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*Looking for Advice* Hi there! I am new (just joined yesterday), so apologies if I am not doing this right, but I am wondering if anyone might be willing to provide their insight/advice on approaching this situation. Relatively short version~~~ -I am currently an RA at the Fed (have been remote my entire time there), and I have applied to both PhD Econ programs and Pre-Docs. -PhD application was not well prepared (GRE = bad, SOP meh, letters of rec are B to B+ grade-ish overall I’d guess), didn't even apply to a couple of my dream schools -Got in to a ~top 20 and ~top 25 school for econ PhD (but I am not terribly passionate about either) -Got in to a pre-doc at a top business school with a great Econ department (top ~2 Econ department, would be working with a full prof with an Econ degree and an AP with a management degree focused on econ-related issues) --> Unsure of what to do I don't want to take the existing PhD offer and then always wonder "what if" I had truly put together the best application I could and applied to all of my target schools On the flip side, I don't want to take another pre-doc only to do worse in the next cycle I apply to. (As an aside, I am not terribly concerned about the age and money issue at this time, except in the ways that they might affect my career outcomes) Any thoughts, comments, roasting, recommendations, etc. are all very much appreciated. 😓
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PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Top Liberal Arts (does not participate in rankings) Undergrad GPA : ~3.52 (average is 3.1 at my school, deflates grades) Major GPA : ~3.8 Math/Stats Courses: - Undergrad: Intro to Analysis (A), Proof based Linear Algebra (A), Discrete Structures (A), Proof based Vector Calculus (B+), Probability Theory (A), Real Analysis (A-), Statistical Learning (A), Mathematical Statistics (A-) Econ Courses: Macroeconomic Theory (Romer's book) (A), Micro Theory (B+), Econometrics (A), a couple other field courses Research Experience: 2 summers with a fairly active prof T20 PhD, Thesis on a Macro topic (ongoing) Would also be great if you could talk about suggested grad school range?
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Hello guys, I passed the first round for some full-time RA positions and am now preparing for the data tasks. If I use, say, Stata, how detailed should my comments on the code be? Furthermore, what about the complexity of the code? I heard that if you simply use built-in commands for stochastic frontier estimation, for instance, professors will not be impressed, but they might be impressed if you build towards that from scratch to show programming skills and your understanding of the underlying processes. Finally, what kind of online resources would you suggest checking in case I face some difficulties in writing the code? I know about Stata website - it provides discussions of so many interesting cases - but what about R/Matlab/Python? I will be glad to receive any other related piece of advice from you. Thanks!
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Predoctoral RAships have historically been seen as good bridges for applicants from LACs or non-econ backgrounds who wouldn't have the research/LORs to get into good programs directly after undergrad. But are they becoming more broadly pursued, including by people who could plan well and do a math/econ double major from a good undergrad? I've heard (very apocryphally) that more than 40% of Harvard's incoming class this year has predoctoral research. I've been considering not even applying for PhD programs my senior year and purely applying to RAships, as well as orienting in other ways. For example, substituting more math/econ with stats/programming, with the understanding that stats/programming will help get an RAship and most RAships will allow me to take more math/econ. I was wondering if this is becoming a more common approach.
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Hello everybody! :shy: As many of you I have to make important decisions in the following days. I’ll present my situation. Let’s see if you can help me a bit :D I’ve done my applications to PhD/Master programs in economics (fall 2016). In the meanwhile, I accepted an offer for a position as RA at the Bank of Spain (Banco de España). So now, that I’m receiving the admissions/rejections, I’m trying to decide which of these 2 paths follow: Accept the best offer I get in this application period. Probably I’m talking about the Master in Economics and Finance at CEMFI or LSE’s EME. Still waiting with hope the outcomes of BU and UCSD though. Keep my position as RA and apply again for Fall 2017 or Fall 2018 (I could probably work in the bank untill January 2018). This could allow me to get a strong letter from my boss (PhD in LSE, head of the división) and I’d have some research related experience in my CV. Moreover, I could improve my GRE. Additionally, in the worst of cases, I’ll have saved enough money to study an european master for a year or two, if I dont get funding anywhere. Two relevant notes: In the long run, I see myself researching in central banks, IMF, WB, OECD… more than in a university. I just got my bachelors, I’m 22, which makes me think there is no rush in starting my PhD this year. Here is a profile evaluation thread I opened with more information about my profile: http://www.www.urch.com/forums/phd-economics/156489-profile-evaluation-uc3m-us.html Honestly, right now I tend to think 2 is the best path for me, but maybe I’m making a mistake if I reject the opportunity to study at LSE, CEMFI, BU or even UCSD!!! What do you think? Thanks for your attention!!! Any piece of advise is highly appreciated PD: I'm an international applicant.
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My professor, for whom I was/am working as a research assistant, just submitted the final draft of the paper I was providing her assistance for. This was a short-term project so I have only been working with her for about 6 weeks. I did okay in her class, top 5%. But I wasn't too attentive during the lectures or interact much with her back then. So her acknowledgment said " I am grateful to fatsho for her excellent research assistance." Now, I'm kinda hung up on the adjective there. I know I am micro analysing but I can't help it as I have no idea where my LORs are going to come from and whether or not they will be any good. Can I take this as a sign that a) she will agree to write me an LOR; and b) that she actually liked my work and the LOR might be decent; or is it likely that she is just being polite and sticking to some acknowledgement norm?
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