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Admissions and Rejections for Fall 2014


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Institution: Wayne State

Program: Economics PhD

Decision: Accepted

Funding: TBA in March

Notification date: 11/09/14

Notified through: Email and Website

Posted on GC: Yes (please note I made a mistake with the date on GC; I put Sep 11 instead of Nov 9; 9/11 instead of 11/9)

Comments: Submitted the app early and heard back immediately. Surprised at the way they conduct their grad admissions but happy nevertheless.

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Institution: Temple U

Program: Economics PhD

Decision: Rejected

Funding: n/a

Notification date: 02/10/14

Notified through: Website

Posted on GC: Yes

Comments: Given that I have failed out of a Ph.D. program before, I am expecting some rejects for sure. This is one of them.

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Institution: University of Wisconsin - Madison

Program: Economics PhD

Decision: Accepted

Funding: No first-year funding

Notification date: 02/18/14

Notified through: Email

Posted on GC: Yes

Comments: ​I guess I'll just take it as a rejection since I won't be able to attend without funding...

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Institution: London School of Economics

Program: Economics PhD

Decision: Rejected

Funding:

Notification date: 2/19

Notified through: Website

Posted on GC (thegradcafe.com): Yes

Comments: Damn, not the best first response.

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Institution: University of Arizona

Program: Economics PhD

Decision: Accepted

Funding: Tuition waiver, waiting to see if funding opens up

Notification date: 02/19/14

Notified through: Email

Posted on GC: Yes

Comments: received tuition waiver, but have not been allocated a position as a TA at this time. This may or may not change in the coming weeks.

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Institution: University of Arizona

Program: Economics PhD

Decision: Accepted

Funding: ~16k

Notification date: 02/19/14

Notified through: Email

Posted on GC: Not yet

Comments: I have better offers, but it still feels great! Hopefully someone can get in of the waitlist because of me

 

Institution: Harvard Kennedy School

Program: Public Policy PhD

Decision: Accepted

Funding: Not sure, but call says it's a lot

Notification date: 02/19/14

Notified through: Call

Posted on GC: Not yet

Comments: Saw the Brookline area code and thought it was Econ, but one heckuva consolation prize!

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Institution: Syracuse University

Program: Economics PhD

Decision: Accepted

Funding: "Graduate Assistantship"

Notification date: 02/19/14

Notified through: Electronic Mail

Posted on GC: No

Comments: ​More good news is always nice. Funding details to come in a follow-up e-mail.

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Institution: University of Arizona

Program: Economics PhD

Decision: Accepted

Funding: Tuition waiver, mentions something about eligibility for graduate assistantship

Notification date: 02/19/14

Notified through: Email

Posted on GC: No

Comments: I really like the department, so this is great news :)

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