jjjlll Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, zzz000 said: me same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adjfbcken Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Berkeley offers are out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user501 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, adjfbcken said: Berkeley offers are out? A few are at least. I swear if Berkeley and Northwestern both keep me on the tacit waitlist, I will revolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adjfbcken Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, user501 said: A few are at least. I swear if Berkeley and Northwestern both keep me on the tacit waitlist, I will revolt. I haven’t heard back from both schools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrrationalEconomist Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 10 hours ago, Fred52 said: Anyone not heard from U of Zurich yet? Wondering if it's an IR or if they are still releasing decisions Even I was expecting something this week. As per previous years, they send 2nd round of offers and rejections around the same time. So, perhaps we can be hopeful... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPEL Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 1 hour ago, adjfbcken said: I haven’t heard back from both schools Me too. Haven't heard anything from Berkeley and Northwestern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szhangbi Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 8:21 PM, szhangbi said: Not accepted by Minnesota though, I got an offer from a university that I would probably decline. I am wondering how should I decline an offer, as I see no 'withdrawn' button on the portal, shall directly reply to the email with admission letter? or maybe forward to the director of graduate study? An update from my personal experience: after a few days when the official offer came out so that you can officially accept it on the portal, there would be a 'decline' option along the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferdowsi Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 16 hours ago, Eustruria said: I'm also a senior undergrad who applied only to top 30 schools and one safety. So far, I've only gotten into my safety and waitlisted at Wisconsin-Madison's Applied Economics. I've gotten 7 rejections as of now and I have no interest in going to my safety program. I feel like it's gotten pretty difficult to get into a top program straight from undergrad unless your undergrad institution is also high ranked. All my honors advisors, LOR writers, and other economics professors said that my list of schools weren't risky or that I will definitely get into a top program. But frankly, most of my professors are quite old so their expectations are likely off. It feels like the average person who attends a top program has gotten a masters, predoc, or took some years at the Fed reserve. I was feeling quite depressed as well but you need to change your mindset. Assume you've been rejected from everywhere and start planning your next steps now. Start applying to any master's programs whose deadlines haven't passed or predoc programs. You won't feel as bad. Frankly, I should have applied to some top master's programs, but my initial perception of how easy it was to get into a PhD program got the best of me. My remaining hope regarding this application cycle now is to (hopefully) get into Uchicago's master program since I got rejected from their PhD. Here are my stats: 3.888 GPA; 169Q/163V/4.5AWA; economics (BS), applied mathematics (BS), statistics (minor); 4 publications (2 first author), none of which are in economics journals but are economics related; 3 research assistantships, only one was in economics department; 2 presentations; various awards and scholarships (~$30k). Yeah for Stanford this year, most people admitted have pre-docs or masters or both. A couple of people straight from undergrad but definitely a small minority. LSE EME and economics masters applications are still open so might be worth applying there if you don't mind living in the UK for a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anecongal Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 When declining an offer is it expected to give them a reason or let them know which offer I'll be accepting instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startz Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 6 minutes ago, anecongal said: When declining an offer is it expected to give them a reason or let them know which offer I'll be accepting instead? Expected, no. But it is helpful to the department. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adjfbcken Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 There is a Northwestern WL on GC. Has NW started sending out WL??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anecongal Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 49 minutes ago, startz said: Expected, no. But it is helpful to the department. Thanks for letting me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSG56 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Does anyone know the acceptance rate for an explicit waitlist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luleen Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 2/19/2022 at 5:42 AM, jk_econ said: Has anybody heard from the PhD in Sustainable Development at Columbia? There is an interview in GC, is it a troll? Emailed the director and he said early next week they would release decisions, if you don't receive any positive results by the end of next week, that means IR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloeconomics Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Does anyone know if the culture of Chicago has improved / would still consider it a top program? I’ve read on EJMR about the historic high qual failing rate / lack of quality advising (some people say its improved a lot recently). It’s the best school I’ve gotten into and I have a good research fit but I’m concerned about this! I’ve setup meetings with current students and my letter writers as well. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econjohn Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Bruh go to Chicago 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbvbnm Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 36 minutes ago, helloeconomics said: Does anyone know if the culture of Chicago has improved / would still consider it a top program? I’ve read on EJMR about the historic high qual failing rate / lack of quality advising (some people say its improved a lot recently). It’s the best school I’ve gotten into and I have a good research fit but I’m concerned about this! I’ve setup meetings with current students and my letter writers as well. Thanks! Depends on what your other options are. Another thing is that current students won't tell you the whole truth if you set up a meeting. Most people are very discreet about talking bad things about their current programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startz Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 10 hours ago, helloeconomics said: Does anyone know if the culture of Chicago has improved / would still consider it a top program? I’ve read on EJMR about the historic high qual failing rate / lack of quality advising (some people say its improved a lot recently). It’s the best school I’ve gotten into and I have a good research fit but I’m concerned about this! I’ve setup meetings with current students and my letter writers as well. Thanks! 9 hours ago, mnbvbnm said: Depends on what your other options are. Another thing is that current students won't tell you the whole truth if you set up a meeting. Most people are very discreet about talking bad things about their current programs. First thing: Don't read EJMR. While there are some people there who are knowledgeable, there are also many who will deliberately give you misinformation. They are quite open about trying to trick people. Second: Chicago is certainly a top program. The culture has improved (I don't know how much) and this is due in part to John List, who checks in here occasionally. Current graduate students are often quite candid in private about what they like and what they don't like. If a department doesn't provide an opportunity for you to talk to current students with no faculty around you can draw an appropriate inference. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrrationalEconomist Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Can someone confirm the today's Zurich acceptance in GC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissEconomist Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 7:22 PM, Fred52 said: Anyone not heard from U of Zurich yet? Wondering if it's an IR or if they are still releasing decisions As far as I know if you don't have an offer yet they should tell you sometime next week if you are on the waitlist or rejected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EconApplicant465 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 2:12 PM, economcs4lifelol said: Thank you! How would you differentiate between program reputation and quality of training? Two slightly different dimensions. Some places have higher status faculty whose letters and connections might get you further, but who are less willing to collaborate with grad students and so might leave you less likely to become a high quality researcher. Ideally, you want to be well trained and well connected -- visit days should help you figure out where schools are on the tradeoff frontier. I will also say on reputation -- from the outside it is tempting to take e.g. 15 year old flyout rankings etc. as gospel because they do a lot of the thinking for you. Most faculty I talk to have a much fuzzier and heuristic approach to ranking schools, and they know much (MUCH) more about the quirks of individual programs (i.e. X high-rank program is incredible for training in Y field, but their students doing Z are worse off than those at Q). You should talk to faculty to get a sense of these types of things, I think. As others have alluded to though, personality and place are also important parts of fit. Five to six years of an instituion being among the most important things in your life -- make sure you get along with the grad students and enjoy the location! Remember, it's a TWO sided matching problem! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHHEcon Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Does anyone ( maybe insider ) know why recent three years Princeton admitted so many Asian? No offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred52 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 2 hours ago, SwissEconomist said: As far as I know if you don't have an offer yet they should tell you sometime next week if you are on the waitlist or rejected. Thanks @SwissEconomist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econjohn Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Who are we looking for this week? NYU, Duke, others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsgbz21 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 17 minutes ago, econjohn said: Who are we looking for this week? NYU, Duke, others? Columbia, LSE, Northwestern for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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