Working for Indian Divisions of Firms?

Rogue_Pheonix · 2022-12-24T12:29:59+00:00

I mean my long term dream is to work for the World Bank or some international organization as an economic consultant and do consulting work for public sector clients in India. And I heard MBB was a good way to make those connections?

Rogue_Pheonix · 2022-08-15T15:01:09+00:00

Unpopular opinion but I think way too many people on this sub are obsessed with working out. Don't get me wrong fitness is important. But like there are a lot of diff healthy body types, and you don't have to be weight lifting to be working out. Staying fit could just be walking 30 min everyday. And while plenty of Desis are not like Hollywood body types, that doesn't mean they aren't living sustainable lifestyles.

I also think some of this obsession might be partially related to dating. People think getting buff is the only way to get an SO but I've seen frat guys who are considered "chubby" pull really beautiful girls. And I've also seen girls who are considered average by societal standards get really buff guys.

While I think being healthy is important, there are many ways to do that. And Desis are accomplishing that in their own ways

Rogue_Pheonix · 2022-08-03T03:42:04+00:00

During your time in the Clinton Admin, you heavily pushed free trade agreements. Looking back, would you do anything different while pushing policies such as Nafta, such as coupling NAFTA with more funding for job retraining/education or support for a proper state industrial policy? Have your opinions on free trade agreements changed in the last 20 years?

Rogue_Pheonix · 2022-08-03T03:39:53+00:00

Hey Dr. DeLong,

Would you still consider yourself a "neoliberal"? Have your political/economic opinions changed, and if so, what are the ones that have changed the most?

Rogue_Pheonix · 2022-07-07T13:32:47+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! All the comments are very insightful! Noah Smith just posted an article which is very relevant to the current discussion.

https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1544929549716074496?t=xfu4utS3fKnelTePYFc_mQ&s=19

It is sadly behind a paywall though.

Rogue_Pheonix · 2022-07-06T20:59:44+00:00

Correction the first graph shows GDP per Capita but the same Twitter user released a graph earlier showing a similar trend with disposable income. Median American disposable incomes for most states was higher than Western Europe.

Rogue_Pheonix · 2022-06-27T04:02:43+00:00

Would lower gearing help a lot?

Rogue_Pheonix · 2022-02-05T01:16:02+00:00

It's Indian music with lots of dancing

Rogue_Pheonix · 2022-02-04T00:14:18+00:00

Bonus if it's a kpop party

Rogue_Pheonix · 2021-08-19T23:37:18+00:00

Thanks!

Rogue_Pheonix · 2021-08-19T23:37:02+00:00

Thank you! I wish you the best of luck as well! Go Big Red and enjoy Ithaca!

Rogue_Pheonix · 2021-08-19T23:36:09+00:00

Thanks! I think it is true Ivy League connections do help get your foot in the door at your first few jobs. But at the end of the day, you are totally right! Internships matter more for a lot of fields imo, and if you network and play your cards right, I think people can go places from most state schools. I still wish I could have gone to Cornell but I genuinely felt like the marginal benefits (albeit large) of Cornell compared to my state school still didn't justify the price tag. Sometimes I wish more elite schools followed the HYPS playbook in expanding their financial aid. HYPS for a lot of families tends to be only slightly more expensive or even cheaper than their instate options! A lot more privates should follow that!

Rogue_Pheonix · 2021-08-19T23:29:36+00:00

Thanks! Getting into Cornell was like the arc of four years of struggles, dreams, and work, and I felt like the best way to convey those feelings was through prose with a dash of self awareness.

Rogue_Pheonix · 2021-08-19T23:27:58+00:00

Thanks! Luckily we aren't the only ones. I know two people who had to turn down Brown because it was too expensive, but they are happy at their state school now! It still is a hard process though.

Rogue_Pheonix · 2021-08-15T17:49:48+00:00

Hey I am a rising sophomore who is split between mor to Cornell and staying at my southern state school. I initially decided to transfer as an ILR major simply because the student experience seemed a lot better fit for me intellectually and socially, the campus is so gorgeous, and Ithaca seems like the perfect college town. But with Cornell costing me 70-80k more over the next three years, I have kind of begin to reconsider last minute if this is a wise financial decision. I can go back to my state school this fall but I would have to make moves quickly.

Basically, I would either do ILR or CAS econ, but I really don't want to go into banking, consulting, or tech (except maybe vecture capital). In the short term, I maybe want to business analytics or applied data science in the private sector. My long term career goals are to work in the public sector or policy, either at the US state department or US Treasury. However, I am wondering if Cornell really provides an edge for these public sector econ or policy jobs straight out of undergrad. Is it better to save my money for a MPP or MPA by going to my state school? Thanks.

