2024 Sweat Thread

[sicko]

UCLA visit day is today so I assume there won’t be movement until after

[econk]

16 minutes ago, sicko said:

UCLA visit day is today so I assume there won’t be movement until after

Wait that's wild that they haven't had their visit day yet....

[XECONX]

2 hours ago, econk said:

Any perceptions from visit days / feelings from current grad students / info on faculty changes / general vibes on the following programs? Particularly as it relates to Macro / International Economics?

- UW Madison

- Duke

- Michigan

- NYU

- Penn

Any insight at all is helpful! Feel free to DM me if you'd prefer.

I have the same question here. In terms of Macro / International Economics, how will you compare UPenn vs Madison? Madison seems to have better advising, but UPenn seems to have a higher rank. 

[lsg]

24 minutes ago, XECONX said:

I have the same question here. In terms of Macro / International Economics, how will you compare UPenn vs Madison? Madison seems to have better advising, but UPenn seems to have a higher rank. 

I also have the same question, but how Penn x UW compares for IO. One has Wharton and the other seems to have stronger placements and better advising. Any thoughts?

[econk]

36 minutes ago, XECONX said:

I have the same question here. In terms of Macro / International Economics, how will you compare UPenn vs Madison? Madison seems to have better advising, but UPenn seems to have a higher rank. 

 

10 minutes ago, lsg said:

I also have the same question, but how Penn x UW compares for IO. One has Wharton and the other seems to have stronger placements and better advising. Any thoughts?

I’m also struggling with this. UW-Madison seems to be very invested in its students, and I think their placements have shown that.
I haven’t had the chance to hear from many current students at Penn, so I’d love any input y’all have on this. I also don’t think Penn has published its 2024 placements? 

I think that they kind of approach Macro the same way, too? Not sure about International.

[john dodo]

I would just go for Penn if I was the case. Advising might be slightly better for UW but I would say it's not that significant enough to choose madison for it. Also Penn does have name value if things do go south.

[denisloyal]

4 hours ago, econk said:

Any perceptions from visit days / feelings from current grad students / info on faculty changes / general vibes on the following programs? Particularly as it relates to Macro / International Economics?

- UW Madison

- Duke

- Michigan

- NYU

- Penn

Any insight at all is helpful! Feel free to DM me if you'd prefer.

Personally, I think NYU is the best in Macro among this list (not sure about International Economics). 

[LRM]

3 hours ago, XECONX said:

I have the same question here. In terms of Macro / International Economics, how will you compare UPenn vs Madison? Madison seems to have better advising, but UPenn seems to have a higher rank. 

I would choose Penn for the overall Ivy prestige and presumably better funding than a state school.

[samdaniel]

Has anyone heard anything from Cornell Dyson regarding WLs? 

[applicant_1]

Has anyone received anything on Warwick waiting list? 

[applicant123]

Hello everyone, has anyone already declined an offer from UPenn (Econ department), or is considering to do so? 

[Songbird_33]

9 minutes ago, applicant123 said:

Hello everyone, has anyone already declined an offer from UPenn (Econ department), or is considering to do so? 

I declined it on Sunday. 

Remember that most PhD programs overbook acceptances: if your target cohort is 20, you will send ~60 acceptances. Then departments wait for a bunch of rejections to start calling for the waitlisted. All this to say: it's not because they received one decline that they will start calling people from the waitlist. 

[grandee]

Anyone receive an offer after waitlist at Boston College?

[john dodo]

can anyone confirm the recent acceptance for UChicago? Kinda seems odd as the coordinator only just sent out another survey. Seems too quick for any movement so curious if it is true.

[SlowBlitz]

17 hours ago, XECONX said:

I have the same question here. In terms of Macro / International Economics, how will you compare UPenn vs Madison? Madison seems to have better advising, but UPenn seems to have a higher rank. 

I don’t think it makes much sense to choose a school that has worse advising because they have a higher rank. First of all, the US News ranking is a weird metric to use in my opinion, and if your goal is to do good economics, which it should be if you’re pursuing a PhD, then the school with better advising should be chosen every time.

[econdk]

It seems that this year's waitlist moves slowly, does anyone know the reason?

[sicko]

Just now, econdk said:

It seems that this year's waitlist moves slowly, does anyone know the reason?

At least at the top, Stanford won’t move until probably the 15th, which will cause a lot of movement in the top 10

[StressedAndAnxious]

Any idea about UCL and whether their waitlist typically clears? Also, can anyone confirm what has been the typical size of their incoming cohort (is it still 40ish like someone on this thread earlier suggested) and what their funding package is like?

And finally, how does UCL compare to other UK unis (except LSE)

 

[econdk]

13 minutes ago, sicko said:

At least at the top, Stanford won’t move until probably the 15th, which will cause a lot of movement in the top 10

I see, if there is not much movement in top 10, there will not be a lot of movement for the later program...

[onemoreapplicant]

Does anybody know what the stipend at the following schools is (all econ)?

Duke, UBC, Michigan, Cornell, Brown, Wisconsin Madison

 

Thanks!

[slutsky_equation]

3 hours ago, sicko said:

At least at the top, Stanford won’t move until probably the 15th, which will cause a lot of movement in the top 10

With a lot of the top programs, they had minimal acceptances that they offered, but it appears many top programs (Stanford, Columbia, Yale, Princeton, etc.) offered many of the same people. When those people finally make a decision (and hopefully disseminate that information to the rejected schools in a timely manner), the waitlists will begin to move.

This is all to say, if you have multiple offers and are waiting on waitlists to move, do everyone a courtesy and reject the dominated offers (i.e., choose one of the offers).

[Tomyum]

39 minutes ago, slutsky_equation said:

With a lot of the top programs, they had minimal acceptances that they offered, but it appears many top programs (Stanford, Columbia, Yale, Princeton, etc.) offered many of the same people. When those people finally make a decision (and hopefully disseminate that information to the rejected schools in a timely manner), the waitlists will begin to move.

This is all to say, if you have multiple offers and are waiting on waitlists to move, do everyone a courtesy and reject the dominated offers (i.e., choose one of the offers).

I’ve met people like these on several visit days, not sure what they’re waiting for now that most visit days are done.

[cheesy potatoes]

Has anyone emailed about Duke's waitlist and received info on movement/likelihood of being admitted? I literally have not heard anything. 

I've declined all but one offer because I understand the pain of waiting, but I wish schools were more transparent with waitlisted candidates, too! 

[startz]

Let me just add something from the other side: Econ departments aren't going to be offended if you decline. In fact, they will appreciate hearing from you as early as possible.

[applicant653]

Does anybody have any idea what's going on with UT Austin? My status still says in review so I am assuming I must be on some sort of waitlist. Would be grateful for any feedback that can be provided.