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I read the same thing recently, namely that San Diego is one of the most expensive cities to live in (even more expensive than LA). The funny thing is, it *appears* that the price of UCSD graduate student housing is less than half the price of UCLA graduate student housing: $630 studio apt. at UCSD: UC San Diego ARCH Housing - Graduate and Professional Students $1328 studio apt. at UCLA: https://housing.ucla.edu/my-housing/rates-contracts-rules/weyburn-terrace-hilgard-rates-2014-2015

Thanks for your thoughts, everyone. Yes, fortunately both schools have their visit days next week, so I will get to visit both schools in the same trip. It's good to know that UCSD does micro theory, and not just econometrics. Previously, I had heard that if I want to go to UCSD, I had better be certain that what I want to do is econometrics (would you agree with this assertion?). I'd like to hear more about UCLA -- what is their strength? Reading the comment from Where to Go about ranking UCLA slightly higher than UCSD makes me wonder if maybe I should study there, provided they do micro theory. I also know they have a top math department, and pure math is my other aspiration. Thanks again for your thoughts.

Hi all, I was admitted to both UCSD and UCLA for their Ph.D. programs in economics. Both schools are excellent (I believe equally ranked), located in beautiful, warm climates (very important to me!), and I have been offered similar funding from both schools (roughly 22k at UCSD and 25k at UCLA). I know how big of a decision this is, and that the choice I make will determine the next 5 years of my life and more, so I need your help making this decision. Some of my questions: -Which school has better ranking/prestige? -Which school has better academic job placement? -I am very interested in studying both Pure Math and Micro Theory - which school is a better fit? -Grad program reputation: which program is known for student success, better for faculty/student collaboration, etc.? -Which city will my funding offers "go further"? -Other factors that would lean you one way over another? Thanks for your help answering these questions. Let me know what you would do, if you were me! Thanks!

I see another UCSD acceptance on TheGradCafe. I still haven't heard anything, though. (At least that means I haven't gotten a rejection!) Hope to hear from them soon... maybe today, I hope!

Teddy, thanks for letting us know. Were you accepted at UCSD or did you just ask the department because you were curious? I noticed someone posted that they were accepted to UCSD on TheGradCafe today... Do you think it's real or fake?

I, too, am anxiously awaiting UCSD. I see results (including an acceptance) on TheGradCafe, however I have still heard nothing. The "Visit Day" thread here on this forum says UCSD's visit day is 4/1 & 4/2. Does anyone know where this information came from?

You can add UCLA to your list (April 3-4) EDIT Also, how did you get UC San Diego's visit date? Have they begun accepting people already?? :eek:

A little elaboration please?

Which programs in particular? I'd really like to know what is the "best" preparatory Master's program. I thought it was LSE, but a lot of people are mentioning Canada... (P.S., I created this thread which is relevant to discussion: http://www.www.urch.com/forums/phd-economics/154013-best-preparatory-masters-programs-economics.html)

Here's the problem. As far as I have found, there's no way to obtain a score report for yourself using ScoreSelect. Any score report you order will show ALL your scores: https://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/scores/send/asr Quote: "Note: The Examinee Score Report includes all scores in your five-year reportable history and is intended only for your information and personal records." Perhaps schools know this, which is why they require us to upload a score report. What an awful situation. Why do schools require us to upload a scanned score report if we've already had an official one sent (using ScoreSelect) directly from ETS? Maybe they do it so we have to reveal all our other scores.

Hi all, It seems well known what the best Ph.D. programs in Economics are; for instance, US News and World Report's rankings of economics Ph.D. programs are fairly widely-cited. However, I have heard that to get into some of the top programs, it helps to have completed a preparatory master's degree. London School of Economics' MSc is probably the best, however I have some questions: 1. Is LSE's MSc in Economics and Mathematical Econometrics as competitive (hard to get in) as US top 10 econ Ph.D. programs, or do I have a better chance of getting in here? 2. What other Master's programs are particularly well-respected and help place graduates in high-ranking Ph.D. programs? I have heard that a Master's in pure or applied mathematics could be even better than a master's in economics and I do have an undergraduate major in mathematics. However I unfortunately didn't take the Math GRE Subject Test -- unless this is not absolutely necessary? Thanks for the thoughts!