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  1. The economic cost of a PhD is: assume whatever you could make as a UG graduate (in US - 30-40k USD; if you are working in IBD more like 60 - 100k) x 5 = 150,000 - 500,000 to get the degree. + Psychic Cost of actually getting the degree (studying like a mad man, stress, etc) + The non-monetary cost to get one (delaying life, living somewhere you may not want to, etc) The only reason to get one is if it will A.) Maximize your personal utility someway, B.) You want to be an academic, C.) A job absolutely requires it (IMF, WB, etc - and even then, you still maybe shouldnt do it because strong banking work exp can allow you to break in). You are in an emerging economy in banking and that is the most exciting place to be these days. I personally would move to Asia/India if I had the opportunity. I would work atleast 3 years and think about either a MPA/ID from HKS, MBA or a PhD in Business/Econ or MAYBE poli sci (if that is what you are passionate about)
  2. Is your research anyway connected with finance? Like trade/foreign aid/etc? That would be a way to sell it. Also, you could minor in international relations (that is what I did, however, I now feel that it was not strong enough to convey interest to certain schools). If you can land an investment banking analyst position out of UG, do your 2 years and form some type of research topic involving multinational corporations /international business expansion/etc., you could get into a PhD in Business or Political Science as long as you have a high test score. my .02 cent (I used to want to be an investment banker so I am quite familiar with the prep needed to get such a job)
  3. Oh, I am quite familiar with this. I was going to apply to Binghampton. That sounds REALLY conditional. IF your progress is good enough, you can continue on = Conditional. You have been accepted to Phd.... = No Conditions Honestly, since you already have outside funding, they may not have had to give you a "hard" yes or no, because funding was not the issue. Therefore, they can admit you conditionally and see if you pan out or not. Whereas someone who was looking for funding, would need a yay or nay (in terms of funding). <--Speculation Anyway i am quite sure this is conditional. UFlorida is a college town. Binghampton, I am not sure about. Which is a better fit for your research?? **Since you were conditionally admitted to Binghampton, I am already leaning towards Florida. Also, remember, UFlorida has like 50,000 students also. So if you are looking for a big institution in a college town there is that too.
  4. Is your admission to SUNY a PhD admittance, or just a MA?
  5. How would you recommend people to break in coming from a non-DC school to the international development field
  6. There is little to no info about placement on the website.
  7. And PhD's in Business, Marketing, Operations Research, Operations Management also.
  8. Remember to take as much math as you can. Honestly, as a Stat/Econ major, you are also opening up PhD in Statistics, Econ, Pub Policy, Political Science and even Finance
  9. Mnemonics does. Hit him up Political Science and Policy are two completely different beasts.
  10. Anyone got a UNM funding offer? I dont know if they made decisions or not.
  11. Do schools still make admission/funding decisions during spring break? The rest of my schools start spring break next week...and wont be back till 3/18..less than a month before decision day 2013.
  12. government Affairs forum, not political science
  13. One lesson I learned. Don't underestimate yourself as an applicant (both in how high or low you should apply) and fit.
  14. I think fit is the only reason I am in where I am now. I look at it like the biology/chemistry students. They apply to study under someone (SN: I highly recommend this documentary http://www.thirteen.org/embed-player/?pid=0IbDG4CTzUuikqXGA0atytdwiHDU_Adg&share=true titled Naturally Obsessed. It shows the life of PhD students at columbia. Only a hour long). If we are all going to be scholars, whether we are in academia, public policy, foreign relations or even corporate america, we need to learn the appropriate way in which to conduct research on out subject of choice. That's how i looked at it.
  15. So I have a question, if you choose to admit someone without funding, does that mean that you don't really care if they attend or not? Or does the department literally not have the resources to fund the student?
  16. NO DONT TELL ABOUT THE CBPP...I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO KNEW AND WOULD SLIP MY APP IN QUIETLY my plan is foiled...and if it wasnt for you meddling kids on gradcafe
  17. Anybody got a funded Kentucky offer? If so, feel free to turn it down if you are IR/CP
  18. Got a letter in the mail. Got no-offered and I am on the waitlist for funding. Again. SMH
  19. Yea, i guess there is a set number of spots and a set number of offers out. If people do not reject by a certain time frame, if you are on the waitlist you lose.
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