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  1. My advice is not to take any field courses. You'd be much better off upgrading your math background. Take whatever you think will help survive the grad micro sequence (like real analysis, multivariate calculus, probability). Taking field courses before you've gone through the first year of PhD is a waste of time. (Sorry if that's not super informative, I have certain regrets about time wasted taking those).
  2. Warwick is a very well known university worldwide and in the US.
  3. Applied micro is big, but I don't know much detail. Many people do labor, trade, public. The job market was weird this year because I think it was like 1.5 cohorts? Like, some people went after 5 years, others after 6 years and it just coincided like that. Cohorts are normally 20 people. Not sure what you mean by lower tail, but people got all sorts of private sector jobs. But it's a little early to comment, the JM is not over yet, we are still having flyouts. IO is nonexistent, sadly. Rady has good resources, you can usually work with people from there, many have double affiliation. It's good for behavioral / experimental (that I know of).
  4. Dude, the weather! Seriously though, you should consider it. UCSD consistently attracts people over places like PSU and UWM because climate is just not even comparable. In February, you can really appreciate the surfing instead of being buried in the pile of ice. Part of the reason why grad students here are so chill is the perfect heaven we will in. It really helps with the productivity. Don't underestimate that. Oh, also, we have a more well-rounded and higher ranked program. Macro has gotten pretty strong recently, and from what I understand, it is one of the priorities on the job market. Same goes for trade & development.
  5. I'd say 1,5,6 are close to useless (I am biased against macro, and algebra and diff geometry will be of almost no help). 2-4 would be pretty useful, in no particular order. RA more so for admissions purposes.
  6. UCSD admits MAY be legit. Adcom changed completely this year so don't project based on previous years.
  7. I graduated from their UG program in applied math, and I did the MSc program you mentioned. MSc is VERY rigorous (I say that after passing quals in a top 15 program in the US), and also taught completely in English. Placements are good, but we're sending maybe 1-2 people a year, usually the very top ones. If you are a top student though, the whole department will be supporting you. Living in Moscow without speaking the language is not very fun though, but people do it, faculty does it.
  8. Can't go wrong with either, really. I went with UCSD because they were better in my field, but also, you know, weather.
  9. I recommend taking right before fall quarter starts.
  10. At UCSD, 10h a year in first year is much less than that. You grade some stuff like three times a quarter for ~6 hours. After, it's TA. Many schools do that, you kinda need the experience on the market. It's been like this for years, so these 20h a week are already reflected in job market candidates performance.
  11. 19k +4 summer is a standard package, you're gonna be fine with it. Don't expect to get into on campus housing before January though, and it's only for 2 years.
  12. If anyone needs UCSD info, you can direct your questions at me.
  13. Yeah I was choosing between Rochester (who gave me an offer in mid-February) and UCSD (end of March), and couldn't attend either visit day. It's not that important. The problem is that UCSD is not giving enough time for people to think and make an informed decision (especially if you try to negotiate the stipend). From the inside it doesn't look like they are going to do anything about it.
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