Finance Phd--Where to go?

cokiller

Hi...Fellows,

Wanna apply for Finance Phd probably in one year.

Can anyone give some ideas on school selection in U.S.?Or am I qualified to apply? I appreciated it!

Background:
Undergraduate: None related.
Graduate: MBA and M.S. Financial Engineering in U.S. Layer 3 University.
GMAT and GPA: 3.5+ 700+
Work experience: None related Two Years.
Recommendation: Possibly one or two strong recommendations for an "Ok" research professor in Finance.
Paper:Not Yet.

Anything I can do to better shape myself?
No idea is bad..please share!!!
Thank you!

cokiller

by the way, you have any research experience? even as a RA? if yes, that might help a little bit

-- by 会员 neo1001 (2010/3/6 23:02:38)

About the RA, has it to be tired up to the specific program, like what I did fit the professor of target program?
What  RA experience will help? Like, using SAS, or some stat package....here Pls be specific..thanks.

neo1001

by the way, you have any research experience? even as a RA? if yes, that might help a little bit

neo1001

you said your work experience is not finance-related, so it does not help you in your case.
as for interviews, it depends on the schools, but you can think of the prior probability being about 5%-10% on average (top 50),  and if you get good stuff (GPA, GMAT, RLs and the other things I mentioned), your posterior probability is revised upwards.

darcie

面试对中国人来说，基本都是走过场的，主要看推荐信吧

xiaopanghu

hehe, the odds depend on the factors neo1001 mentioned.

cokiller

interview weights only if you can get it.

-- by 会员 xiaopanghu (2010/3/6 13:21:14)

there u go......What if you got the interview...

btw...what the odds you can get an interview....on average?

xiaopanghu

interview weights only if you can get it.

cokiller

check out some top 50 programs and take a look at the CHINESE students' profiles..
honestly, there is not much in your background that can make you stand out (quality of undergrad and grad, GPA, GMAT, econ/math background, RLs)...

-- by 会员 neo1001 (2010/3/6 11:05:47)

How about interview? the weight, if any, for enrollment? Or it weights more than anything you mentioned above?
One more thing...work experience in U.S. helps or it is a "downer"?

neo1001

check out some top 50 programs and take a look at the CHINESE students' profiles..
honestly, there is not much in your background that can make you stand out (quality of undergrad and grad, GPA, GMAT, econ/math background, RLs)...