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rjgthoya · 2008 August 12th, 11:15 PM

[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']PROFILE:[/font][FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']
Type of Undergrad: Georgetown University (Washington DC)
Undergrad GPA: 3.95 (Summa Cum Laude)
Type of Grad: None
Grad GPA:N/A
GRE: Did not take GRE. 740 GMAT (Forget breakdown, but my verbal was a bit higher than math, 6 on writing)
Math Courses: Calc 1, Calc 2, Multivariable Calc, Linear Algebra, Stats (relatively weak math background)
Econ Courses: (Econ Minor)Micro Principles, Macro Principles, Micro Theory H, Macro Theory H, Econometrics, International Finance, International Trade, Game Theory[/font][FONT='Verdana','sans-serif'](Finance Major) – Corp Finc, Adv Corp Finc, Investments, Derivatives, Finc Acct, International Finance, Global Finc Markets & Institutions, etc.
Other Courses: Received Bachelors of Science in Business Administration so took many business related courses…
Letters of Recommendation: One from an assistant professor of finance I had worked for as a Research Assistant, two others from finance professors who classes I had taken (and aced) and who I kept in touch with and had discussed research interestes.
Research Experience: Worked as a research assistant for a professor
Teaching Experience: None really…
Research Interests: Empirical Asset Pricing
statement of purpose:
Other:

RESULTS:
Acceptances: Emory (accepted), Ohio State, Penn State
Waitlists: Rochester
Rejections: Chicago, UCLA, NYU, Wharton, Duke, Yale, Northwestern Cornell, Michigan, Maryland, Boston College

What would you have done differently?[/font]

[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Taken more math classes. The professor I worked for had gone to NYU and was friendly with the director of the PhD program there. He asked why I was not accepted and was told that it was because of my relatively weak undergrad training in math (in particular no real analysis and no differential equations). I just didn’t realize I wanted to do a PhD (was planning on going into industry) until my junior year so there wasn’t much time to take more math classes.[/font]

[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Being familiar with statistical computer programming (e.g. SAS or Stata) also would have made the first year in my program easier.[/font]

2008 August 12th, 11:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
rjgthoya I JUST got here. Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2	[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']PROFILE:[/font][FONT='Verdana','sans-serif'] Type of Undergrad: Georgetown University (Washington DC) Undergrad GPA: 3.95 (Summa Cum Laude) Type of Grad: None Grad GPA:N/A GRE: Did not take GRE. 740 GMAT (Forget breakdown, but my verbal was a bit higher than math, 6 on writing) Math Courses: Calc 1, Calc 2, Multivariable Calc, Linear Algebra, Stats (relatively weak math background) Econ Courses: (Econ Minor)Micro Principles, Macro Principles, Micro Theory H, Macro Theory H, Econometrics, International Finance, International Trade, Game Theory[/font][FONT='Verdana','sans-serif'](Finance Major) – Corp Finc, Adv Corp Finc, Investments, Derivatives, Finc Acct, International Finance, Global Finc Markets & Institutions, etc. Other Courses: Received Bachelors of Science in Business Administration so took many business related courses… Letters of Recommendation: One from an assistant professor of finance I had worked for as a Research Assistant, two others from finance professors who classes I had taken (and aced) and who I kept in touch with and had discussed research interestes. Research Experience: Worked as a research assistant for a professor Teaching Experience: None really… Research Interests: Empirical Asset Pricing statement of purpose: Other: RESULTS: Acceptances: Emory (accepted), Ohio State, Penn State Waitlists: Rochester Rejections: Chicago, UCLA, NYU, Wharton, Duke, Yale, Northwestern Cornell, Michigan, Maryland, Boston College What would you have done differently?[/font] [FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Taken more math classes. The professor I worked for had gone to NYU and was friendly with the director of the PhD program there. He asked why I was not accepted and was told that it was because of my relatively weak undergrad training in math (in particular no real analysis and no differential equations). I just didn’t realize I wanted to do a PhD (was planning on going into industry) until my junior year so there wasn’t much time to take more math classes.[/font] [FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Being familiar with statistical computer programming (e.g. SAS or Stata) also would have made the first year in my program easier.[/font]