A Ph D Offer from one of top ten US b-schools

RenZhen

Full scholarship. Hope the best for the great people on this site! Thank you very much!

antiquark

祝贺！ 请问什么专业？

RenZhen

Thank you. Strategy.

antiquark

谢谢你如此及时的回复！再次祝贺！且无限羡慕中....

thinkpad

RenZhen兄不就是那个申请4大牛校的牛人吗？恭喜啊。能不能介绍一下背景或者申请的经验和心得啊？

insead_

难道是Harvard?其他的三个都没Strategy. 羡慕ing。

littlebug

strongly con

qiqi_cola

9494,跟大家分享一下成功心得吧，牛牛。

RenZhen

I would like to share some of background and thoughts for your reference and hope it is helpful to at least some of Ph D applicants.


Chinese ancestors said: "To plan and execute is up to you, but to succeed is up to god (or heaven)".     My interpretation is that I do my best and then have no regret no matter what the consequence is.


GMAT: all sections >90th percentile,    TOEFL 650


M.Sc. (nothing relevant to business) + MBA (finance)


Some publications in the major of M.Sc. (irrelevant to business but can be used to prove research ability)


Strong recommendation letters from professors and one person who knows me really well.


Strong work experiences: around 10 years + mgmt position in the world No. 1 company in one industry.


Rich international experiences: visited, worked, and studied in more than 15 countries.


Strong spoken English: English as work language. Teach in English in some B-schools.


Excellent statement of purpose: very logic and    with expression of my true research interest, checked by native well-educated English speaker.


Campus visit: contact professors already in last Sep. and visited them at the end of last year.


If I ask myself: "Have you done your best?" My answer surely: "Yes!"


If I ask myself: "Have you reached your top goal?" I may say: "No!"


If I ask myself: "Do you have regret?" Surely: "No!"


In sum, I am not a very bright person, I mean, very smart    or clever. However, I work very hard. I admire those people who have achieved remarkable accomplishment when they    were still young. I have achieved something remarkable as well but it takes longer than some true talent and hard-working people. I will keep going ahead to pursue the excellence I may never reach. That is the beauty of Confucianism - No one is perfect and that is the reason one can take perfection as a life-long goal even though no one can truely reach that goal. It is a concept. It is a glory.


Wish we all the best!

lixiaoyang

do envy you!