lindseybuck95
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Hi everyone, I recently started a PhD program that offers a couple fields, one of them being macroeconomics and money, which I love. However; they lost a big faculty member this semester and they say they don’t have enough interest now so they are going to stop offering the field. What would you suggest I do in this situation, given it was the field I was hoping to specialize in??
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What do people who fail their qualifiers do? Do any go on to try a PhD at a less rigorous school? What does this look like? (Not planning on failing my qualifiers). Thanks in advance!
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Thanks! This is all helpful. I went through tons of practice exams and did them, but it didn’t seem to help. I got a 76, which is close to the bottom of my class currently. I need a B- total to pass the class. The test was similar but there were lots of tricks of things we hadn’t seen before. I’m guessing that I just didn’t really have the intuition behind the questions down well enough to understand what to do when something was changed about it.
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Hi all, I did very poorly on my first micro theory midterm. Close to bottom of the class. Any study tips for micro theory course? I studied a lot, but I’m not sure I studied smartly and that may be the problem. I really want to be here so I want to do better on my next test. (I’m a first year, so prelims also). How do I come back from this test? Thanks!
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I am wondering if there are many intersections in research between urban economics and macroeconomics. Can you provide papers/ resources? Thanks!
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Hi there! From my understanding, there aren't many schools that will take you without you having taken the calculus courses. I would take another year to take those courses, and perhaps try your GRE again. The quant score is very good but that verbal score might really hurt you. It doesn't have to be incredibly high, but just up to a better level. Hope that helps.
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Hi there! I think that you have a good profile--your GRE scores are solid and you are picking realistic schools in my opinion. (Although, I think you may want to add a few lower ranked schools just to up your odds of getting in places). I think your chances at Oregon are very good; I got in to Oregon and my profile wasn't as good as yours. However, not having linear algebra might really hurt you. Some programs won't even accept a person unless they have had linear algebra. So, I think that it will be really important to get that class in somehow ahead of your application process. As far as real analysis goes, I think it is a great signal, but it isn't necessary. I got in plenty of places without real analysis on my application. However, nowhere that I applied allowed anyone in that didn't have linear algebra. Hope that helps! Good luck!
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Hi all, I just started my first year in a PhD Program. I am wondering if you think there is any sort of average amount of hours that an economics PhD spends studying/teaching/working each week. I have three courses and I teach a section of principles course as well. Thanks, LB
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Hello! Is anyone on this forum planning on accepting at UConn? Thanks, Lindsey
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Thank you so much! This is actually really helpful. I really appreciate it.
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Thank you so much! this advice is very helpful. Yeah, I don't have the most competitive program, but I think I will enjoy UO, UIC, or UConn, program wise. My ultimate goal is to end up with a tenure track job at a small liberal arts college or state college where I can have some support in research, but also focus a lot on teaching. It is difficult to tell between the liberal arts colleges that UO places at and that UConn places at. For instance, is there any good way to tell that Kalamazoo College is better than Bentley Colege, etc? Right now, I am just looking at the size of the departments and whether or not they have majors/minors/graduate degrees in economics, but other than that, it seems difficult to tell. Thanks a ton for your advice!
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Does anyone have any advice on what makes a school have "good placements"? I know that more tenure track positions are better, but beyond that, is there a good way to tell what placements are better? I am specifically looking at the placements for UIC, UO, and UConn, and at academic placements, so most placements are at liberal arts colleges. Any advice would be helpful. Thank you!
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Got an email last night telling me that my status had been updated--rejected at UMass Amherst. Bummer! Good luck to all!
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Accepted to UOregon, waitlisted for funding. Anyone planning on turning down their offer? :)
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I hope not either. They had let me know previously that all decisions would be out by March 5th, so hopefully we will know by then. When I log in to Spire, my account still shows "applied." I am trying not to assume the worst, but I think it is probably a rejection. :(