Graduate School Admission Results

Hi Guys. I know rankings are very subjective and often not exhaustive enough to make decisions. But, just for reference, what do you guys think is the most credible ranking source we could follow to make comparisons?

To the "Soo Sad" guy below: Please do not lose hope. This is life. Full of disappointments. My close friend got rejections from like 20 schools the first year. In the second year, he got into a top 50 school. I myself got rejections from 13 schools in the first year. This year I have gotten 4 acceptances so far. So, just keep trying and be positive. Most of us have experienced these feelings.

Sit tight. I haven't received anything too, it's okay! (Queen's, U of T, McGill, York U)

I have no answers, no accepts, no rejections from any canadian school for MA program, should I wait or give up?

Ouch!

Rejections (implicit and explicit) from all the schools!! Tough year ahead :-/

I'm with you bro...

Rejected from all programs.. PhD dream is over.

To the post below> I feel you, I am so disappointed.

To the poster below: Most inspirational and thoughtful piece I have ever seen on this website.

Guys and gals, this is my second time through the application cycle and I'm yet to receive any funded offers. I'm on some waitlists, but if I don't get in, I'm planning on reaplying for a third time. I'll do (another) Masters or something, and retry. Don't lose hope and most importantly, don't quit. If this is what you want, please don't quit. Endure what you have to endure. See you all on the other side. Good luck.

I'm with you guys. Still waiting for Cornell, Brown, Duke, NYU. I heard that Duke uses implicit wait list, but for others we should assume implicit rejections.

UPitt, Penn State or ASU? Any advice on those?

Nothing here from Northwestern or UCLA. Accepted on Brown and Duke. Good luck to all.

It is a humle request to everyone. Please decline those offers where you are planning not to go. Cooperative game can benifit all (including you)

In response to All below: Many people are waiting on waitlist decisions. I'd decline a lot of good offers if Penn took me off the funding waitlist, but I have to hold onto them/visit etc. because Penn might not give me funding. Unfortunately, true for a lot of people.

Waiting for decisions from NYU, Boston University, and Cornell. Do you guys think they sent out all the offers and waitlists?

To those saying they're rejected everywhere - what was your strategy for applying? All top 10-15 or something? You should try applying more broadly than that next time, because you could probably get something in the 20-50 range, assuming you have the math, GRE, etc.

Hello mate! I had applied to only top 15 schools in the U.S. Thank you very much for the tips. I am a fresh graduate and also I did not have any work experience. I shall look for good options in my home country now.

To the italian guy below, I think your best option is CEMFI (look at the master and phd placement). Aditionally, given your research interest I think is even clearer that is your best option (CEMFI is particularly good at microeconometrics)