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agricultural economics, which program to choose
finchleypark replied to finchleypark's topic in PhD in Economics
anyone in a similar situation? it would be great to get some advice. thanks -
I've applied for an ARE master's degree at UC Davis, Univ of Wisconsin Madison, Michigan State University, UIUC and University of Maryland. So far I have received offers from the first four programs and I am yet to hear back from the Univ of Maryland. I find it hard to choose a program and thought someone could help...here is what I've got. 1) UC Davis - I have received an offer with a tiny fellowship that is negligible when you calculate the costs of the entire program. Being an international student, the non-resident tuition at UC Davis is a killer and from my research, getting a relevant RA position at the master's level seems doubtful. UC Davis is actually my top choice but sadly it looks elusive to me. 2) Michigan State - This would be my second choice as they are strong in development and have interesting projects apart from teaching - the faculty seem quite interested in my profile and keen to have me join their master's program; however, there is nothing concrete on the funding yet; I received assurance on multiple occasions from the department that given my background and previous experience I would make a strong candidate for a research assistantship once I join the program. The question is whether I can rely on promises... what if nothing comes up ultimately? 3) Wisconsin-Madison - I've been told there is very little funding available and none for master's students at this time. The overall cost of the program is about 90k-95k for two years, really impossible for me to afford without getting a loan. Taking loans is not quite an option for me however. Hence I have written it off, WM is clearly out of my reach at this time. 4) UIUC - I have received full funding here that is nicely outlined in my offer letter - basically it contains details of the professor I will be supporting in research activities and it seems that this professor shares some of my research interests (to some extent) and has a PhD from ARE Berkeley (if that helps). My offer comes with a tuition waiver plus a generous monthly stipend. The offer does look amazing indeed and yeah, I feel tempted, really tempted... Now, my goals - I mentioned this in some of my previous posts anyway but will repeat here. I am looking to specialise in the economics of small farms and want to build a development-related career (financing of smallholder farmers, food security issues, etc). I am interested in development consulting or an IO- post graduation but if things go well during my master's, I will be looking to pursue an ARE PhD in the medium term. During my master's degree I will be looking to build a strong profile so that I get a good chance to apply for a PhD at places like UC Davis, Berkeley, Maryland and Michigan State among others. What I am looking for in a master's degree: RA opportunities related to my field, funding opportunities, rigorous coursework, good PhD placements (the above names in particular) and job prospects (keep in mind that I'm an international student and should I not get something in the US, I will need to return to Europe or go elsewhere, thus my master's degree has to be marketable enough outside the US). I do not really care about location... Which program should I go for? At the moment I am trying to decide between UC Davis, Michigan and UIUC but all I get is sleepless nights and have not reached any decision yet. Any thoughts?
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Admissions and Rejections for Fall 2014
finchleypark replied to cinciaaz's topic in PhD in Economics
Institution: Wisconsin AAE Program: Masters Decision: Accepted Funding: no funding Notification Date: 2/14/2014 Notified through: Email Posted on GradCafe: Yes Comments: I was hoping for at least partial funding, anyway, it's my first result and I've started feeling optimistic :) -
Does the fellowship nomination apply to both master and phd students? Anyone who applied for the ARE masters has heard back?
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What about the European masters of agricultural, food and environmental policy analysis? It seems that it's organised by 5 european countries and one gets to study in 2 or 3 countries... Not sure about its reputation though. Any thoughts?
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I know that and hope to get in! but what if not? :) Has anyone heard of the European Master in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis? UCL - Programme structure
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do you happen to know anything of the 2-year European Master in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis? Erasmus Mundus - Action 1 - Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (EMMCs) | EACEA I'm sure this degree would be great for someone planning to do a PhD in Europe but probably not so much US? any thoughts would be appreciated. @sulebrahim: you're definitely right, getting into one of the US ARE programs I have applied to would be ideal but it's just a handful and now I am not sure about my chances. So I have started looking around for more :)) ...
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I have already applied to a handful of American M.S. programs in ag econ - UC Davis, MSU, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, Univ of Maryland, UIUC and Purdue. These appear to be a good fit to my research interests - applied microeconomics/international development. Ultimately I would like to aim for an ARE PhD in top 15-20 universities (mostly US), so I wonder whether there is any ARE program in Europe that can help me achieve this. The only schools I have come across are University of Copenhagen and some swedish school of ag sciences but I have no information whatsoever about their placement record. anyone?
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Hey, I'm applying to UC Davis this season and I've noticed that it offers two programs on their website that my research interests align to - ARE and IAD. The online application link specifies that one can apply to more than one program and I wonder whether it's "safe" to apply to both programs just to increase my odds of admission. On the other hand, I would not want this to work against my prospects. Any suggestions? Has anyone been in a similar situation before?
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thanks for your help, pch! regarding Q3, if one is given a similar problem in the actual gre exam, then is it sufficient to just pick a number (in this case 13) and try to see which column is bigger? I always tend to pick at least 3 numbers/scenarios to double check if my first result stands. I know this is eating a lot from my exam time but the problem is I do not know exactly when it's necessary to double check and when not.
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Hi I'm applying for several ARE MS programs and I'm looking to specialise in international development - currently applying to UWM, MSU, UM, UIUC and Purdue - getting into a good program just in case I I decide to pursue a PhD after that - any suggestions? As I mentioned in a different post, I would have liked to apply to UC Davis too but I dont think that their 1-year MS program will be a good fit for me.
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Hi i'm currently applying to ARE MS programs for fall 2014 and looking to specialise in development economics/ international dev. programs currently considered: UWM, MSU, UM, UIUC and Purdue. Any other good programs? Would be great if you could share your thoughts. Thanks
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I've come across these integer questions and while they do seem easy, I feel stuck...some help would be great, thanks! Q1 - If p is an integer, what is the smallest value that the following expression can have: 3^p + (3) x 3^-p a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 2 e. 1 f. 0 Q2. 0 Column A m^n Column B m^-n Q.3 n is a prime number higher than 11. Column A Number of all prime numbers between n and 2n Column B (n-1)/2
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Hi all please see attached; I tend to get stuck whenever I come across number line questions. please help!
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Can anyone share their answers here. I've tried them myself but not sure if my solutions are correct. a. 0 A x^y B x^ (-y) My answer: B b. x is a prime number higher than 11. A. Number of prime numbers between x and 2x. B. (x-1)/2 My answer: B c. If p is an integer, what's the smallest value for the following expression? 3^p + (3) x 3^(-p) My answer: 4 (n could be 0 or 1) d. See the picture [ATTACH=CONFIG]6858[/ATTACH] Not sure about d. but it appears A is bigger. thanks!