Erin Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 A little early, but here you go, your thread to discuss, hand-wring, share insight, and dream about saving the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prismaticrefraction Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 How many people applied to UC Irvine's Economics PhD program this cycle? (Deadline was 12/1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbvbnm Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 3 hours ago, prismaticrefraction said: How many people applied to UC Irvine's Economics PhD program this cycle? (Deadline was 12/1) I didn't apply myself but a friend of mine did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prismaticrefraction Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 7 hours ago, mnbvbnm said: I didn't apply myself but a friend of mine did. Do you think the below link is current information? I think it may be since the last time I checked Peterson's, there were only ~168 applicants total. https://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools/university-of-california-irvine-school-of-social-sciences-department-of-economics-000_10036875.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbvbnm Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 8 hours ago, prismaticrefraction said: Do you think the below link is current information? I think it may be since the last time I checked Peterson's, there were only ~168 applicants total. https://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools/university-of-california-irvine-school-of-social-sciences-department-of-economics-000_10036875.aspx Not very sure, though I doubt the data to be complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbvbnm Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Will the cohort size return to normal this year? I heard the job market recruitment is getting back to normal so presumably the same for PhD admission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperplane Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I think that cohort size will return to normal because of no deferrals, less 5th and 6th year students, make up for last year' cohort size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prismaticrefraction Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 What about deferral's from last year's admissions cycle though? Maybe those were not so many? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kun09 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 12 hours ago, prismaticrefraction said: What about deferral's from last year's admissions cycle though? Maybe those were not so many? It's not gonna be that much, but still far from normal. Cuz there's gonna be people got rejected last year and planned for reapplying this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stelllllla Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Anyone applies for PhD MIS programs???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EconPadawanBR Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Hey Guys! I just finished my last application and I am happy that I did everything I could and that it is now out of my control. Just here to wish you all good luck! Whatever happens next, everyone should already be proud of the effort put into this process over the years! 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prismaticrefraction Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 3 hours ago, EconPadawanBR said: Hey Guys! I just finished my last application and I am happy that I did everything I could and that it is now out of my control. Just here to wish you all good luck! Whatever happens next, everyone should already be proud of the effort put into this process over the years! 😄 Where did you end up applying to?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EconPadawanBR Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I applied to 12 out of the top 15 programs and a few business schools here and there. I went with the very risky approach and certainly do not recommend it to everyone, but that was what made more sense given my future goals. Also, if you are curious from my previous posts, I decided that the RA path is not for me, so I will spend the next few months trying to find a job at a bank in case the Ph.D. route does not work. What about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prismaticrefraction Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 51 minutes ago, EconPadawanBR said: I applied to 12 out of the top 15 programs and a few business schools here and there. I went with the very risky approach and certainly do not recommend it to everyone, but that was what made more sense given my future goals. Also, if you are curious from my previous posts, I decided that the RA path is not for me, so I will spend the next few months trying to find a job at a bank in case the Ph.D. route does not work. What about you? I also had a very risky approach of applying only to UC Irvine because it also made the most sense for my future goals and if I do not get accepted this cycle I will reapply and likely more broadly, perhaps also considering my current home university. I will receive an MA in economics this coming spring so I hope to work remotely as an economist if my application gamble doesn't pan out well. I hope you receive multiple offers though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prismaticrefraction Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Does anybody have any information on the range of stipends recently/currently awarded at UC Irvine's economics PhD program? It seems like a few years ago it dipped as low as the mid $10ks but I think I've seen someone with $$$ next to UCI which I interpreted as $30k+? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prismaticrefraction Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 To answer my own question, I believe the minimum stipend amount at UCI currently is between $21k-$22k based on extensive online research!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MujR Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 NC state sent rejection to one of friends today! Can anyone else confirm it? Their deadline was Jan 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommull Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Wow, that's surprisingly quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbvbnm Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Do they send out rejections before offers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prismaticrefraction Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Maybe the applicants who got screened out for GPA/GRE/etc. got notified right away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbvbnm Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Didn’t see anything on gradcafe though 6 hours ago, MujR said: NC state sent rejection to one of friends today! Can anyone else confirm it? Their deadline was Jan 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MujR Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 6 hours ago, prismaticrefraction said: Maybe the applicants who got screened out for GPA/GRE/etc. got notified right away? Yeah I think this is the case. He marginally missed the minimum requirement in one of the sections of TOEFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saindoja Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Idk if this is the right place to ask this People from the European Union: is it common for people with non-Economics background be accepted into a Masters or PhD in Economics? The US seems very flexible about this: so long as you have a quantitative background and a few Econ classes, it seems like you are good. How are things in the EU? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommull Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 (edited) I'm not super familiar with EU master's but can give you my impression about UK master's admissions, which I imagine are more similar to EU than US admissions. It's not completely unheard of for people with strong maths backgrounds to get into Econ master's programmes with little econ experience, but it does seem to be quite rare. Personally, I did a graduate diploma in economics as a stepping stone to a master's. I mainly applied to master's in the UK but this got me offers from a couple of EU programmes too. It's a frustratingly long route to an econ PhD but it seems to be a reliable way of transferring into econ and it's a good way to try econ without committing to a master's or PhD. This is the programme I did, but there are others: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/study/2022/postgraduate/programmes/GDGECNMC_C/0/economics-graduate-diploma Edited January 8, 2022 by Dommull Clarity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbvbnm Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Can anyone confirm the Stanford admit on gradcafe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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