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I found out yesterday, and received an official letter today, regarding my application to George Mason University.
I have been accepted into their Economics Ph.D. program for the Fall 2009 semester — classes start August 31. Click on the image below:
George Mason University (GMU) is located in Fairfax, VA, which is about 20 miles west of Washington, DC. The economics department is well-known for its concentrations on Public Choice Theory and the Austrian School of economics (among others). On top of that, it has been ranked among other universities offering graduate studies in economics: 9th in general economics and teaching, 11th in law and economics, and 25th in public economics — just to name a few — all of which are areas of study I am highly interested in. Overall, it has been ranked as the #41 among all economics grad schools. Read this for more on the rankings.
The program has a minimum length of four years, so we will be East Coasters for at least the next few years. Ashley and I are both very excited for this new adventure, and feel very fortunate for the opportunity.