正式打算转商学院的PhD了

rainbowserie

还是那句话，俺只是来版上求大家的建议的。如果能提供一些选校的意见更好。为啥总在这个问题上和我纠缠呢

bernanke

Ok, some of my suggestions if you really want to transfer:

1. Sit in those Ph.D. seminars in finance. You would get exposure to different fields in finance and may get a more focused interest.

2. Try to contact with any of the finance professors in your business school and offer free RA service during the summer. But before you do that, read some of their papers so you can find a good target.  I bet those data-intensive assistant professors might be interested. By doing this and if you do a good job, you could get a recommendation letter saying something about your research ability in finance field (your advisor can only say something about your research ability in your current field).

3. Apply for some top econ PhD programs as well. Econ programs recruit much more students and your chance might be better. You can still write dissertation in financial economics and get on the finance job market when you graduate.

rainbowserie

太感谢了。这样的建议实在是中肯。我会采纳的。

xiaopanghu

第三个建议不靠谱。够资格到商学院找finance教职的econ学生，毕业的学校也就那么几个，最多五个吧。而这五个的econ对于楼主比10-20名的finance难度还要大，因为楼主第一不是美国名校小本，第二没有扎实的宏观微观剂量基础，那五个学校基本没戏。楼主数学强在计算，但分析不强，这种计算的背景伸econ没优势。

rainbowserie

恩。我也觉得经济还是算了。我只是算东西能力强，有一些物理和工程的模型基础。但真让我做那么深的经济学，我肯定做不了。

jassman1982

I agree with bernanke. We all know that admissions to PhD program in finance are extremely competitive, so you should also consider the circumstance that you fail to transfer. Do you want to waste another year? Will you be able to remain your current status? Conducting research in finance is not necessarily easier than that in economics.

恩。我也觉得经济还是算了。我只是算东西能力强，有一些物理和工程的模型基础。但真让我做那么深的经济学，我肯定做不了。

-- by 会员 rainbowserie (2010/3/19 13:09:09)

rainbowserie

Probably I will remain in my current field if I failed to transfer.

金融

这想法流露出来你就废了。
做好准备再去找老师谈。至少上过点课，看过点paper，去过他们的seminar（听不懂也感受一下气氛）。要不人家问你为啥想转，你说钱多，那不是呆了，赫赫。

恩。我也觉得经济还是算了。我只是算东西能力强，有一些物理和工程的模型基础。但真让我做那么深的经济学，我肯定做不了。

-- by 会员 rainbowserie (2010/3/19 13:09:09)

flysoon

鲁迅要被你气活了，呵呵，虽然他老读的不是DOCTOR

那么多QUIT PHD去创业或者转行的老美，也没见你骂啊。虽然GATES不是PHD，但是类似的，你是不是也要骂他不尽对哈佛的义务不把本科学位读完？

你对导师、对院系、对项目组其他成员，甚至对你的母校、对中国，有责任、有义务把这个phd读完，你知不知道？没责任感！

老美表面上说不介意，你觉得如果换作你是老美，你爽不爽？你是不是很无语很无奈？

老美很虚伪的。他们根本不会直接跟你撕破脸皮。因为即便撕破脸皮强留你，也没有意思了。而你浪费的成本，反正他们财大气粗，还承受得住。你在他们眼里，就是会计里的“坏账准备”，人家早就预提了这笔费用了。

-- by 会员 HiCD (2010/3/19 11:40:02)

rainbowserie

呵呵。有道理，不过看着现在申请形势这么差，心里确实没底啊