jk_econ Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 1 minute ago, FSG56 said: Yeah, figured that would happen given the posts on gradcafe about the phone calls. What are your thoughts on Northwestern, Columbia, Berkeley and now NYU given the informal offers people have posted in the past weeks? Do you assume not having these informal interactions as rejections/waitlists? I think they are rejections and waitlists. I wouldn't have high expectations. It makes sense for universities that are competing for students to let their best fits know asap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSG56 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, jk_econ said: I think they are rejections and waitlists. I wouldn't have high expectations. It makes sense for universities that are competing for students to let their best fits know asap. I guess you're right. Damn, this cycle has been tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommull Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 1 minute ago, FSG56 said: Yeah, figured that would happen given the posts on gradcafe about the phone calls. What are your thoughts on Northwestern, Columbia, Berkeley and now NYU given the informal offers people have posted in the past weeks? Do you assume not having these informal interactions as rejections/waitlists? I didn't apply to Berkeley or NYU, so haven't followed these super closely. Iirc, Berkeley has sent out lots of rejections and some acceptances, so no news could be implicit wait list, and maybe more news will follow soon. Based on previous years, no news from Northwestern likely means a rejection or wait list is coming soon (maybe implicit wait list at this point). But the wait list is typically long, so I wouldn't hold much hope of getting off it. We haven't heard much from Columbia for PhDs (just a couple of interviews), so I'm not really sure what to expect there. No news isn't a good signal, but I imagine we'll hear more from them soon and wouldn't put it in the IR bucket yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk_econ Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 1 minute ago, FSG56 said: I guess you're right. Damn, this cycle has been tough. It has been awful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSG56 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, Dommull said: I didn't apply to Berkeley or NYU, so haven't followed these super closely. Iirc, Berkeley has sent out lots of rejections and some acceptances, so no news could be implicit wait list, and maybe more news will follow soon. Based on previous years, no news from Northwestern likely means a rejection or wait list is coming soon (maybe implicit wait list at this point). But the wait list is typically long, so I wouldn't hold much hope of getting off it. We haven't heard much from Columbia for PhDs (just a couple of interviews), so I'm not really sure what to expect there. No news isn't a good signal, but I imagine we'll hear more from them soon and wouldn't put it in the IR bucket yet. On that note, do you know what is the typical waitlist length from schools in different ranking brackets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommull Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, FSG56 said: On that note, do you know what is the typical waitlist length from schools in different ranking brackets? No, I'm afraid. My comment about the northwestern wait list is just based on recent years on grad cafe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econk Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) Did anyone here get an interview request from UWM? This is my first interview request & I have 0 idea what to expect. **I scrolled back through this forum, and I didn’t see anything, but apologies if I missed it - not my intention to duplicate a previous comment Edited February 22, 2022 by econk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funfun1 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Would anyone who received a Princeton waitlist be willing to share what their email says? Trying to gauge what my chances are from the email haha (or if everyone gets the same one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgsexogenous Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 45 minutes ago, econk said: Did anyone here get an interview request from UWM? This is my first interview request & I have 0 idea what to expect. **I scrolled back through this forum, and I didn’t see anything, but apologies if I missed it - not my intention to duplicate a previous comment Ignore if this is not what you were looking for/is unrelated information. Here's a few things (non exhaustive) to expect and prepare for your interview. This is based on a couple I had at other places: Summary of your research experience (thesis, part-time RA, full-time pre-doc etc) You research interests (even better if you can weave in some faculty at the place while talking about this) Interviewers may also hone in on one research experience and ask you to elaborate. I was asked about my thesis so be prepared to summarize that too. Why Econ (or relevant field) and why X university?: there's fit, multidisciplinary stuff etc to fold in here. Any questions you may have: I was told to stave off admin questions but literally anything you think that might provide more info (eg. opportunities to take classes in other depts, advising styles etc) I think preparing something for these broad thematic questions is more than enough. My tip is to be organized and let your passion/eagerness for studying this subject show. Good luck! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsgbz21 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Did anyone receive an email from UPenn asking if you are still interested in the program? Is this an informal acceptance? I found it quite confusing, don't know if they sent an email like that in previous years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econjohn Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 I got the email from Penn as well, wondering the same. Also, does anyone know if the funding situation at Penn has changed from last year (when they didn’t fund anyone)? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8thfloorr Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Does anyone know if NYU is an implicit reject at this point? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbvbnm Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 24 minutes ago, 8thfloorr said: Does anyone know if NYU is an implicit reject at this point? Judging from the past two years, I'd say not yet. Not all accepted candidates received 'the email'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornellEnglishMajor Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 1 hour ago, econk said: Did anyone here get an interview request from UWM? This is my first interview request & I have 0 idea what to expect. **I scrolled back through this forum, and I didn’t see anything, but apologies if I missed it - not my intention to duplicate a previous comment The other person who answered this summarized it perfectly -- I'll only add that some places will ask you where else you applied and which acceptances you've gotten so far. Other than that, it's pretty much: Tell us about yourself -> why econ PhD -> what are your research interests and describe your research experiences -> why this school -> do you have any questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHHEcon Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Anyone who also got the interview from Columbia? It's too late! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AA.ron Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 49 minutes ago, HHHEcon said: Anyone who also got the interview from Columbia? It's too late! so weird that Columbia Econ is doing interviews this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHHEcon Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 29 minutes ago, AA.ron said: so weird that Columbia Econ is doing interviews this year The interview scheduled date is nearly the end of March. I'm afraid most of applicants have made a choice by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proletariat Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Can anyone confirm the Pitt acceptance on GC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkimer Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Does anybody know what is going on with Berkeley? Haven't heard back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdecon Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 can confirm Pitt acceptance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eou Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Any ideas on UT Austin masters program? Austin rejected me twice and then sent me an email regarding their masters program. I'm still waiting for decisions upon other PhD programs, but meanwhile, I was wondering what is their masters like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk_econ Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 18 minutes ago, eou said: Any ideas on UT Austin masters program? Austin rejected me twice and then sent me an email regarding their masters program. I'm still waiting for decisions upon other PhD programs, but meanwhile, I was wondering what is their masters like. Its probably good and will help you to get admitted into a PhD afterwards, specially at that institution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eou Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 8 hours ago, jk_econ said: Its probably good and will help you to get admitted into a PhD afterwards, specially at that institution. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommull Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 9 hours ago, eou said: Any ideas on UT Austin masters program? Austin rejected me twice and then sent me an email regarding their masters program. I'm still waiting for decisions upon other PhD programs, but meanwhile, I was wondering what is their masters like. I would start by looking at their placements. They list all placements by year on their website iirc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adjfbcken Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 When can we hear back from UCLA and UCSD???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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