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akirose · 2009 July 1st, 07:36 PM

Hi!

I am thinking about getting into a phd program in finance at a top 20 school. I have the following credentials:
1) Two degrees (One in economics with honor and the other in a totally irrelevant area) and 3.75GPA from a top private liberal arts college that gives low grades. The economics honor program I went through consisted of writing and defending a thesis (mine was econometrics-heavy), a 6-hour written exam, and a one-hour oral exam with an outside faculty.
2) The math courses I have taken are: Cal 2 (B, a first-year blunder), Linear Algebra (A+), Intro to Statistics (A), Econometrics (A-).
3) I am going to take the GRE and I am pretty sure that I will get a math score that's close to, if not exactly, 800. (Is GMAT preferred by the admission, by the way?)
4) I will have good letters from econ professors.
5) I also had two years of undergrad teaching experience while doing graduate work in a different field (though this may be irrelevant).

Given my math deficiency, do I still have a good chance? Or must I get all the math ready before I apply? I will work my butt off to take care of math either way, but I prefer to get into the program as soon as possible.

Many thanks!

2009 July 1st, 07:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
akirose I JUST got here. Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3	Questions regarding PHD in Finance admission Hi! I am thinking about getting into a phd program in finance at a top 20 school. I have the following credentials: 1) Two degrees (One in economics with honor and the other in a totally irrelevant area) and 3.75GPA from a top private liberal arts college that gives low grades. The economics honor program I went through consisted of writing and defending a thesis (mine was econometrics-heavy), a 6-hour written exam, and a one-hour oral exam with an outside faculty. 2) The math courses I have taken are: Cal 2 (B, a first-year blunder), Linear Algebra (A+), Intro to Statistics (A), Econometrics (A-). 3) I am going to take the GRE and I am pretty sure that I will get a math score that's close to, if not exactly, 800. (Is GMAT preferred by the admission, by the way?) 4) I will have good letters from econ professors. 5) I also had two years of undergrad teaching experience while doing graduate work in a different field (though this may be irrelevant). Given my math deficiency, do I still have a good chance? Or must I get all the math ready before I apply? I will work my butt off to take care of math either way, but I prefer to get into the program as soon as possible. Many thanks!