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    Still the same answer: OSU seems to dominate in overall.
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    I don't know much about these departments, so take my advice with a grain of salt. My advice is to look for faculties in your field of interest: ENV and DEV. You can try checking the following links to get a rough idea. Economics Field Rankings: Environmental Economics | IDEAS/RePEc https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.dev.html#authors I skim through authors name and it seems UIUC would be the best fit (more precisely look at Don Fullerton). And congrats on your offers!
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    LSE MSc Econ alumni here. Take Rochester's offer. The risk is too high for a couple reasons. 1) LSE accepts MSc Econ students into their PhD if and only if they get "distinction" which is incredibly hard. 2) Getting in through this channel does not guarantee that you will get funding. LSE PhD Econ usually funds just over half of their incoming cohort. Hope this helps and congratulations.
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    That's more than enough. No need to retake. (I'm from SEA country.)
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    I'm LSE MSc Econ alumni. Short answer: NO for top schools (probably top 20), MAYBE for lower-ranked schools. Long answer: From my experience, I feel that top US econ departments do not really give value to master's programmes from UK. Few exceptions are "distinction" from Oxbridge's MRes/MPhil and LSE's Econ/EME. But the condition that you get distinction means you must apply for PhD after you graduated from these programmes, so they won't help you for the next year. Lower-ranked schools might still give some value if you are already in these programmes AND you can get some strong LOR(s) from faculties there. Myself fall in the latter case. Hope this helps.
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    I believe the department will notify you about RA positions during the program. I don't know which school you're attending, so I will just say it from my LSE experience. About half-way through Lent Term, there will be news about RA positions, including in the US, circulating through email. If I remember correctly, there were positions at J-PAL (MIT) and Stanford mentioned. There were also positions in European organizations like ECB and IMF.
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    Thanks to all the comments! Living a bit further with bus line to the campus seems a good way to save money :D
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    Many thank! That's really helpful!
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    Thanks for the reply! How much do you think is sufficient then? My parents can support me, although I don't wanna bother them if I can. And is it possible to ask the department if they could raise it a bit more? Thanks again.
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    Hi Urchers, As said on the topic, I got an offer of University of Florida with $22k financial support (but there will be around $2k of other fees I have to pay). Is this amount sufficient to live there? I'm not a big spender by the way. Thanks you all in advance.
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    Institution: University of Minnesota Program: PhD in Economics Decision: rejected Funding: - Date: Feb 8th Notified through: website Comments: expected
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    My UMN application status says "Decision Made" but not yet see anything else.
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    There are not many I can think of. Off the top of my head are LSE's Econ/EME and CEMFI, all 1 year. I would also consider SSE if you come directly from undergrad and want research experience, it's 2 years with full thesis. I heard some good things about UCL's and UBC's too, also 1 year. May be other members can help adding.
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    If you are serious that you must get into top 10 programs then, upon graduation, you should be looking for full-time RA position for some famous professor for a couple years before applying to PhD programs. They will be the one evaluating you and write you a strong LOR if you performed well.
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    R&R stands for "Revise & Resubmit". It is a stage where the journal editor have looked through your paper and think it is worth publishing but there are some points still need to be fixed. This is a clear signal that your work is valuable for publication.
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    I would cheer for Adv Micro and Adv Macro because the third is actually Adv Math "for Economist" which makes it less rigorous. If you're serious in taking math, then look for higher level of calculus, differential equation, and real analysis instead.
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    I would say that both Bonn and Tilburg are not much different in term of quality. Instead, I would urge you to choose the place where you feel more comfortable with. It may be funding, weather, coursework, length of the program, etc. You should also look at IDEAS to find if there is any decent macroeconomist in either school that you could work with. I don't know about their program in detail but, IMO, I would choose the one with 2 year length to get better LOR as you have more time to spend with your writers. Regarding ranking, you should not strictly use it as absolute determinant for your decision. Rankings only gives you a rough picture of quality of the department. For my own measure, if they are different by no more than 20% in number (EX. 5 and 6, 30 and 36, 60 and 72), you can consider them to be on par.
