Canuckonomist Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 This is very true. Queen's had admits at Stanford, Northwestern, NYU, Caltech, Toronto, JHU, BU, BC, UCLA, UCD (and Queen's!) this year... Also Duke, UWO. Oh, and in terms of getting LORs in 4 months, that's always an issue. You really have to be outgoing and really stick your neck out. Cheers, Canuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italos Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Off topic:Where is olm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamielimzh Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Also Duke, UWO. Oh, and in terms of getting LORs in 4 months, that's always an issue. You really have to be outgoing and really stick your neck out. Cheers, Canuck You managed to do that? Anyway, any possibility of staying at either of the 4 univerisities after a MA for a year as a RA or TA... while one applies only in the cycle after the MA??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatus Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 To Canuck: Is the person who got admitted to UWO coming here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckonomist Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 To Canuck: Is the person who got admitted to UWO coming here? I'm not sure. My thoughts are that he'll take the Queen's offer instead, but I can't speak for him until I know for sure. Canuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariel1987 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 SO my Canadian classmates who received their offer from Queens had until today to reply. I guess this is standard for many applicants, since they go their acceptance on the same day. I guess that after today, the internationals will begin to receive their offers. Good luck guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecuaecon Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 SO my Canadian classmates who received their offer from Queens had until today to reply. I guess this is standard for many applicants, since they go their acceptance on the same day. I guess that after today, the internationals will begin to receive their offers. Good luck guys Ariel, are you talking about MA or PhD offers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariel1987 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 the MA program Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peruano929 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 OOoooh. Bring it, Queen's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariel1987 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 If I end at Queen's Economics Department, the coolest thing ever will be when I finish my proofs with QED 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoustaBill Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 If I end at Queen's Economics Department, the coolest thing ever will be when I finish my proofs with QED :tup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
economía Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Best of luck to those waiting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obtuse_icosahedron Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 ... F5 F5 F5 :D My hopes are up again esp after having just received good news regarding funding at TSE $$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckonomist Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 You can get a QED pin, too. I love pinning it to the end of slogans on T-Shirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olm Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Off topic:Where is olm? I'm still lurking. :ninja: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I'm still lurking. :ninja: Olm is back![clap] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainKing Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I'm looking to learn some economics at grad school. The Canadian MA works just perfectly for what I want. I was fascinated by the variety of courses UBC offered. Does the UBC MA offer a Co-op option? That would be GREAT! Waterloo doesn't have a very well ranked Econ department, but they have Co-Op! Which should help me with getting a job. Its a tradeoff between an easier path to getting a job vs a better MA program. However, I don't plan on doing an Econ PhD. I'm actually taking the CFA, and my goal is to kind of blend Equity Investing with International Macroeconomics. It is a very specific goal, and I don't plan on pursuing it immediately. Something REALLY long term. Anyhow, in short, if my goal is to land a job post MA Econ in Canada, which program would be suitable? A lot of the Econ jobs seem to be in Ottawa at Bank of Canada, Other Government Departments. Some Investment shops would find an Econ background useful too. Can anybody comment on how well UBC and Queen's place outside PhD programs? It would be of great great help. Thanks in advance. Specifically Bank of Canada & Private Sector. Does being outside Ottawa have disadvantages, in that case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureB Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 how about ma programs (econ)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kindersurprise Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 how about ma programs (econ)? Personally I don't think you can go wrong with any of the top 4 whether you're planning on entering the industry or a PhD afterwards (granted that your grades are solid). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureB Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Thanks for your reply. However, my worry is that MAs are one-year programs. Possibly, students need to apply to phd programs after the first semester. Are MAs good ladders to top phd programs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevet Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Last year's MA-to-PhD placements were disappointing for UBC imo. Out of 6 applicants, 4 remained at UBC (2 also had Toronto offers) and 1 went elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureB Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Last year's MA-to-PhD placements were disappointing for UBC imo. Out of 6 applicants, 4 remained at UBC (2 also had Toronto offers) and 1 went elsewhere. I'm interested in UBC's MA program, but I find that MA-to-PhD placements are not available on UBC's websites. I suppose most students in this program are evaluated by their undergraduate backgrounds when applying for PhD, because one semester in UBC may not add much to their research experience or knowledge structure. Maybe I'm wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureB Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I'm interested in UBC MA programs, but i find that its placements and courses are not available on UBC's websites. I suppose that students are evaluated mainly by their undergraduate background when applying for PhD, because one semester in UBC' one-year MA programs may not add much to their research experience or knowledge structure. Maybe I'm wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevet Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I'm interested in UBC MA programs, but i find that its placements and courses are not available on UBC's websites. I suppose that students are evaluated mainly by their undergraduate background when applying for PhD, because one semester in UBC' one-year MA programs may not add much to their research experience or knowledge structure. Maybe I'm wrong? The VSE's course offerings are available online on their website. And from what I've read here, unless your performance in a MA program is stellar, it does nothing but perhaps make you a safer bet than another undergrad applicant (which may be a good thing or a bad thing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kindersurprise Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Last year's MA-to-PhD placements were disappointing for UBC imo. Out of 6 applicants, 4 remained at UBC (2 also had Toronto offers) and 1 went elsewhere. Only 6 people last year applied for PhD programs? Is that typical? Seems kind of low for the relative class size lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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