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好像有一定数量的人拿到了JHU master in applied econ。。不过似乎版面信息不多,所以转载一些信息。主要来自testmagic。。


欢迎有相关信息的人跟帖。当然,最好附上本科BG+有无工作/实习经历以及工作/实习经历的层次+有无求职经历以及结果等很重要的影响实际求职找实习结果的信息而不是笼统说去了XX/找到XX工作之类的,否则容易产生误导。
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Are you talking about the MA in Applied Economics at JHU? Well, first of all, it's not an academic program what so ever. It's meant strictly for professional training, and is actually a professional degree program. Second, the Applied Economics MA is actually not offered by the JHU Economics department, but rather an applied econ department that's part of the school of professional studies (continuing education). The professors who teach the Applied Econ programs are only instructive faculty (except for maybe the director) who work at policy institutions and think tanks in the DC area.

Not to say it's a bad program; not at all. The faculty is apparently excellent, with PhDs from the better schools out there. Also, the amount of hands on exposure to practical uses of economics is apparently excellent, downplaying the theory in favor of real world application. It's apparently looked at very well by employers in the DC area, as well. However, they make no real claims to being and you shouldn't think of it as an academic program whatsoever. Why it doesn't have some of the stricter admissions policies of the other terminal MA programs, it just may be because of its continuing studies nature, but apparently it doesn't do much to hinder the program. However, if you already have advanced undergraduate training in economics, I don't think it's a good place to go to, unless you're strictly looking at developing your technical skills, of which it has a good amount of courses in metrics to take. I thought about applying there for a while, before I decided to kick my undergraduate training in high gear, but I'll likely choose another program for my MA.

Also, not apparently "everybody" can get in. I talked to the admissions guy when he came to W&M, and apparently their average GPA hovers around a 3.4. While easy to enter for most here, I don't buy that argument. Many of the MA programs, besides the most competitive to enter like Duke or NYU, have comparable standards.
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In some cases, PhD students from the Econ department teach in the program. For example, I will be teaching the Math Methods for Economists course during the summer and most likely next fall and spring. Another student will be teaching the intro to metrics course as well this summer. Not sure this is helpful information, but I thought I would share.
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I finished the program this past Spring. I really liked it, the classes were good, and as I've said elsewhere, you can do most, if not all, online. The online classes are very flexible, generally giving a weeklong window in which to do assignments. I was already employed when I started it, so I can't say how employers view it, but the Hopkins name is very well respected, and the degree makes no distinction between online/in person classes, so there's no concern about negative stigma there. It is costly though, I had my employer pay it, but overall it would cost 30k. Is that worth it, I really don't know. Are there cheaper options, maybe, I don't know. As I said, I was fortunate to have an employer (JHU/APL) that was very generous, giving free tuition with no strings attached. If you have any other questions, I'd be happy to answer them.
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