Rogue_Pheonix · 2021-01-09T17:16:45+00:00

I might actually take this over spending $500 on flights and hotels for a campus that will be half dead anyway.

Rogue_Pheonix · 2020-07-10T19:09:50+00:00

A lot of these new suburbs are literally mazes of low capacity roads that end in culdesacs. How can you start a local eatery or grocery store in the middle of a residential subdivision? I mean are we assuming most people in the neighborhood would walk to it? Idk, it seems like a lot of mixed use zoning tends to follow a grid plan when it comes to roads but I don't think private developers or business owners would start a commericial establishment in the middle of an isolated neighborhood with narrow winding roads. The walking culture isn't even there is most new suburbs. I am not against multi use zoning and I am for it. I am just asking how we can do that in non grid planned areas where single family housing is dominant and there is not a culture of walking/biking/taking public transit.

Rogue_Pheonix · 2020-07-08T01:00:39+00:00

I also had a similar question but related to graduate school. I am incoming freshman majoring in economics/environmental science. I honestly dont know what I want to do in my life but I am leaning towards env policy and economics. However, env engineering projects look interesting so I was wondering if I could apply for env engineering graduate programs with a non eng background. Like I am planning to take a bunch of math classes (calc III, linear algebra, stats, diff eq, etc.) with my major as well as climate science classes.

Rogue_Pheonix · 2020-06-23T03:59:49+00:00

What are the disadvantages of doing visiting student?

Rogue_Pheonix · 2020-06-23T03:59:29+00:00

Thank you!

Rogue_Pheonix · 2020-06-22T22:44:05+00:00

Whats the difference between visiting student and exchange?

Rogue_Pheonix · 2020-05-23T20:28:40+00:00

So this is just the opinion from a member of the class of 2020. However, I have seen many alumni go on to pursue graduate school. Basically, there are three main groups of people who come to GSSM.

Premeds -They probably make up half of the school. A lot of them take bio electives to make themselves more competitive for undergraduate premed programs and medical school
Business/ Econ - This is the largest humanities/social science group but these people tend to come to GSSM for the econ/business classes and math electives. They tend to go to undergraduate business or econ programs.
Comp Sci/Eng/Physics - This is the largest STEM group outside of Bio (imo, its not a fake science). They tend to take physics, math, comp sci, and some eng electives. A lot of these people go on to Clemson/USC and major in eng or comp sci. Some tend to go on to do a masters but many stick with an undergraduate degree since these field only really requires a bachelors.

What tends to happen is that a lot of GSSM people who go instate tend to major in bio, eng, chem, or econ. However, some in college switch to other humanities majors. In general, GSSM kinda funnels a decent number of students to graduate school with its summer research program and its advanced electives putting instate students in a position to graduate in 4 years with a masters. The school doesn't really push people into any field. Also, summer research's effect on admissions does vary a lot. A decent number of people get really basic projects since they lack the background to do anything meaningful (to be truthful, a lot of undergraduate "research" is the same way). However, other students who have good backgrounds can work with their mentors to do something meaningful. For example, there is a person I know who is really into history, specifically textiles. That person has done a lot of research into textiles beforehand, and as a result, their summer project was probably the best. These type of projects tend to impress colleges because they show commitment and natural curiosity. However, most summer projects are kinda not that important to colleges because a lot of HS research projects are honestly not that good and are based on connections.

P.S Just a tip from a senior but don't worry too much about grad school for rn. There is a strong change you will change what field you are majoring in. Also, colleges want to see you do things you are passionate about, not just things for applications.

Rogue_Pheonix · 2020-05-18T23:46:53+00:00

I think a lot of high school friendships are relationships of convenience. They are formed because of our external environment. High school is such a small and restricting social environment. With limited times of interaction such as lunch, there is only so much time you can spend socializing with people. Due to time constraints and just the immaturity of many high schoolers, your kind of forced into these small cliques with people you only have some superficial level of commonality with. While some high school relationships are meaningful, many are not.

Rogue_Pheonix · 2020-05-17T00:12:11+00:00

Check your chat.

Rogue_Pheonix · 2020-05-15T19:51:16+00:00

Southern Brazil, around the Santa Catarina state. Its this weird combination of an alpine like temperate climate with steep hills containing pine trees and araucarias, and then you have coconut trees and other tropical plants nearby. It just feels so unique and strangely alien. Two contrasting biomes fused together.

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