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aj1978 · 02-24-2008, 08:42 PM

Have PhD in electrical engineering in a mid tier school (rank 40-50). Scored 740 on GMAT. Have 2 years experience in R&D. Plus months experience in a research group in a top telecommunications firm. Age 29. Handful of publications. Solid mathematics background.
Grad school GPA 3.96

Citizenship: India

I am interested into entering finance/venture capital program. Aiming Stanford, Berkeley, NYU, Uchicago, UCLA, Columbia.

6 years experience practicing karate. Speak Korean and Japanese.

Just got rejection from Princeton finance program.
Dont know why. After this rejection, is it worth to waste money on the above schools? Any suggestions welcome. How competitive would I be in getting into these schools? Should I focus on rank 25-50 schools? I am currently applying for 3rd round.

(Those who get into Uchicago or Columbia or UCLA usually dont apply to Princeton Mfin. So it is in a sense a "second tier" school as they do not get all the outstanding applicants)

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aj1978 Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2	Admissions help needed Have PhD in electrical engineering in a mid tier school (rank 40-50). Scored 740 on GMAT. Have 2 years experience in R&D. Plus months experience in a research group in a top telecommunications firm. Age 29. Handful of publications. Solid mathematics background. Grad school GPA 3.96 Citizenship: India I am interested into entering finance/venture capital program. Aiming Stanford, Berkeley, NYU, Uchicago, UCLA, Columbia. 6 years experience practicing karate. Speak Korean and Japanese. Just got rejection from Princeton finance program. Dont know why. After this rejection, is it worth to waste money on the above schools? Any suggestions welcome. How competitive would I be in getting into these schools? Should I focus on rank 25-50 schools? I am currently applying for 3rd round. (Those who get into Uchicago or Columbia or UCLA usually dont apply to Princeton Mfin. So it is in a sense a "second tier" school as they do not get all the outstanding applicants)