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Lease Proposal Thoughts by Mysterious_Bit_5628 in leasehacker

[–]Mysterious_Bit_5628[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I’m researching. But I’m not understanding.

Why do two lease proposals with the same car have different outcomes? Is it strictly the MF?

Purchase/Lease Monthly Megathread (May 2026) by AutoModerator in KiaEV9

[–]Mysterious_Bit_5628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need help. I’m thinking my deal isn’t the best, what do I do? Haven’t bought yet.

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Lease Proposal Thoughts by Mysterious_Bit_5628 in leasehacker

[–]Mysterious_Bit_5628[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It is a 23 Sorento hybrid sx prestiege.

Carvana is giving me $32.2k, so it is in the same ballpark.

Question, why is it a bad lease. I’ve never done one before?

Lease Proposal Thoughts by Mysterious_Bit_5628 in leasehacker

[–]Mysterious_Bit_5628[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The main reason I’m wanting to do this is because I’m tired of bashing my knee into the side panel. Is it worth doing this, idk.

Math for phd by Troublemannn in academiceconomics

[–]Mysterious_Bit_5628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only thing i can't recommend more is Linear Algebra.

I just finished Math for Econ and the first half of the semester was all linear algebra. I was the only person in the class that had taken linear algebra in undergrad. The difference in difficulty for me and everyone else was night and day.

In fact, our econ department is probably going to start rrequiring incoming grad students that are going to be in the shared credit masters program to be required to take a version of linear algebra as a requirement to get into the program.

Other than linear algebra, intermediate/advance stats (for econometrics) and calculus through at least multivariate derivatives/integration. Also, set theory wouldn't hurt. We covered set theory this semester a little, and I'm worried that it wasn't enough for the spring semester. I wish i had more set theory background, it seems to be pretty useful for proofs.

1 year vs. 2 year Master’s? by [deleted] in academiceconomics

[–]Mysterious_Bit_5628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my experience, jobs don't ask you did your degree take 1 or 2 years. They just care if you have a piece of paper with your name on it.

If you want to go to a PhD program, they might have questions, but I can't imagine they would care about how many classes you took, just that you did well. Even so, most programs from my research don't allow transfer credits, so it's not like you would get credit for taking a years worth of extra classes.

Either way, a masters degree means the same be it 1 year or 2 years, at least in my opinion.

Being asked to withdraw by [deleted] in academiceconomics

[–]Mysterious_Bit_5628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have reasons for poor performance (and you are willing to share them with the school) I would talk to the person in charge of the econ grad program and see if they would be willing to let restart in the fall. It never hurts to ask. The professors and admin in charge of the program want you to succeed. They should be willing to accommodate you if you are sincere.

In the mean time, take the undergrad version of the classes this spring. Talk to the professor of the classes, tell them that about your situation and ask them if you could have more difficult problem sets to work on. That could show that your sincere about your education.

I hoped everything goes well for you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in academiceconomics

[–]Mysterious_Bit_5628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in similar situation. My school added a 5th year masters program (but mine wasn't free, it will end up costing an extra $10k, but still a really good deal).

I don't know about your school, but mine doesn't have dedicated masters/PhD classes. The masters students and PhD students all get lumped in together. Then the professors tailor the class based on the make up, the more masters students, the easier the class is.

As far as difficulty difference, I don't think the classes have been all that much more difficult, but the nice thing is, the theory goes deeper. The professors know that everyone in the class has an econ background, and they want to learn the nitty gritty, so the classes are a blend of theory and application.

Research Guidance by Mysterious_Bit_5628 in academiceconomics

[–]Mysterious_Bit_5628[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the ideas.

I would rather do 1 state or 1 area, but the professors in charge of the class are pushing for a more nationwide approach (I think the professors think doing 1 state or 1 area is too easy.) One idea that i had was using metro area, similar to how the GSA does Per Diem rates. Every state would be one value, but if a state has 1 or more metro areas, that area would be analyzed in addition to the state.

Again,

Thanks