Mongoose

I also wondered if this was legitimate. There was a similar discussion last year about the culture at UCSB

I hope that they will allow you to defer. If they do not, you must be a very competitive applicant to have been offered the MACSS, so you can probably apply again next year. Chicago seems to have a number of good sounding masters programs and they often offer substantial funding. Good luck Goerge!

Thank you to all of you for your perspective, support, and advice. This is a good group. Hopefully we all find a spot next year, in a PhD program, a masters, an RA, Econ consulting, or something else that helps us on our path. Thank you for the encouragement during the down bits. Thank you and well wishes to you all!

I think IR means Implicit Rejection. Not stupid at all! Hard enough process even when you know the abbreviations!

And congratulations on PSU! Very happy for you!

Congratulations!

Congratulations!