econphd2015

Does anyone know why Duke interviews candidates (i.e. what do they ask and so on) and why not all accepted people are interviewed? Cheers! :)

I'm waiting for the results to come! When did you apply (the second referee sent her letter)? Good luck on the other applications!

Hello there, Some schools let you send a small piece of writing in order to show your research skills. I have three options but two of them have been written in groups. The first one is a very decent undergrad thesis, the other two are strong term papers for a master program. I would rather send any of the last two in order to show advanced model making and advanced econometric skills. Do you reckon it is ok to send a paper with one or more co-authors? Thanks!

Indeed, that's why the safeties I'd throw in are what many people would only dream to attend.

Although your profile seems very strong, not having any grad courses could set you back. I would throw in some safeties you find nice and extend the uni's you apply to: UCSD, Princeton, UCL, LSE, Oxford, Columbia, NYU. But as Patho says, trust your advisors as they know best.

@NBZ Thanks for your reply! Yes, the school places students at top school frequently but I don't know the exact profiles of these students. And yes, the metrics, micro, macro courses are phd level courses and I did well on all of them. Would you like to make a guess of my results?

Hello all, PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Top European program Undergrad GPA: 3.7+/4.0 (official) Type of Grad: Another top European program (places decently every year) Grad GPA: top 10% of cohort. GRE: Q 167, V 159, W 3.5 Math Courses: Calc I, Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, Intro to Stat I, Intro to Stat II, Probability Theory, Dynamical systems, Advanced proofs. Econ Courses (grad-level): Metrics I, Metrics II, Metrics III, Micro theory I, Micro theory II, Macro I, Macro II, Applied Micro. Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intro to Micro, Intro to Macro, Advanced Macro, Advanced Micro, IO, Development Econ, International Econ. Other Courses: -- Letters of Recommendation: PhD Oxford (repec 5%, got an A in his class, did my undergrad thesis with him), PhD UCLA (best in her class, RAd for her), PhD Harvard (2nd in his class, RAd for him). Research Experience: RAd for three professors (8 months in total). Teaching Experience: TAd in one undergrad class. Research Interests: Metrics, micro, applied micro. SOP: Should be fine. Concerns: What range should I apply to? Applying to: Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Columbia, NYU, Berkeley, UCSD, UCLA, Duke, Northwestern, Brown, UPenn, Chicago Booth, UCL, LSE, Oxford. Are the schools I am applying for realistic? Should I throw in some other safeties? Do you want to make a guess which one I'll get in and which ones will reject me? In: Waitlist: Out: My guess is: In: UCSD, Duke, UCL Waitlist: LSE, Oxford, UCLA Out: NYU, Columbia, Northwestern, Brown, UPenn, Booth, MIT, Harvard, Stanford.