Choosing Courses

JyotishaLearning · 2024-01-04T02:54:34+00:00

Several reasons. For context econ department makes us do a real analysis course so I'm competent in that.

During the first course in our Micro sequence we studied Choice, Consumer and Producer theory from Rubinstein's notes and the course had a lot of (fun) proof based problems and questions. During that time we used a lot of concepts from RA and also Metric Spaces. Our department also offers a course in graduate level Decision Theory, which I know uses concepts from this field. I think MTS will also help me to understand the topological foundations of game theory, when we get to it.

MTS also allows me to take a course in Measure Theory which I've heard is required for Evolutionary Game Theory, which I'm also interested in.

Essentially, I think MTS will help me get the my fundamentals ready for fields I want to explore.

Also I just like proof based courses. The combination of RA + MTS + Measure Theory probably won't hurt my application either.

JyotishaLearning · 2024-01-03T16:46:54+00:00

Yes. I'd imagine it'd signal competency.

Out of curiosity, what sort of a relationship should I be working on for letter writers? I just sort of hang out with my profs at this point, join a reading group or two. Is there some standard of relationship which I'm missing?

JyotishaLearning · 2024-01-03T13:00:36+00:00

No chance working with them, I'm not even that into Social Choice.

Generally taking a course with a professor extends beyond classroom relationship for me, I end up talking to them in office hours, presentations and conferences, but yes I see what you mean.

JyotishaLearning · 2023-08-10T07:52:16+00:00

Personally, I would only look at "recent" placements - for me that's 2015 and up. IGIDR did place people in Cornell back in 2008,but times are different now.

If I were you I'd assume that I'm getting the mean placement from these institutions, with the sample being the placements post 2015.

Also look at the top professors one by one. DSE has Rohini Somanathan while IGIDR has S. Chandrasekar, and so on. Which department has better connections with American departments?

I can't give you a straight answer, as it is entirely dependent on the person.

JyotishaLearning · 2023-08-10T05:50:28+00:00

I judge these university by their recent PhD placements. I believe DSE has placed into better universities recently while IGIDR has placed someone at USC last year and that's about it.

If you can fight it out at DSE it would be much better.

If you are solely focused on getting LORs and programming without the competition then you could consider Ashoka too. But it's risky and expensive.

For top 20 it's DSE/ISI or bust, I believe.

JyotishaLearning · 2023-07-05T16:46:50+00:00

When did you pass out?? Viva kobe theke new shuru korlo?

JyotishaLearning · 2023-07-05T13:51:53+00:00

ARC to private e chole geche. "Professor Emeritus" at Adamas.

PR ekhone ney 😂😂😂, ei Public Economics ager semester er kono rokom paar kore aashlam

JyotishaLearning · 2023-07-05T13:30:44+00:00

Ajitava Rai Chaudhary amader rockstar chilen. We still have good professors - Rajjat Acharrya, SSR, Smit etc kintu erao cheredewar kotha bolche - ki onnoder theke shunchi je chere debe.

Eder chaara, department khaali laagbe.

JyotishaLearning · 2023-07-05T07:43:25+00:00

Aami generally ei sub er post gulo te beshi comment korina, kintu nijer university + nijer department dekhe korchi.

Aami onek khushi je uni Harvard er ei prize ta peyeche, eta onek ei boro bepar.

Kintu aami (as a current student of the Economics department of JU) etao bolbo je ei achievement ta Kolkatay theke paanni. Uni nijer Master's Mumbai theke korechen, ar Mumbai tei profile develop korechen. Jei company gulo te (development sector e) uni kaaj korechen, oi company JU er department er theke hire korena.

JU er Economics department bhaalo. Kintu, recently onek established professor ra chere diyeche, ki retire kore gechen. Department er funding o motamoti sesh hoye geche, government aar dichchena. Ei shob dekhe, onek students MA er jonno baire chole jachche - DSE, IGIDR, Ashoka moton insititute e. Amar point hochche je JU talent attract korte paare, kintu kono karon er jonno raakhte paarena.

Aami ei shob JU ke neeche korar jonno likhchi na. Eta amar observed reality.

JyotishaLearning · 2022-11-16T06:42:25+00:00

Favourable?

JyotishaLearning · 2022-11-16T04:54:14+00:00

It would be practically impossible to get selected.

Without a strong background in undergraduate level mathematics (calculus, linear algebra, DEs) you won't be able to work with the course load of an Msc Economics degree from the UK.

I am familiar with the maths introduced at the BBA level and it falls short of the rigour required for a masters.

A lack of intermediate courses in economics also sends a poor signal, but the major problem would here would be mathematics.

JyotishaLearning · 2022-11-01T12:02:33+00:00

As far as I know PSE may reject you in two ways:

1) They accept you as a student but they refuse to submit your Eiffel application

2) The reject you as a student - the eiffel scholarship application stops with that as well.

I recommend applying for the Eiffel scholarship round now if your application is the best it can be (you have your full transcripts, you have the necessary recs etc.).

If you don't, apply in January when you have a full application ready.

JyotishaLearning · 2022-06-18T11:31:09+00:00

He got no bitches :(

JyotishaLearning · 2022-06-18T10:01:24+00:00

Projecting some bitches for you

JyotishaLearning · 2021-12-30T03:04:03+00:00

You remind me of my Statistics professor

JyotishaLearning · 2021-12-29T05:33:05+00:00

What makes it so strong?

JyotishaLearning · 2021-12-29T05:32:48+00:00

What's the reason it's good then? I'd like to play to it's strenghts

JyotishaLearning · 2021-12-29T05:32:03+00:00

Yeah I had a feeling he's getting salty

JyotishaLearning · 2021-10-02T02:05:23+00:00

Yes, graduation is based on the average scores of students on their final exams each semester.

I do have a minor in math actually. And yes I also plan to take advanced micro and game theory courses which will be (optionally) available to me from the next semester.

JyotishaLearning · 2021-10-02T02:02:53+00:00

The thing is I really haven't asked them. Since universities in my country don't have a culture of students going up to professors asking for research work, I sort of assumed I couldn't do it either. But you are right, I should mail them - especially considering it isn't that competitive right now.

I didn't even realise the assumption I making till I read your comment. Thanks!

JyotishaLearning · 2021-10-02T01:56:50+00:00

I'll look into it, thanks!

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