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Originally Posted by MS115
Thanks again for your help everyone.
I don't have a super extensive math background; just lower level calc and a lot of stats. I'll take a higher level calc class ASAP to boost that section of my profile. Great piece of advice - thanks.
I'll look into Pitt as well.
Thanks again. I appreciate all the help.
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That might not be the best use of your time. I remember hearing all this "make sure you can do math" advice before my own application, but throughout my entire PhD and research career, I have never come across an application of advanced math. This of course reflects my chosen research area, but given that I survived, and am on the right path for tenure (overconfidence?), I would think the over-emphasis on math is some sort of doctoral program myth. Yes, if you are into finance, or if you are into strategy research based on game theory (you might think strategy research uses game theory heavily, but if you flip through recent SMJ, you will not see any game theory related articles. In fact, you will not likely see much calculus either!)
Keep in mind that business research is highly diverse. There is no so called "disciplinary paradigm" for this research community. Your objective is to answer business research question, not to showcase your ability to do the basic stuffs (which is the case in econ, unfortunately. as an econ undergraduate, I am fully aware of the need to show off your advanced math skills for them to even start paying attention to your silly idea.) You will likely need to do good solid statistics works (since most people aren't going to rely on qualitative work), but that is hardly the kind of advanced math that a lot of people here depict top programs to focus on.
I'd say it's a choice. Perhaps a choice that a lot of people make. But it's a myth that it's a MUST.