"I wish I would've known" - Economics

Crazy4Econ
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:20:18 +0000

Oh, it wasn’t me who said they wish they would’ve gone straight into PhD. I’m super happy that I’m doing a MS. I come from a non-technical, non-econ background, so it’s great for me. A classmate shared that and I’m sharing it here.

The reason they did a MS first is because they weren’t that competitive for a top PhD program. Not enough research, amazing GRE but so-so grades…

They said they regret it because they “don’t really care about being at a top school anymore” and could be starting research for their dissertation at a good but not AMAZING school right now.

I guess it poses the question of how important it is where you go for PhD? They don’t want to teach, which I think adds to that frustration.