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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. :(
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I haven't heard anything from UMass Amherst...do you think this means an implicit rejection?
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Important Questions to Ask Before Attending Schools
lindseybuck95 posted a topic in PhD in Economics
Hi all! I have a phone call with a director of graduate admissions at a school I was recently accepted to and am very excited about. I am wondering what sort of questions would be important to ask. I have many of my own, but don't want to miss out on anything important and thought that reaching out for advice from more experienced applicants would help me to get all the information necessary out of my phone call. Thank you in advance! --Lindsey -
You are an actual real life hero!
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Haha, that is what I thought! But, I wasn't sure if it was just spam because people weren't writing anything. Thanks for clarifying! :)
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Is there a good way to tell if a post is fake on gradcafe? Also, what does it mean when people post exclamation points in their notes sections? Thanks!
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Best Books to Read Before Grad School
lindseybuck95 replied to lindseybuck95's topic in PhD in Economics
Hi all, Thank you so much for your responses! My professor also suggested "Mostly Harmless Econometrics" so that is on my list. I have a lot of free time at work 9-5 each day, so I think I will do some reading, with plans to take the summer off completely to enjoy myself. This seems like a good balance to me! Again, thanks for all of your advice! :) -L -
phd economics programs with average gre scores
lindseybuck95 replied to accountingphd's topic in PhD in Economics
Hi Startz and accountingphd, Correct me if I am wrong, but I think the 153 is a 51 percentile score and a 143 is a 20th percentile verbal score. https://www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/gre_guide.pdf Above is where I found that information! I had some issues with my GRE (161 in math, which wasn't high enough for some programs that I wanted) but I think you just have to think really realistically about your program choices. Take a look at their averages as far as GRE scores and previous math experience go. If you want to shoot for some better programs, consider retaking the GRE or taking some more math to prep yourself! I have limited knowledge as I am in the application process as well, but this is the advice that I have heard from others. From my experience looking at programs, I don't think anywhere in the top 80 has an average GRE score below 155 quant. I am not sure how programs outside of this may fare. Best of luck to you throughout the process! :) -
Hi all, I am hoping to get some suggestions about good books to start reading to prep for grad school in economics. Below, can you provide your suggestions and why you think they are helpful pre- attaining a PhD in economics. Thank you very much! -L
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Hi underg2121! Are your better math grades in the more advanced classes later in your schooling than the previous ones? (I am assuming you took "intro to proof" before you took "real anaylsis"?) If so, I have heard that some C's and B's won't really hurt you. If you can prove that you buckled down and did well in advanced classes later, earlier bad grades might be viewed as more of a fluke than as something taken into serious consideration for your application. :)
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Hi Taus! I have no idea about how the UK system works so I will have to let someone else refer to that. However, I have a little bit of understanding about the other two questions. 1. On the applications in the US, you will enter your professors' email addresses. They will complete the entire process online; the only thing that you need to do is to check with them and make sure they have it submitted before the application (most applications will have links where you can log in and see who has submitted a letter for you, and almost all will also email you to notify you immediately when a letter has been received). I am unsure if this is the same in the UK. 3. It isn't absolutely necessary! Most programs know that when you write about a professor in your application or SOP, you are doing your best to guess who you would like to work with. This is not binding, but you want to make sure you are somewhat convincing, because schools are looking for people who have similar research interests to their faculty. So, saying, "I hope to do research with X faculty on Y at your school" in your SOP doesn't bind you to that professor. You'll have lots of time upon getting to grad school before you have to try to get an adviser for dissertation work. However, you should make it sound like you have interests that line up well with a school and its faculty, and that there are at least a couple members of the faculty that you are interested in working with! Let me know if I can answer any other questions. Again, this is my understanding as someone who is also going through applying right now, so I am sure there are others who can apply greater wisdom to your questions! I hope this is a helpful start. :)