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04-24-2018, 04:38 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Renege PhD offers and re-apply in this December? in PhD in Business

Trust the person that is more experienced. We have interviewed students at our school that left an impression that still matters. We had someone get...

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04-23-2018, 01:50 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Renege PhD offers and re-apply in this December? in PhD in Business

I think my original post was vague. I was really just saying that zshfryoh1 put all of my thoughts down perfectly. For a little more context, I am...

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04-22-2018, 02:38 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Renege PhD offers and re-apply in this December? in PhD in Business

^ nailed it. Top 30 won't hold you back.

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04-18-2018, 01:09 AM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Stipend-Housing in PhD in Business

Ouch. I just looked it up. Australia has super high taxes and worldwide taxation. That is a citizenship with some drawbacks.

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04-16-2018, 05:47 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread why is it so hard for australian/non us phds to work in usa schools? in PhD in Business

There are lots of Australians in accounting academia. I think you mean doing an Aus PhD it is tough to place in a US school. This may be true,...

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04-13-2018, 05:18 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread QOL in doctoral programs - lower-ranked progs v higher-ranked? in PhD in Business

I don't think that there is a big quality of life difference across rankings. The program will demand all you have. There is probably more pressure...

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04-13-2018, 01:55 AM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Stipend-Housing in PhD in Business

The best answer that we can give to any school-specific question is to ask the current students. You can ask students from other disciplines within...

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04-11-2018, 11:19 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Stipend-Housing in PhD in Business

I think it is worth it to be close to campus if you can manage it. It can also save a lot on transportation, so it may make financial sense too. I...

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04-10-2018, 02:29 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread PhD in Accounting - Profile Evaluation (Fall 2019) in PhD in Business

Do you still have a relationship with any of the professors at OSU? They have placed people out their master's program into good PhD programs a...

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04-09-2018, 04:21 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Loans etc for unfunded or weakly funded PhD in PhD in Economics

I could use it towards living expenses, but it's a loan and I have to pay it back.

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04-09-2018, 02:06 AM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Reasons for picking a school in PhD in Economics

That’s a big gap. I have to recommend top 20 as well. The top 50 would have to be super strong in one area and the top 20 relatively weak to make...

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04-09-2018, 01:57 AM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Loans etc for unfunded or weakly funded PhD in PhD in Economics

To get back to the original question- I had FAFSA offer about 20k / year despite me having good funding. I used it in year one to refinance some...

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04-08-2018, 05:43 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Reject PhD offers and re-apply in this December? in PhD in Business

I am in accounting, but I think that Rochester is significantly better for finance as well as accounting. You could even talk to Rochester about...

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04-08-2018, 01:26 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Reject PhD offers and re-apply in this December? in PhD in Business

If you were doing econ I would easily say to do the RA. I don't think you will have worse outcomes next year with the RA under your belt, so your are...

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04-07-2018, 06:03 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Profile Evaluation--Finance phd in PhD in Business

Something to add on point 1. Working at a hedge fund wont be great prep directly, but actually interacting in the business world will help in a lot...

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04-07-2018, 05:51 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread I know where I need to be. Need help on how to get there. in PhD in Economics

I actually agree with the military assessment. Your low grades will get less weight after serving in the military and having recent good grades. Of...

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04-05-2018, 05:43 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Laptop recommendations in PhD in Business

I have had similar issues. If you get a laptop with a solid state drive it might work better.

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04-05-2018, 02:02 AM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Quant Background for Accounting PhD in PhD in Business

From what you have said here, your quant background is fine. I don't think you really need the econ MA, but it will definitely help and hopefully,...

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04-03-2018, 04:33 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Thoughts on Masters in Data Analytics and Accounting en route to PhD in PhD in Business

That narrows it down to 3-4 programs, a couple of which I know quite well. I think that it could substantially improve your PhD admissions and help...

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03-30-2018, 05:09 PM

YaSvoboden replied to a thread Thoughts on Masters in Data Analytics and Accounting en route to PhD in PhD in Business

You get our most common answer, it depends. I assume you have a CPA if you are working in Big 4 tax. Masters in accounting are generally designed...

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