B-School PhD Re-application

小狗熊

Hi! I like to hear some experiences of B-School PhD re-application.

I got a feeling that I'm probably going to have to reapply for the following reasons:

1. The PhD admission process seems to be pretty random and subjective.

2. It seems to be pretty easy for the secretaries to lose part of the application materials even though everything is sent in a single package.

3. The schools that I applied to are all pretty competitive (UT Austin, W.P.Carey, Kellogg, Columbia, Wharton, Marshall and Fuqua).  

I hope to hear comments on why you failed the last time round and why you are or might reapply again.

stevewu

Yes, all of these can be reasons for your reapplication. However, I think the more important factor that drives you to try again is that you get more competitive advantages than last year you had, that is, you get higher test scores, more credible recommendation letters or a more impresive SOP. Admittedly, good luck also plays an important role in the application process, but I believe we should provide something different to persuade the admission committee that you have great potential on the field of your study.

applebee001

What's your major? Have you got any response from those schools yet?

neo1001

以下是引用小狗熊在2006-2-4 12:04:00的发言：

Hi! I like to hear some experiences of B-School PhD re-application.

I got a feeling that I'm probably going to have to reapply for the following reasons:

1. The PhD admission process seems to be pretty random and subjective.

2. It seems to be pretty easy for the secretaries to lose part of the application materials even though everything is sent in a single package.

3. The schools that I applied to are all pretty competitive (UT Austin, W.P.Carey, Kellogg, Columbia, Wharton, Marshall and Fuqua).  

I hope to hear comments on why you failed the last time round and why you are or might reapply again.

Depending on your major. For finance, you don't stand a good chance to be admitted thru re-application, esp. when u re-apply 1 or 2 years after ur initial application, and, also, when it 's a top univ. This is what I heard from current finance phd students.

daxia345

Reapply only if you have big changes, such as higher scores, advanced degree or more research experiences

小狗熊

well,I got one response from one of the school that I applied to.

The secretary ask me to mail/eamil transcripts and letters of recommendation over as they did not have the records. She wants it to be done at the end of this week because the professors start reviewing the apps early next week. However,I had sent the package to them in November last year.I can email the transcripts but surely I cannot email sealed recommendation letters over.

And this is the kind of things that might screw up an application. So luck play a part. This is reason number 2.

小狗熊

Also, when I said re-application, I'm also thinking of broadening the range of schools to apply to.

So that's reason number 3: with a broader range of schools, I may got dinged at top-tier but I might receive an offer from 2nd-tier.

If in the long run, all that matters is publications, it should be pretty okay going to a 2nd tier school  

小狗熊

My undergrad major is accounting. I did corporate finance research for my master degree. Currently transitioning to management research. So I applied to management programs.

gobeyond

以下是引用小狗熊在2006-2-4 12:04:00的发言：

Hi! I like to hear some experiences of B-School PhD re-application.

I got a feeling that I'm probably going to have to reapply for the following reasons:

1. The PhD admission process seems to be pretty random and subjective.

2. It seems to be pretty easy for the secretaries to lose part of the application materials even though everything is sent in a single package.

3. The schools that I applied to are all pretty competitive (UT Austin, W.P.Carey, Kellogg, Columbia, Wharton, Marshall and Fuqua).  

I hope to hear comments on why you failed the last time round and why you are or might reapply again.

1. I don't think Ph.D applicants admission is randomly selected. Only those qualified applicants have interest close to one of the faculty members' research focus will be recruited.

2. You application materials may be passed onto several faculty members. Sometimes they do disappear.

3. If you can apply for different levels B-schools, you chance of getting into a program will be better. The requirements for a Ph.D applicants is much more higher than a MBA applicants.

4. Only if your stated information in your application has a noticable change, you don't need to reapply for the same schools that you already sent applications.

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-2-6 3:12:06编辑过]

applebee001

From what I heard, it may be a little bit harder to apply for Management Phd. It is very dominated by American students. Don't give up even for this 2006.