求助：以我的条件，能申请排名在多少的商院PHD啊

I think his background is ok, not strong though. On the other hand, most of the applicants won't have very good background in academic/research field.

TOEFL is definitely a minus.

And another problem,as I subtly pointed out, is his determination. I don't think one can write outstanding essays for both MBA and PhD application.

楼上的明显不知道美国申请B-SCHOOL PHD的行情

申请人里面有多少RESEARCH牛人啊

for applicants, it really depends on what creteria apply.

if the applicant excels in RESEARCH, there are few needs for him to get into a PhD program.

You can simply read the journals, and almost none author is at applicant status, so to speak.

I admit there are some guys who did excellent jobs before application. However, such cases are rare.

The problem of LZ is his academic background. However, he come with a degree of law without any math or engineering basis and psychology groundwork, either of which is the right equipment for a marketing phd admission. I have to agree the dependence on the criterion the program claims, but under the circumstances, LZ has little chance to be enrolled by a phd program. On the contrary, based on his work experience and the GMAT score, I believe that he deserves an offer from a top 30 MBA program.

I have already realized and corrected my "mistake", but you replied faster.

hehe

xdjm们，感谢的话就不多说了：）。听了你们的意见，多少更加了解美国这边的教育体制了，PhD是给什么条件的人设的，我的经历能让学校看了是个什么感觉。

我已经调整了计划，把重点首先放在mba的申请上，把essay写好，确保deadline之前寄出所有材料。然后phd在截止前能弄出多少算多少，听天由命吧。如果能申请到一个不差的学校的mba，也应该满足了。毕竟我这个老土，从来没想过30岁的时候要来美国开始一段人生，这都快一年了天天待在家里，考完了托福考gmat，然后是忙申请。最后能有个学校上上，也算努力有个结果。我相好了，上了mba一定要好好珍惜的，要继续努力。请大家一起都加油吧！

这个阶段的申请材料都寄走后，得赶紧忙准备interview了。本科毕业快10年了，基本上没碰过英语的，在这里去见外国朋友，从来张不开口说英文。我本来在国内就不喜欢话太多。现在只好开始找老外谈友了，我教人家中文，人家叫我英文，这叫一个窘：（。感觉进展还是不大呀。

再谢了！

以下是引用墨在水里在2005-12-20 22:40:00的发言：

小弟很感谢各位，CD这里真是个好地方啊，很亲切，我相信你们大家都有好运的！

我会考虑尽快重新考托的。另外，我申请博士的学校较少，是因为截止期很快叫到了，而Personal Statment实在是进展太慢，不知道如何下笔呀。92-96年的一个法律本科，在工作中也没有写过正经八百的学术研究文章，虽然自己多年来勤于学习，也就是爱看杂书、爱看各种报纸搜集信息，了解各行各业的发展而已，从没有发表过什么文章，怎么才能在研究能力方面上显得有分量呢。

另外，我好不容易请学校的Dean答应在我的推荐信上署名，但phd的推荐信到底怎么写，实在难于下笔呀，到哪里去找一些好的范文呢。

这段时间老婆为了我，承包了所有家务，每天还辛辛苦苦地上班，周末也加班挣外快，嗨，真怕我这个大老爷们对不住人家呀，真是折磨啊，拼了！

To LZ:

I really feel sympathetic to your situation--- you must have been under great pressure.

But, to be honest, most doctoral programs in b-shcools in the US are really competitive; since you don't have any research experience or related backgound, it may be even harder to get into a decent one. If you really want a research career, here are my advice: the first job is to retake TOEFL; second, you can ask the professors who are writing your recommendation letters to endorse your academic capability and research potential; third, forming some specific research questions and try to contact the faculty members in the schools you are going to apply (be sure to read at least some of their papers before you email them). At last, be ready to accept the worst situation and do not give up. Even if you don't get into any Phd program this year, this doesn't mean that there is no hope in the future.

If the worst situation does happen-- that is, you end up with no PhD offer this time, there are still some things you can do--1. apply to some master's in statistics or marketing research, or 2. if you get into a good MBA program this year, then choose the marketing track and talk to the faculty members there about your research interest and your intention to get into a PhD program after graduation. One senior student in my department got into the PhD program by adopting the second strategy-- she talked to a professor about her research interest while she was doing her MBA in our school, and that professor is her advisor now.

Best of luck!

TOP 10 都行。这么好的条件。

真是很感谢你们：）