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Old 2007 November 19th, 01:25 PM   #3 (permalink)
student1980
I JUST got here.
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Hi!
This is my first post and I would definitely appreciate some kind of feedback on my current status.I am a research Associate in a University in India and would like to do my PhD in Finance.
PROFILE:
MBA Finance,University topper with 75 %
Bachelor of Commerce,University 2nd topper
GMAT:
Verbal:25/37% percentile
Quant:45/77%
Total:580/62%
AW:4.5/49%
Relevant Finance Courses:Financial Engineering,Insurance & Risk Management,Banking,Project management,Equity analysis and other derivative instruments
Letters of Recommendation: The HOD of the MBA dept of the University wherein i work as an RA,A Professor and a Reader of the same dept.The HOD is quite a relatively known name in Finance.
Research Experience:around 14 mths
Teaching Experience:around 1 yr:Financial Management,Accounting,Managerial effectiveness & Busibness communication,Adverstising etc.
Research Interests:Asset Pricing models
statement of purpose: should be okay
Other:Am sitting for my Toefl this week.

Since my drawback is that i do not have a strong maths background and also my GMAT score is not 600+,what would you suggest on the kind of schools i should apply for?
have shortlisted:Temple University(Fox School,USA),Syracuse(M.Whitman,USA),Calgary(Haskay ne School,Canada),Nanyang Technological University(Singapore) and University of Hong Kong.
Will apply to them very soon.
Could I have any suggestion from your end?How is the Fox School(nobody as such has been able to give me substantial feedback about the school)?I got to hear of it from my friend whose husband is doing post-docs there .
Thank you
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