Finance Profie Evaluation

[BUSPHD]

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Well known LAC, no PhD department
Undergrad GPA: 3.81 / 4.00
GRE: 790 Q
Math Courses: Calculus I (A-), Calculus II (A), Calculus III (A), Statistics (A), Linear Algebra (A)
Relevant Courses: Corporate Finance (B), Advanced Corporate Finance (A), Security Analysis (A), Valuation (A-), Finance Risk (A), Financial Markets (A), Accounting (A-)
Letters of Recommendation: 1 - U Toronto, 1 - Michigan State, 1 - Princeton
Research Experience: 1 Semester as a full time RA (not published - funding fell through) worked part-time gathering data for another non published work
Teaching Experience: TA 2 semesters
Research Interests: Corporate Finance
Statement of Purpose: Should be good, 5 acts in in length with a lovaeable cast of characters and a suspensful ending perhaps
Schools Applying:

Harvard (HBS - Business Economics), Yale (GSB - Finance), Boston College (GSB - Finance), Stanford (GSB - Finance), NYU (Stern - Finance), Columbia (GSB - Finance), Penn State (GSB - Finance), Pittsburgh (GSB - Finance), MIT (GSB - Finance), Cornell (GSB - Finance), U Penn (GSB - Finance), Chicago (GSB - Finance), University of Connecticut (GSB - Finance), UCLA (GSB - Finance)

Given my background above and the schools I am applying to should I add more schools, take some off? Where can I responable *hope* to get in?

[longshot]

I think you should probably add a few more schools outside the top level. UGA, Florida, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Indiana, Purdue, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Washington, Texas and ASU would be solid additions.

[oh34]

Originally Posted by longshot

I think you should probably add a few more schools outside the top level. UGA, Florida, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Indiana, Purdue, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Washington, Texas and ASU would be solid additions.

Just a caution...U of Florida won't take any new apps this year. I guess they go bi-annual base. ASU hasn't posted (with my best knowledge...) the application info on the phd admission. It went through tough budget cutting last year. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[BUSPHD]

Thanks for the insight.

Besides going to the west coast for a top school I am not willing to move this year for a program that is not a top program, I am willing to sit out and reapply next year.

As far as my profile and the schools listed how are my chances at Top 10, 20, 50?

[sevenchen]

You don't have much research experience, grad courses, or proof based math.

Unless your letter of reference are very good I think you are going to have difficulty breaking into the top 10, and that you should apply to fewer top ten schools and more top 25.

[BUSPHD]

Anyone else?

[BUSPHD]

Was wondering if others can weigh in?

[Hadiran]

Your reference seems be strong, ask those professors, especially the one from Princeton if he or she do finance job how is your application plan

[thelatinodancer]

What is you verbal score?

[BUSPHD]

600V score