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Duke Universirty Masters in Economics and Computation reviews
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Duke MS Economics and Computation
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I have been accepted into the Duke MS Economics and Computation program. I wanted to know the reviews of this particular program. What is the cost of the attendance? Also I wanted to know about the funding, financial aid and availability of student jobs.
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Has someone attended or knows someone who has opted for the MSEC degree at Duke. I wanted to know how good it is. Also is such a degree offered in other institutes. This combination is of interest to me since I am a BE(Hons) Computer Science and MSc(Hons) Economics graduate.
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What part of the application should be the main focus?
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Do you mean to say that the Statement of Purpose is not very important for PhD economics programs?
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What are my chances of getting into a top PhD program such as MIT and Stanford? I read online that your research projects matter in the top universities
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Thanks a lot for your help! I have good grades in Linear Algebra, Probability-Statistics, multivariate calculus and differential equations. Being an engineering student I have done a fair bit of math but I am a bit out of touch with calculus, but I'm pretty sure I can brush it up before starting school. My economics courses weren't very rigorous and involved little math and almost no calculus. Also, I am worried about my AWA score.
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I have a BE(Hons) Computer Science and MSc(Hons) Economics dual degree from BITS Pilani, India. CGPA: 9.11/10 GRE: Quant: 170, Verbal:169, AWA: 4 I have excellent grades in Economics. However, my MSc coursework was not very rigorous and certainly not researched oriented. I have attended summer school at LSE. I have a done an internship at the Reserve Bank of India (the Indian central bank). However, I do not have any published work. I want to pursue research in Economics. Since my economics coursework was not rigorous, I was advised by one of my teachers to do a masters which is research oriented and rigorous. I have the following questions: 1. Should I go for an MS/MA/MSc from a reputed university before going for PhD or should I directly go for a 5 year PhD program which includes two years of coursework? 2. If I go for a Masters before going for a PhD do I still have to do a 5 year PhD program at US universities? 3. Is my AWA score too low?