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    Yes, I'm going to LSE this August for another Masters, perhaps also PhD if I can make it. For LOR writers, the latter matters more than the former, but the best is he/she qualifies both criteria. Masters student can also do RA job, all you need is time. If your previous experience is related to economics then that should be fine. But if it is not, find RA in economics. P.S. thanks for mentioning that option of UCL. I didn't look into it before :D
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    Hi fellow! I would vote for LSE and follow by UCL. The main reason is because you still lack knowledge in economics which is not just about math and stat. You will need graduate courses in economics on your transcript before you can go on to PhD. Also, you have 2 years to spend with professors there which means the stronger LOR you would get. If you have a chance, don't forget to take some RA position during your time there as it helps a lot. LSE name is also big. Another advantage is, condition that you attain distinction, you can automatically enter PhD program at LSE. Two drawbacks are money needed and that good performance at LSE is surely hard. But if you can overcome them you have a good chance for PhD program at leading institutions around the world. If you are restricted by financial constraint, then choose 1Y at UCL which provides (I think) on-par quality. There are three things you need to keep in mind when applying for PhD in Economics: your performance, your LOR writers, and your institution. I got the first two but lack the third. My profile is just like you, undergrad degree being engineering, first class honours. Masters is 2 years economics, 1st ranked with long time RAing. LOR are very strong. Still, I got rejected from EVERY, and I do mean EVERY, PhD program I applied to. LSE and Wisconsin instead gave me an offer for their master program though.
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    Personally, if you're talking about overall ranking, I would put OSU and MSU at the top. I don't know what kind of micro you're mentioning, theory or applied? Because they're very different. If you mean applied micro: MSU, UNC seems to dominate and pretty sure over OSU. If you mean micro theory: I don't know. In reality, however, each of these has their own unique strength. OSU surely wins in macro. MSU is darn strong in econometrics, especially microeconometrics, and other applied micro fields are also good. UNC is quite well known for health and financial econometrics. Not sure about the rest though.
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    I would vote for Barcelona GSE. However, I feel these programs are on par. Instead of their ranking, I encourage you to look for program with: 1. Financial aid 2. Faculties in your field of interest (potential LOR writers) You will spend couple years with it, so these are things to focus more than the ranking. If they are on par again, choose it based on your other preferences such as location, cost of living, etc.
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    Looking from UMass website, the first three are classified as Gen.Ed. which I bet do not count. That means you have Intermediate Micro/Macro and one elective. Personally I think these should be enough. Most adcoms focus primarily on core courses rather than elective courses, especially math-intensive courses. You have solid background in mathematics which more than compensate that so I'm pretty sure you're qualified to apply. I need to mention, however, that UC Davis is generally close to top 30 which makes competition super high. You sure can apply but given you have neither research experience nor graduate coursework while others do will put you at disadvantage. So I must re-affirm my original advice that you either choose lower-ranked school or follow one of two ways to improve your profile before applying. For Zubrus's advice, I will think the same if it were last year. But given this year competitiveness, I can no longer think that way.
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    Generally, if that's the only two economics courses you've taken, I suggest you enroll in master's degree first. Only two undergrad courses won't be enough. If it's master's/PhD level core courses, however, it will. If you could tell us the school you're considering, we might be able to help you figure it out.
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    Seems you are international student with undergraduate degree from UMass. I second chateauheart with a lower range, given that you're interested in labor, you should look at schools lower than top 50. Competitiveness rose very sharp this year and I assume it will be higher in the next. It's nearly impossible nowadays to jump from undergrad directly to PhD especially if you come from other major. If you're interested in Financial Economics/Econometrics, your background and experience in math/stat could give you higher rank schools probably top 30 (from my experience). Conventional way for US school graduates to improve profile is applying for an RA position for 2+ years. Your background will help you a lot on work. You will also get good LORs from your supervisors to signal adcoms about your research ability especially if they are big names. That case should give you a reach to top 20 while another is probably top 30. Another venue is to go for master's degree before moving on. Not many school in US have good master's with financial support. Some worth mention are Tuft and Duke. In other countries look for Canada, Europe and UK. The advantage is you have good LOR writers along with higher-level coursework. If you perform well, your expectation could be higher than RAing. Either way, you will need to spend a couple more years before you can start. Some caution about LORs, don't ask anyone other than your professors to write it for you. Generally, professors are the best to write about your research capabilities, not PhD candidate or your employer.
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    I think top 5% from Oxford BA and distinction in Law are already enough. LOR writers should primarily be your BA supervisor and others in your economics department. What matters is they can write very good things about you. Getting the one who know you best to write is more important than big names. But it will be better if the one knowing you best is also a big name. Take my case as an example. I'm from a worldwide unknown school and my supervisors are brand-new PhD graduates. Still, I get into MSc in Economics at LSE. It is more yourself and what LOR writers say about you than their name.
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