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No movement in the Columbia waitlist so far?

If the adcom thought you were ready, it is probably because you are ready.

No!! Everything at CEMFI is English, no need to speak Spanish at all.

CEMFI

Lagakos, Muendler, Rauch, Hanson. UCSD is solid, and has a broader department. Penn State is good in trade with Eaton, Yeaple and Tybout, but is in the middle of nothing.

Somehow it looks like Princeton's placement has not been as good as expected in the last few years. What do you think??

Dear Urchers, I wanted to ask you whether you think that the Student Visa policy, regarding spouses and companions, may change drastically in the future with the new government? Kind regards, Spike

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Thanks guys!

Guys why do UC universities last so much with their decisions???

Hello dear urchers, I have offers from Princeton and Berkeley and I am trying to make a decision! My interests are trade, macro and firm dynamics. The financial package at Princeton is considerably better than at Berkeley. Apart of this, I think both programs are very even in most respects. Can you please give me some opinions? Thank you!

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Why is CEMFI not on your list?

Hi guys, I am looking forward to apply for a Ph.D in Economics starting on Fall 2017. I wanted to ask you for advice on where to apply to and for any additional recommendation you could give me. Do you think I can be admitted to a top 15 ? Where? Age: 23 Type of Undergrad: B.A. in economics from a university in Latin America (which doesn´t mean a lot :() Undergrad GPA: 94.1/100 Type of Grad: Masters in Economics from a top European Program Grad GPA: 89.1/100 . I am not really sure but I should be Top 3 in the class. Econ Grad Courses: Micro (A), Statistics (B-), Math for Economics (A), Macro I (A), Econometrics (A+), Micro 2 (A+), Macro II (A), Corporate Finance (A+), Industrial Organization (B) GRE: 168Q 160V 4.5 AWA (not native speaker) TOEFL: 110 Math Courses in the undergrad: Math for economists I-IV (A+). These are the usual applied math to econ classes. I also took the following classes from the math school. Intro to discrete math (proofs, logic, sets, relations), Calc I (A, Pure Math School), Calc II and Linear Algebra (from the Math School). In Calc I and Calc II, we almost finished the Baby Rudin. Econ undergrad Courses: 4 courses Micro Sequence (A, A+), 4 courses Macro sequence (A, A+), 3 courses stats sequence (A), 3 courses metrics sequence (A+). Other stuff like advanced trade, labor, public econ, etc (all A or A+) Letters of Recommendation: I haven`t talked to them yet. Nevertheless, they should be good and I am thinking of the professor I was RA who is known in her field, and my two macro professors, one is very well and the other one is not as famous but knows me very well. Research Experience: Research Assistant for one of my letter of recommendation writers working on a project that was presented during the NBER Summer Institute. Also, I worked closely with her coauthor who is at Booth. Teaching Experience: Teaching assistant in Public Economics (undergrad). Lecturer of Intro to Econ during undergrad. Research Interests: Trade, Empirical Macro, Productivity, Firm Heterogeneity, Labor Macro- Working Experience: Three years in a Private Macro Consulting Firm SOP: Should be good. Other: Best Student in the Economics Department 4 years in a row during my undergrad (out of aprox. 500 students) Concerns: My grades on Statistics and IO during the undergrad. Overlapping with my fellow classmantes. Applying to: Most top 20. What are my chances? Thank you very much!

Hi, I am finishing my Statement of Purpose and I have 1.200 words. Do you think it is worth to cut it for the universities that indicate that it should not exceed 1.000 words? Best, Spike

