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#61
10-14-2005, 03:18 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
I think the best advice would be for you to look over and pre-screen some of these down based on their academic credentials first. Then, actually talk with some professors and find out who you'd like to have as an advisor. Find out who's strong in the exact area you want to go into. Then, once you're down to a handful of schools, bust out on a tour of the United States and physically visit each one of them. I think your answer will be pretty clear at this point.
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#62
10-14-2005, 03:35 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
The list I have is based on rankings for economics PhDs and for the specific area(s) I am interested in. Basically, I am applying to the top 10, and put down the next 10 for your consideration so I can choose a couple of back ups. AFAIK if they offer you a place they will fly you out for some wooeing, so that will help me get a feel for the place.
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#63
10-14-2005, 03:38 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
I'm probably going to get a PhD in Econ (that or CS) probalby starting 2007 (maybe 2006, but doubtful) at UVA. UVA is in a beutiful area, and close to Richmond, VA and Washington DC. I haven't livend in any of the places in your poll, but voted Cornell because I've heard a lot of great stuff about it.
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#64
10-14-2005, 03:41 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
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The list I have is based on rankings for economics PhDs and for the specific area(s) I am interested in. [/ QUOTE ] What areas? I'm looking at economic M&S, or, as UVA's econ department files it, experimental econonomics. I honestly don't know where UVA ranks right now, but it is a mighty fine school.
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#65
10-14-2005, 03:42 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
austin, boston, new york, san diego. just pick one of these that offers you the best chance with the whole education thing.
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#66
10-14-2005, 05:07 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
You will have trouble finding cheap housing near any university in the US.
I went to Michigan. Great campus. Close to detroit [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]. Not a very big party school if that is of interest.
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#67
10-14-2005, 05:43 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
If you're focusing on Econometrics, I think Yale has one of the best graduate programs in this field, with a burgeoning emphasis on Game Theory (I think...)
New Haven itself is a great city, not as dangerous as its reputation, with lots of bars, clubs, underrated museums, cultural events and good proximity to Manhattan (1.5 hour train ride). Cheap rent. Bad weather (but better than Boston - less snow). The campus (which is fairly large, very walkable) is beautiful (lots of gothic archit.) Grad students (not profressional graduate programs) complained that overall university emphasis was on undergrads (they get everything) but I don't think that's totally fair.
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#68
10-14-2005, 06:24 PM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
I would likely specialise in Industrial Organaisation.
I am also cossidering U of British Columbia.....
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#69
10-15-2005, 12:56 AM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
Vancouver is insane expensive too, but not as bad as SF/Boston. If you don't mind living 30 minutes to an hour off campus there's tons of new condos available in the $200-400k range that would meet your criteria.
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10-15-2005, 01:02 AM
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Re: Which of the unis would provide the best location?
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[ QUOTE ] UW I grew up in Wisconsin and know several people who went to UW-Madison. It's a solid Big Ten school, strong in engineering and I'm sure other things. I don't know a whole lot more about the school itself, other than it's respectable in a wide range of studies. Madison is, like Ann Arbor, a typical college town with a good Big Ten feel. When you talk about great college towns, Ann Arbor, Madison, and Austin are the first three that come to mind (and you can probably put Boulder, CO in there, too). The area around Madison has a bit of a nicer feel to it than Detroit, but it's also not a hugely populated area. Milwaukee and Chicago are relatively nearby. [/ QUOTE ] Sorry for the partial hijack but I want to hear more things about Madison. I'm currently applying to PhD programs in Biostats/Stats, and Wisconsin has somehow landed itself near the top of my list, despite my loathing of the thought of going to a Big Ten school other than Michigan, and despite the fact that I know nothing about the area. All I know is that it's a strong program and they have a lot of people doing things that I am interested in. [/ QUOTE ] I went to a small school an hour south of UWM. Madison's a lot of fun...but the weather/area blows ass.
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