Institution: Stanford University
Program: Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Date: Jan 22
Notified through: Email to check portal
Comments: Not a good match. a crap shot anyway.
Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Program: Agricultural and Resource Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Nominated for fellowship $$$; if not awarded, funded through the department fellowship $$
Date: Feb 4
Notified through: Email from the graduate student affairs officer, with a letter from the department chair attached. Official offer will come later from the Dean of the Graduate Division.
Comments: Had not expected it comes so early (seems like this is the first offer they have sent, maybe because of the fellowship), but totally satisfied! Since my other schools are sort of a long shot, I'm very likely to accept this offer. 1a/1r/10p.