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  1. anonomist
    This is probably a dumb question, but do all schools have an offer you sign? The school I accepted only specified to accept through the portal which I've already done, but the offer letter had no part that I had to sign. I e-mailed the graduate advisor yesterday but she hasn't replied. I'm weirdly worried about it since other schools I was accepted to had letters (some of which I signed and returned to indicate I was declining the offer). Should I reach out to the advisor again?
  2. anonomist
    I had one school I'm on the waitlist for contact me yesterday and ask if I was still interested. They said they would most likely be able to move me off the waitlist if I was. I suspect other people will receive similar e-mails soon!
  3. anonomist
    To be honest I have no idea if my take is correct or not haha. It could be that you are right and it really is just that they believe data from previous years don't provide a good indicator of what will happen this year. My prior is that because of smaller cohorts at other top schools, more admits than normal will accept Northwestern's offer. It is possible that they already accounted for this with a smaller admit number though -- and if they over corrected more people will be admitted from the waitlist than normal.
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    I might be reading too much into this, but I feel like this sentence indicates there is a relatively small chance of being admitted off the waitlist: "This is a special year in many ways, and we would like to stress that there is considerable uncertainty (more than in a typical year) about the final outcome of this admission process."
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    Judging from the e-mail I would say it's either a larger than normal waitlist, or they have reason to believe the number of admits from the waitlist will be small.
  6. anonomist
    Is it crazy to decline an interview at UW Madison? I have a few acceptances that are in the same range that I think I would strictly prefer location-wise and also are probably a better fit for my research interests (UCSD among others). I don't want to waste anyone's time, but I also don't want to make a rash decision. Has anyone else declined a waitlist or interview in a similar position?
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    They weren't initially, but decided last minute (I think in November?) to accept applications for a smaller cohort I believe.
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    I think some of this is conditional on how happy/unhappy you are in your predoc. I'm a second year predoc at a T3. From what I've seen, outcomes for second year predocs applying are usually much better than first year predocs. A lot of this is because your letter writers can say more about your research ability with an extra year of working with you. You mention being unable to pursue your own research. Is this entirely because of your workload? If not, I would encourage you to try to create some sort of research discussion group with your cohort. We have this in my program (set up by another predoc) and it is incredibly helpful to just have an hour each week to discuss research with your peers. Your predoc program might also be more rewarding next year if it is in person. I know a lot of first year predocs in my program haven't been able to take advantage of a lot of opportunities (seminars, job talks, connecting with other predocs/grad students, free food, gym access etc.) because of being fully remote. I know that if I was a first year in my program with a T12 acceptance I would stay for a second year. But I also like my cohort, can take grad classes in my program, and have a supportive advisor who allows me time to pursue my own research if I need it. My predoc program is valuable to me outside of just being a positive signal for my application so another year is not really a "waste".
  9. anonomist
    I agree with the above posters that RA experience would significantly improve your chances. Definitely check out predoc positions in addition to the Fed, these are normally RA positions that pay somewhere in the range of 40-60k at universities where you typically take courses as well as work for one or more professors. If you go this route try to get a predoc that has some sort of program or cohort structure (like SIEPR or Tobin Center predoctoral fellowships) because this makes the experience much more pleasant. To find some of these you can look on predoc.org, or browse the @econ_ra page on twitter. Since you say you are interested in development you should also check out positions at J-PAL and Innovations for Poverty Action. Some of these are field positions that would require you to move out of country, but they also have positions in Washington DC and New York. You can also check out CEGA -- I know they have some RA positions available normally at this time of year.
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    Do we think that not hearing from UC Berkeley ARE is also an implicit rejection at this point? Seems like historically there are not many UCB ARE acceptance posts on GC so it's hard to tell. Last year they seemed to accept everyone in one round, but in 2019 there were two rounds.
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