Temple Strategy phd Interview

shiweiseabird

had an interview last week..an indian professor. quite nice.. gave me several suggestions how i should do similar interviews in the future. Temple will send out decisions in the middle of Feb.

dong80

I don't think u need to retake TOEFL if u don't aim to very top schools or if  the school has a special requirement for TOEFL, that is good enough

hi, shiweiseabird. I guess we follow a similar path. Here is my background.
GMAT 750, TOEFL: 105 (will retake); computer science master degree with 4y oversea sales/marketing experience in Telecom industry.
I'm applying a MBA in Japan since i consider to include Japan in my future Phd study. I'm interested in research of strategy and entrepreneurship(venture capital). I sent a sms to you for my email address. I'm glad to know you.

-- by 会员 dong80 (2010/2/3 19:40:41)

-- by 会员 fzxc613 (2010/2/5 4:23:27)

i didn't do well in speaking section and quite a few universities also require speaking score to be above 26. I need to retake it since i only target at top schools in the future.  TOEFL is important in strategy applicaiton.

fzxc613

I don't think u need to retake TOEFL if u don't aim to very top schools or if  the school has a special requirement for TOEFL, that is good enough

hi, shiweiseabird. I guess we follow a similar path. Here is my background.
GMAT 750, TOEFL: 105 (will retake); computer science master degree with 4y oversea sales/marketing experience in Telecom industry.
I'm applying a MBA in Japan since i consider to include Japan in my future Phd study. I'm interested in research of strategy and entrepreneurship(venture capital). I sent a sms to you for my email address. I'm glad to know you.

-- by 会员 dong80 (2010/2/3 19:40:41)

sm1

Cong!

dong80

First offer.. Glad..No need for looking for jobs...

-- by 会员 shiweiseabird (2010/2/4 6:37:16)

Cons! you will have better offers!

shiweiseabird

hi, shiweiseabird. I guess we follow a similar path. Here is my background.
GMAT 750, TOEFL: 105 (will retake); computer science master degree with 4y oversea sales/marketing experience in Telecom industry.
I'm applying a MBA in Japan since i consider to include Japan in my future Phd study. I'm interested in research of strategy and entrepreneurship(venture capital). I sent a sms to you for my email address. I'm glad to know you.

-- by 会员 dong80 (2010/2/3 19:40:41)

Glad to know you too. I have added you to my MSN list.. Let me know if you have further questions.

shiweiseabird

First offer.. Glad..No need for looking for jobs...

boum

boum,thanks for your suggestion. There's something i didn't mention previously. Actually I've good academic record and consolidated research experience. I've pubished papers in chinese domestic journal and International Journal(and conference) with quite heavy data analysis in my post-graduate.
Regarding to Phd in strategy, I did some research and found that universities prefer strategy Phd students who have industrial experiences. Industrial experiences can help to understand company's strategy better or i should say it helps to build some feelings about strategy. Besides, standard master degree in business rarely includes the course of strategy and entrepreneurship, by contraries, which are core/popular courses in MBA. While MBA usually prefers candidates with work experiences.  To sum up, it's just a matter how to leverage your previous experience and win the tought game of Phd application.  I don't see my advantage agaist flesh graduates from top universities for the application of Finance/marketing/MIS. In addition, i really like the topics of strategy and entrepreneurship.  
I will read related professors' papers but i still have full-time job and am preparing for the MBA interview. So first thing first. But anyway, good to know some different ideas.

-- by 会员 dong80 (2010/2/3 21:32:13)

It seems that your background is good.

dong80

boum,thanks for your suggestion. There's something i didn't mention previously. Actually I've good academic record and consolidated research experience. I've pubished papers in chinese domestic journal and International Journal(and conference) with quite heavy data analysis in my post-graduate.
Regarding to Phd in strategy, I did some research and found that universities prefer strategy Phd students who have industrial experiences. Industrial experiences can help to understand company's strategy better or i should say it helps to build some feelings about strategy. Besides, standard master degree in business rarely includes the course of strategy and entrepreneurship, by contraries, which are core/popular courses in MBA. While MBA usually prefers candidates with work experiences.  To sum up, it's just a matter how to leverage your previous experience and win the tought game of Phd application.  I don't see my advantage agaist flesh graduates from top universities for the application of Finance/marketing/MIS. In addition, i really like the topics of strategy and entrepreneurship.  
I will read related professors' papers but i still have full-time job and am preparing for the MBA interview. So first thing first. But anyway, good to know some different ideas.

boum

hi, shiweiseabird. I guess we follow a similar path. Here is my background.
GMAT 750, TOEFL: 105 (will retake); computer science master degree with 4y oversea sales/marketing experience in Telecom industry.
I'm applying a MBA in Japan since i consider to include Japan in my future Phd study. I'm interested in research of strategy and entrepreneurship(venture capital). I sent a sms to you for my email address. I'm glad to know you.

-- by 会员 dong80 (2010/2/3 19:40:41)

Although I am not a strategy applicant, I want to say something.  Together with other CDers, I think your background is a little far from a researcher's. Maybe strategy phd students should have industrial experiences. I just dunno.   I　think your G/T is quite high and you have abundant work experiences. What I concern is your research background.  Can you deal with conceptual models? As far as I know, one stream of entrepreneurial research focuses on organizational studies. I am really confused. If I was you, I would like to go through targeted professors' research papers and try my best to understand the research methodologies and paper writing processes. Sorry, I just give a recommendation based on my personal experiences in applying for phd programs in MIS.