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longshot · 2009 April 14th, 09:22 PM

Program: Finance, corporate finance interest
GMAT Score: 730 (96%) - 47Q (81%), 44V (97%), 5.5 AWA (83%)
Undergrad GPA: 3.6 (The Citadel, BS Business Admin, minor in Applied Math)
Graduate GPA: n/a
Research experience: I showed the adcoms my a term paper from my advanced corp. fin. class, nothing incredible, but I did show a little experience w Compustat and a statistical package (StatDisk)
Professional experience: nothing, straight out of undergrad
Attending: Pitt
Admitted: Pitt
Interviews: Pitt
Rejected: Michigan State, Minnesota, GaTech, UNC, ASU
Withdrawn: Alabama, Rochester, Ohio State, Purdue, Indiana, Emory, UGA, Arizona, Illinois, VaTech, Oklahoma

Comments: Pitt was one of my top choices and I shot a professor I'm interested in working with an email after I submitted my application. He forwarded the email to the admissions director and I spoke with both of them at length over the phone that week. They flew me up for a visit and interview 2 weeks later. They stayed in touch afterwards and made an offer in December. I accepted right after Christmas. Go Panthers!

I think graduating from a military college helped, it's kind of a rare path to a PhD in business so I think it might have stood out a little, hopefully it answered any maturity questions too.

2009 April 14th, 09:22 PM	#21 (permalink)
longshot Within my grasp! Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 250	Program: Finance, corporate finance interest GMAT Score: 730 (96%) - 47Q (81%), 44V (97%), 5.5 AWA (83%) Undergrad GPA: 3.6 (The Citadel, BS Business Admin, minor in Applied Math) Graduate GPA: n/a Research experience: I showed the adcoms my a term paper from my advanced corp. fin. class, nothing incredible, but I did show a little experience w Compustat and a statistical package (StatDisk) Professional experience: nothing, straight out of undergrad Attending: Pitt Admitted: Pitt Interviews: Pitt Rejected: Michigan State, Minnesota, GaTech, UNC, ASU Withdrawn: Alabama, Rochester, Ohio State, Purdue, Indiana, Emory, UGA, Arizona, Illinois, VaTech, Oklahoma Comments: Pitt was one of my top choices and I shot a professor I'm interested in working with an email after I submitted my application. He forwarded the email to the admissions director and I spoke with both of them at length over the phone that week. They flew me up for a visit and interview 2 weeks later. They stayed in touch afterwards and made an offer in December. I accepted right after Christmas. Go Panthers! I think graduating from a military college helped, it's kind of a rare path to a PhD in business so I think it might have stood out a little, hopefully it answered any maturity questions too.