Decisions 2010

[mj7]

As suggested, should we start a decisions thread here on grad cafe?

[Makhdumi]

REPEAT from TM:

University: YALE, Cornell

Decision: Denied

Date: 16th - 18th Sept.

Mode of correspondence: Email

Wat d u say: Yale: incomplete App., Cornell...wat can I say!

Plz add other heads, and keep every body posted!

Wait: UIUC, JHU, Wisconsin, Pitt., Fordham

[walt526]

Sorry. On second thought, it might be better to not comment on this until a complete, official offer is made. Please disregard.

Edited February 22, 2010 by walt526

[slightlyconfused1]

New:

Institution: Duke

Program: Econ PhD

Decision: Accepted

Funding: details in the mail

Notification date: 02/22

Notified through: email from graduate school saying to check site

Posted on Gradcafe: (yes or no) no

Comments: This is random, but they included my applyyourself password in the notification email, which both (1) is incredibly stupid and (2) means that the ApplyYourself system does not hash passwords, which is an almost unfathomable level of incompetence. They clearly have no idea how to deal with sensitive data...

Copied from TM (god that site being down freaked me out!)

Institution: Northwestern

Program: Econ PhD

Decision: Accepted

Funding: 20.9k fellowship x 4 years, 15.7k for year 5

Notification date: 02/19

Notified through: email from grad coordinator containing admissions letter as pdf attachment

Posted on Gradcafe: (yes or no) no

Comments:

Institution: Yale

Program: Econ PhD

Decision: Accepted

Funding: In the mail

Notification date: 02/18

Notified through: email from graduate school to check site

Posted on Gradcafe: (yes or no) no

Comments:

[tm_guru]

Institution: UMass - Amherst

Program: Econ PhD

Decision: Waitlisted

Funding: Waitlisted

Notification date: 02/22

Notified through: email

Posted on TM: (yes or no) no

Comments: Really disappointed, wanted an offer, wanted to go see what the program was all about and now I won't get to, meaning that I won't have the info I need to be able to accept an offer if it eventually comes.

[sperner's lemma]

Institution: Northwestern

Program: Econ Phd

Decision: Accepted

Funding: Dunno yet

Notification date: 02/20 (it says on the app website notification available on the 20th)

Notified through: i just checked the app website cuz i was so desperate

Posted on Tm: No

Comments: this is my first post, i just want to let people know that you can probably check your decision online instead of waiting for the email.

[LazyStudent]

Institution: Harvard

Program: Econ Phd

Decision: Accepted

Funding: Still unknown

Notification date: 02/24

Notified through: Phone call.

Posted on Tm:

Comments:

[springsteen]

Institution: Northwestern

Program: Econ Phd

Decision: Accepted

Funding: Dunno yet

Notification date: 24 feb

Notified through: website

Posted on Tm: No (but I will )

Comments: what a relief

[murofcigamtset]

Institution: Harvard

Program: Econ Phd

Decision: Accepted

Funding: "full fellowship", details to follow

Notification date: 02/24

Notified through: Phone call from Pol Antras

[Exodus]

Institution: Washington University in St. Louis (WashU)

Program: Econ PhD

Decision: Accepted

Funding: Full tuition + 20k/year for 5 years

Notification date: 02/23

Notified through: email from graduate school

Posted on Gradcafe: (yes or no) no

Comments: My first response, Excited...

Applying to: UPenn, UMichigan, Cornell, BU, TAMU, UCSC, UVA (no responses from them so far).