[h=2]Where Should I Apply? Profile Evaluation[/h] Hi guys, I am looking forward to apply for a Ph.D in Economics starting on Fall 2017. I wanted to ask you for advice on where to apply to and for any additional recommendation you could give me, specially in ways to strenghten my profile. I already applied to Ph.Ds in the States once two years ago and I was dramatically rejected out of everywhere. I am strongly considering also to stay in the Ph.D at mi University; under which conditions would you leave a program in which you are comfortable for a better renowned program?????? Age: 23 Type of Undergrad: B.A. in economics from a university in Latin America (which doesn´t mean a lot :() Undergrad GPA: 94.1/100 Type of Grad: Masters in Economics from a top European Program Grad GPA: 89.1/100 . I am not really sure but I should be Top 3 in the class. Econ Grad Courses: Micro (A), Statistics (B-), Math for Economics (A), Macro I (A), Econometrics (A+), Micro 2 (A+), Macro 2 (A), Corporate Finance (A+), Industrial Organization (B) GRE: 168Q 160V 4.5 AWA (not native speaker) TOEFL: 110 Math Courses in the undergrad: Math for economists I-IV (A+). These are the usual applied math to econ classes. I also took the following classes from the math school. Intro to discrete math (proofs, logic, sets, relations), Calc I (A, Pure Math School), Calc II and Linear Algebra (from the Math School). In Calc I and Calc II, we almost finished the Baby Rudin. Econ undergrad Courses: 4 courses Micro Sequence (A, A+), 4 courses Macro sequence (A, A+), 3 courses stats sequence (A), 3 courses metrics sequence (A+). Other stuff like advanced trade, labor, public econ, etc (all A or A+) Letters of Recommendation: I haven`t talked to them yet. Nevertheless, they should be good and I am thinking of the professor I was RA who is known in her field, and my two macro professors, one is very well and the other one is not as famous but knows me very well. Research Experience: Research Assistant for one of my letter of recommendation writers working on a project that was presented during the NBER Summer Institute. Also, I worked closely with her that is in a Top Business School in the US.. Teaching Experience: Teaching assistant in Public Economics (undergrad). Lecturer of Intro to Econ during undergrad. Research Interests: Trade, Empirical Macro, Productivity, Firm Heterogeneity, Intersection btwn macro and development. Working Experience: Three years in a Private Macro Consulting Firm back in my country. SOP: Should be good. Other: Best Student in the Economics Department 4 years in a row during my undergrad (out of aprox. 500 students) Concerns: My grades on Statistics and IO during the undergrad. Overlapping with my fellow classmates. Applying to: Not sure yet, I hope you can give me feedback. Thank you very much. I deeply appreciate any thought and advice! P.S I am going to be straightforward in the fact that I already posted a thread in the forum and did not get replies. Nevertheless, since the first time I applied I've found this blog to be super useful as you get feedback you do not gent elsewhere, therefore I am insisting. Hope this is not an inconvenient. http://www.www.urch.com/forums/phd-economics/157731-where-should-i-apply-profile-evaluation.html

Do you think it's possible that I can crack the top 10 ???

Please give me feedback guys!!! I would really really appreciate it.

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Hi guys, I am looking forward to apply for a Ph.D in Economics starting on Fall 2017. I wanted to ask you for advice on where to apply to and for any additional recommendation you could give me. Do you think I can be admitted to a top 15 ? Where? Age: 23 Type of Undergrad: B.A. in economics from a university in Latin America (which doesn´t mean a lot :() Undergrad GPA: 94.1/100 Type of Grad: Masters in Economics from a top European Program Grad GPA: 89.1/100 . I am not really sure but I should be Top 3 in the class. Econ Grad Courses: Micro (A), Statistics (B-), Math for Economics (A), Macro I (A), Econometrics (A+), Micro 2 (A+), Macro II (A), Corporate Finance (A+), Industrial Organization (B) GRE: 168Q 160V 4.5 AWA (not native speaker) TOEFL: 110 Math Courses in the undergrad: Math for economists I-IV (A+). These are the usual applied math to econ classes. I also took the following classes from the math school. Intro to discrete math (proofs, logic, sets, relations), Calc I (A, Pure Math School), Calc II and Linear Algebra (from the Math School). In Calc I and Calc II, we almost finished the Baby Rudin. Econ undergrad Courses: 4 courses Micro Sequence (A, A+), 4 courses Macro sequence (A, A+), 3 courses stats sequence (A), 3 courses metrics sequence (A+). Other stuff like advanced trade, labor, public econ, etc (all A or A+) Letters of Recommendation: I haven`t talked to them yet. Nevertheless, they should be good and I am thinking of the professor I was RA who is known in her field, and my two macro professors, one is very well and the other one is not as famous but knows me very well. Research Experience: Research Assistant for one of my LoR writers working on a project that was presented during the NBER Summer Institute. Also, I worked closely with her coauthor who is at Booth. Teaching Experience: Teaching assistant in Public Economics (undergrad). Lecturer of Intro to Econ during undergrad. Research Interests: Trade, Empirical Macro, Productivity, Firm Heterogeneity, Labor Macro- Working Experience: Three years in a Private Macro Consulting Firm SOP: Should be good. Other: Best Student in the Economics Department 4 years in a row during my undergrad (out of aprox. 500 students) Concerns: My grades on Statistics and IO during the undergrad. Overlapping with my fellow classmantes. Applying to: Not sure yet, I hope you can give me feedback. Thank you very much!

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Hello! Probably this question looks a bit off topic but I think it is useful. Which are the important characteristics that the personal computer of a PhD student should have? Which models do you recommend? I'm a Masters student right now and I have found that computing speed is a first-order problem when simulating in Julia, Fortran or Matlab; specially when the same code runs much slower in your PC. Thanks for the suggestions!