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  1. PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: No name school from third world country Undergrad GPA: Low but high wrt to class Type of Grad: Top Msc worldwide Grad GPA: Above average but nothing special GRE: 168 Q Math Courses: Maths during Msc only Econ Courses: PhD level Macro, Micro, Metrics, Game theory, Trade, Development. IO at Msc level Other Courses: Letters of Recommendation: 2 top 5% Repec, 1 top 10% Repec Research Experience: RA during the summer Teaching Experience: Nothing Research Interests: Micro SOP: Other: RESULTS: Acceptances: UMN, Caltech, Rochester, Queen's University, OSU, GWU Waitlists: Nothing Rejections: Bonn, JHU, Cornell, Duke, Brown, UMich, PSU, UWO, Zurich, LBS, Mcgill, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, WUSTL Pending: Manheim Comments: What would you have done differently? Maybe I could have got in lower top 10 like Columbia or Upenn or even NYU. Was too scared to apply
  2. I am really grateful with your answer and will take it into consideration for sure!
  3. Hi everyone, I know this seems like a stupid question, since they are strong in different things (macro vs micro). However, please hear me out About me: - I am from third world country and risk-averse. If academia does not work out I would like to stay in the US and want to find a job in the industry. From what it seems, IMF (UMN outside option) has better work/ life balance and benefits than economics consulting (Caltech outside option) - I am into game theory/ network theory/ formal theory (in political science). I did my thesis in that, and did many many courses in theory.. I enjoyed the only macro course I took however. However I must admit that I hate things like contract theory, taxation, general equilibrium,.... those topics at the boundary. - I prefer Micro theory to Macro and would choose Caltech under normal circumstances. However, I would like to stay in academia. And micro theory seems to be dying. I talked to a professor at Rochester during the visiting day and he said himself the market for theory is not good and they are not hiring any theorist anytime soon. So now Caltech vs UMN pros and cons: Caltech pros: - Obviously much stronger theory group - Very strong in formal theory as well - Strong in experimental economics, which I like - More prestige - Higher stipend (however I don't know if after accounted for cost of living it is still better than UMN) Things that are neither pro nor con: - CA will offer me better lifestyle. Better food (I am Asian), more health/ fitness culture - More things to do with Los Angeles nearby - Sunny throughout the year These things are nice but can be distraction Cons: - No macro at all - Placement is so so UMN pros: - Strong in macro theory - Fantastic placement - Friendly culture - Lower stipend - Probably more TA duties Things that are neither pro or con: - Cold and snowing all the time. I am less productive in winter in general Cons: - Micro theory group is small (1 person - Rahman, Rustichini does not do theory anymore and Werner is more financial theory) - While general placement is better, placement in theory is much worse than Caltech - Less prestige and hence maybe worse for private sector. However I have seen many UMN graduates at tech companies like Amazon, where Caltech is supposed to place better. Please help me with this decision as soon as possible! It is really important. Sometimes I wish I do not get admitted to one of them so I do not have to much such decision. Thank you all so much!
  4. I dont mean to rehash cv, but some parts are going to be repetitive. For example in my CV I talk about research experience, in sop I talk about it again. Is that going to be a problem? (obviously there are many many other things in sop such as background, interest, fit,...)
  5. In the statement of purpose I will write about my research experience. However, since I already did that in my CV, is that a bit repetitive? Or should I remove the description of my research experience in cv, leaving only the headline? (for example, research assistant for professor X from 2019-2020; master thesis from 2020-2021)
  6. I am applying to PhD programs this year. I want to know which CV format I should use: Here is something I found on pinterest: Academic resume sample, academic resume sample pdf, Academic resume sample 2019, academic resume sample for … | Academic cv, Student resume template, Student resume Here is something I found on Harvard website: http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/chau/files/cv.pdf Basically, the one on pinterest is very detailed. The Harvard one is very short - for example he did not describe what he did at World Bank. If I use the pinterest format it can be repetitive because I already describe my research experience in the SOP. My advisor told me to use the short format. However, I want to be sure so I want to hear your opinions. Which format do you think is better? To be clear, I'm not asking for you to choose format for me, I just want to know whether it is better to write a long cv that describes every experience or a short cv that just lists some headlines. Thank you all!
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