请大家帮我看一下我的背景申金融学PhD是否有戏

steven030402

我是北京大学物理学院大四本科生，想在毕业以后申请金融的PhD。我现在overall GPA 91左右，major 93.19。数学课修过高数（两学期）、线代、概率统计、数学物理方法（两学期，包括复变函数、偏微分方程、泛函基础，是为物理系学生设计的数学课程），成绩都在95分以上。TOEFL 637+5.5，GRE 620/800/5.0，准备在今年十月考GMAT。经济类课程修过原理、宏观，微观和计量以及两门金融学课程在修。另外有一篇本专业的论文发表在国际期刊上，但是应该没用。

弱点是没有金融方面的研究背景。我现在正在努力联系这方面的导师，想问一下如果没有论文发表，只有研究经历管不管用。另外推荐信也是一个软肋，在努力争取，但是是不是国内背景的都用处不大啊？希望各位能帮我定个位，谢谢！

calebxu

You should better get a Master's degree first.

ProfCPA

Very good background! I think you should apply, and you may also appy for some master program in the US. After that you are quite promising to get into a top program.

steven030402

By the way, I want to know the possibility to receive financial aid in a master's degree. If there is no financial aid in US masters' programmes, how about those in Canada and in HK?

galluplinc

我觉得楼主背景很不错，要相信自己的实力，北大物理系出了很多金融牛人，名校金融PhD对你们还是很看重的

sm1

I suggest you apply MPhil in Singapore and Hong Kong.  In those two locations, assistantship is no problem to get.  After getting research master, it is easier for you to get top tier university offer. Some Canadian and US universities do not provide assistantship to master students, and even PhD students for the whole study period.

yession

LZ很牛的 加油 我也大四 准备申金融PHD~

ineedyou1981

Try to apply for physics doctoral program in top US schools first.

After receiving master degree,you can switch your major much easier .

kellylau

seems a lot of fresh graduate apply for finance phd

追梦的男人

建议ＬＺ还是申请物理和数学结合方向的博士吧，毕竟以你的情况可以随便上美国任何一所大学这个方向的ＰＨＤ．我是比你大概高１０年的师兄，我们那届已经有几个人拿了物理的博士在纽约的顶尖投行从事金融方向的工作呢