begin in the Fall or math camp!

My condolences...

They arranged a series of meetings with faculty. We talked with 7 professors and five were micro people, right? This is an outstanding review and I am feeling bad because what I am doing is free-riding. :) Thank you man!

Congrats Dill!

Just declined the offer from GWU. Good luck to some who applied to GWU!!

Institution:GWU Program: Econ PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: 22K TAship Notification Date: 04/05/2013 Notified Through: via email Posted on GC: No Comments: Appreciate their offer but declined it.

PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BA in Econ; Unknown Asian private university Undergrad GPA: 3.86/4.0 Type of Grad(1): MA in International Studies; Unknown Asian private university Grad GPA: 3.8/4.0 Type of Grad(2): MA in Econ; US private university with PhD program (top 50ish ranked) Grad GPA: 3.9/4.0 GRE: Q760(ouch!), V710, A3.5 Math Courses: Calc lll (A), Linear Algebra (A), Intro Real Analysis(A), ODE (A), PDE (IP); all taken in the US Econ Courses (grad-level): Monetary Econ, Macro, Math Econ, … Econ Courses (undergrad-level): a whole bunch of them. (most of ‘em A’s) Other Courses: Some philosophy and history classes, but not significant Letters of Recommendation: one from math prof. and two from econ prof’s. I believe all of them are good enough and honestly they won’t play a crucial role… Research Experience: two semesters as a RA, two months as a junior researcher at a national econ policy institute Teaching Experience: None Research Interests: Macroeconomics - Inequality and Development SOP: Nothing special I think Concerns: Low GRE Quant, Not so strong math backgrounds. RESULTS: Acceptances: ASU(5yr TA/RAship), Indiana(waitlisted for 5yr assistantship – Declined), GWU (22K TAship) Rutgers (No financial aid – dafuq?) Waitlists: Purdue (shortlisted – declined) Rejections: JHU, UMD, ND, Pitt Pending: CUNY Attending: ASU! Comments: I am very excited about the result! Given my weak mathematical backgrounds and low GRE quant, I have to say that I was incredibly lucky during this noisy and random process. What would you have done differently? 1) Definitely I would have taken more math (grad level analysis and probability) courses. 2) A MS in Applied Math might have been more attractive and helpful (!) I was placed so many constraints on taking enough math courses while fulfilling the econ requirement. (Honestly, I was afraid to start a math MS program without being exposed to any formal training in college level math.) 3) I should have NOT been so afraid about studying math! Turned out math is really interesting (not that I fully understand things in math) and is only a language through which research is conducted. Don’t be afraid and start doing it! And thanks so much for the TMers for sharing priceless information!

Congrats ForbiddenDonut on FSU!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats Amiens on Purdue! I will be declining my "on the very short list" status from Purdue soon. Good luck!

Waitlisted for $, sorry for the confusion...

nstitution: Indinana University Program: PhD Economics Decision: Admitted Funding: waitlisted for 5 year assistantship Notification date: 03/15/13 Notified through: Email Posted on GC: No Comments: Yay! I'm on a roll!

Good luck!

Hello, TMers. I just got this email from Purdue, saying I am on the "very short" waitlist and wanting me to send an email back, if I am interested. And I am just admitted by Indiana. My interest spreads all over macroeconomics. And I think ASU is better than Purdue in terms of macro... But now I am stuck with ASU v Indinana. Can't decide..... Any advice???