decision sciences@duke fuqua -- phd phone interview [2011-02-18]

rainflying

预祝拿到offer哦

maxII

You know too much

I see. Just get to know another major under B-school.

-- by 会员 shaorubing (2011/2/19 4:29:56)

maxII

Papers and connections matter a lot, ranther than pure GPA.

Cogratulations. Duke is my dream school. Would you please share your background with us?

Especially your GPA and major in bachelor and master (since I am so worried that I am not in math major, but lose to the science and math people).

Thanks

-- by 会员 ckylwy (2011/2/19 3:17:49)

merakz

gpa一直不算好 （如果这个不叫差的话） undergrad 3/4.3,  mphil 3.7/4有一篇跟老板和师兄合作的working paper 自己有一定的contribution 想必老板在推荐信了说了我好多好话
加上我之前的research跟他们很match （他们系有一半老师做这个方向 面我的prof说的） 所以才有机会进入shortlist


能进shortlist对我来说也算是一个surprise 之前没想过自己申请这种很好的商学院会有机会

ckylwy

Re: Max II,

Yes, I see, but the problem is that I do not have connection and research experience...... (so sad), so I am wondering how I can suddenly become connected with the professors and can publish a paper. My major is finance in bachelor and acc in master. All are taught-based degree......

Would you suggest me how to get some connections?
Thank you

shaorubing

it's so easy. Just don't give up. The hard part is how to get connections within the minimum time while maximizing your own utility.

ckylwy

Thank you, shaorubing.

Thank you for your encouragement. I just emailed my professor at BYU where I studied at for my bachelor degree and see if they can offer me any research assistant things or I can be of any help for your research.

Hope that it will work. Although I will apply in around Oct of 2011, I think I need to do it now because the PhD applicants are too too too strong. I am just no body.