刚考完GMAT 只考了650 梦想是上NYU的phd

phdaccounting

阅读你的resume (background) 的人做的事情是，通过你的record infer 你的智商、综合能力和potential, 就像investors 通过阅读公司的财务报表来infer这个公司未来的赚钱能力一样。如果公司是因为某些原因被distress掉，这些原因又刚好能被address, 慧眼识珠的投资者就会买入这个公司，否则必然是被投资者抛弃。

在申请当中，教授就扮演者投资者的角色。客观说一句，LZ的background如果不是因为被distress掉的话，真的很普通，academic并不好混，建议放弃。

但是如果确实有原因导致你被undervalued, 那么未来你就应该address这个原因，提升你的performance，然后把这些进步在申请中show出来，convince别人你是有潜力的。

Tripleg

phdaccounting 发表于 2013-8-14 11:36
阅读你的resume (background) 的人做的事情是，通过你的record infer 你的智商、综合能力和potential, 就像 ...

This analogy makes good sense. The profs, or "investors", are indeed risk averse in the admissions game. However, let's not keep jumping on her. Her profile is actually not that bad. To my knowledge, the graduate IT program at SUNY Albany is ranked among the top 10 in the US. That provides assurance of the quality of its undergraduate IT program. Also, an undergrad gpa of 3.5 or so is commendable.
Since her goal is a top school, it would work in her favor to go for a master's and have a research agenda going by the time she applies. Also, it is necessary to rewrite the gmat, as the current score won't get her anywhere.