24Fall Fin Phd 选择

卿珩

Tripleg 发表于 2024-3-19 04:20
These are normally not among the primary considerations in program or offer choice. For Finance, AS ...

Both universities have a strong group of faculty who are active in research. In the end he/she has to decide which program is a better fit for him/her and where him/her can excel.

Some schools rank higher because of the number of professors they have, which does not help in selecting offers. If we use "quality" or average "placement" as standards, the two schools are at the same level or at most 0.5 levels apart.

卿珩

在AFA偶然遇到过U Pitts的林老师。我是Acct student与他做Corp Fin的topics有一些重合，我俩素昧平生，但他跟我分享了很多关于PhD life，选校，research interests，theory等等，甚至他比本校的一些教授对我更热情。我不算future student or prospective student for U Pitts Fin，作为一个学术后辈，仍能从他身上感到peace&love。后续其他朋友面U Pitts Fin感受也很好。

因为U Pitts DDL比较晚，一月初我收到很多dominate U Pitts学校的面试，遂未完成申请，但内心对这个学校有无限好感。结合你的背景，一个care你并愿意与你regular meeting的学校更能帮助你get started soon.

p.s. 当然为了某一个教授选择某一个学校风险很大，但希望我的经历能帮助你Be inforemd. 祝好！

洋葱头359

卿珩 发表于 2024-3-19 15:35
在AFA偶然遇到过U Pitts的林老师。我是Acct student与他做Corp Fin的topics有一些重合，我俩素昧平生，但他 ...

感谢你的分享！！Pitts是我所有面试里面感觉最好的一个，面试没有遇到林老师，但是其他几位说过话的老师给我感觉都非常好。也祝你顺利！！

洋葱头359

raccoon_paw 发表于 2024-3-19 06:28
网上最大的问题就是you don’t know the credibility of the information outlets. 可能我就是一个t3甚至t4 ...

感谢你的建议！！我准备再去多聊聊！

洋葱头359

Tripleg 发表于 2024-3-18 20:08
In aggregate terms, ASU outperforms Pittsburgh. The latter's placements posted online are the cumula ...

Thank you for your sharing! I actually have access to the historical placement information of both Pitts and ASU, and I will carefully check that case by case.

zzmypster

首先无视所有仅仅依赖公开信息的回复，特别是某个id发言已经多次证明ta对top50及以上program没有任何参考价值。
看program给你的full placement是有用的，但这个也是很noisy的事情。建议约一下高年级phd及近几年的graduate，大多数情况下他们会愿意跟你聊上半个小时。这是最有用的信息渠道。

Tripleg

That's easier said than done -- at least so in the virtual space. In reality, currently enrolled students are hesitant to respond to candidates or incoming students' queries concerning their program; even if they do, few are forthcoming enough. Faculty members often are more responsive but grudge spending their precious time on that. Campus visits would be a better idea. In this regard, kudos goes to the schools (e.g., WUSTL) including campus visits as part of the admissions process. But those are infeasible for most international candidates.

Schools rarely disclose "inside information" on their websites. On the other hand, it is not uncommon that information publicized there, including placement data, contains omissions, inaccuracies, and even errors. Interestingly, the lower a school ranks, the more prevalent those are. However, it would be "insane" to dismiss such information as worthless; the correct approach would be to use that with a critical eye.

zzmypster

Tripleg 发表于 2024-3-20 08:29
That's easier said than done -- at least so in the virtual space. In reality, currently enrolled st ...

Here is how things work for good programs. Most schools will happily organize visit days for admitted students. For international students, it can be in person or Zoom. Most current students and recent graduates will be happy to talk with admitted students. If not, it should be considered a red flag.

洋葱头359

zzmypster 发表于 2024-3-19 21:03
首先无视所有仅仅依赖公开信息的回复，特别是某个id发言已经多次证明ta对top50及以上program没有任何参考价 ...

感谢！跟两个项目的phd都有交流，确实得到了一些很有用的信息

rio～

Pitt的话，本身faculty数量就不多，Denis年纪挺大了不知道近几年会不会退，Moeller是dean office的更偏行政一点。