Profile and Results 2007

[Bayern]

Profiles and Results 2007: Finance PhD
Same thing is done in the econ forum. So, why not in the finance forum. This will help a lot of people as there are a lot of newcomers. Please post your profiles here. Please fill out the following form and be as detailed as possible. Also, please try to avoid any forms of dicussion on this thread. Let this be the thread only for the profiles. Thank you . NOTE: This is only for finance PhDs, not the general business PhDs profiles.


PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad:
Undergrad GPA:
Type of Grad:
Grad GPA:
GRE:
Math Courses:
Econ Courses:
Relevant Finance Courses:
Other Courses:
Letters of Recommendation:
Research Experience:
Teaching Experience:
Research Interests:
statement of purpose:
Other:

RESULTS:
Acceptances:
Waitlists:
Rejections:

What would you have done differently?

[sortilegio]

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: no undergrad in our system: you get a master after 5 years
Undergrad GPA:
Type of Grad: MSc Economics (Finance), home country's 2nd best university
Grad GPA: 3.99
GRE: Q 750 V 630 W 5.5
Math Courses: linear algebra, matrices, probability theory, calculus
Econ Courses: 2 heavy courses in standard micro, 2 in macro, 1 in dynamic macro, public finance, money theory, international monetary integration, some regional economics
Relevant Finance Courses: basic corporate finance and asset pricing (3 courses altogether), financial mathematics, financial valuation and planning
Other Courses: derivatives, operations research and management, statistics (3 courses), econometrics, accounting (3)
Letters of Recommendation: one from the dean, one from an institute chair and one from my maths professor
Research Experience: not bad, had some research papers and one decent publication in finance, and some research experience in spatial statistics
Teaching Experience: none
Research Interests: corporate finance
statement of purpose: OK I guess
Other: TOEFL IBT 110, holder of some named state and other scholarships


RESULTS:
Acceptances: Tilburg - I took this offer, Swiss Finance Institute Zürich and Lugano, Bocconi (economics), Carlos III (economics)
Waitlists:
Rejections: LSE, UCL

[student1980]

Hi!
This is my first post and I would definitely appreciate some kind of feedback on my current status.I am a research Associate in a University in India and would like to do my PhD in Finance.
PROFILE:
MBA Finance,University topper with 75 %
Bachelor of Commerce,University 2nd topper
GMAT:
Verbal:25/37% percentile
Quant:45/77%
Total:580/62%
AW:4.5/49%
Relevant Finance Courses:Financial Engineering,Insurance & Risk Management,Banking,Project management,Equity analysis and other derivative instruments
Letters of Recommendation: The HOD of the MBA dept of the University wherein i work as an RA,A Professor and a Reader of the same dept.The HOD is quite a relatively known name in Finance.
Research Experience:around 14 mths
Teaching Experience:around 1 yr:Financial Management,Accounting,Managerial effectiveness & Busibness communication,Adverstising etc.
Research Interests:Asset Pricing models
statement of purpose: should be okay
Other:Am sitting for my Toefl this week.

Since my drawback is that i do not have a strong maths background and also my GMAT score is not 600+,what would you suggest on the kind of schools i should apply for?
have shortlisted:Temple University(Fox School,USA),Syracuse(M.Whitman,USA),Calgary(Haskay ne School,Canada),Nanyang Technological University(Singapore) and University of Hong Kong.
Will apply to them very soon.
Could I have any suggestion from your end?How is the Fox School(nobody as such has been able to give me substantial feedback about the school)?I got to hear of it from my friend whose husband is doing post-docs there .
Thank you

[Live4today]

Hey...I'm from Canada and Univerity of Alberta tends to prefer high GMAT score in the range of 80 percentile to 90th percentile....Just thought I'd let you know...Their website actually says 90th % and above !

[student1980]

Originally Posted by Live4today

Hey...I'm from Canada and Univerity of Alberta tends to prefer high GMAT score in the range of 80 percentile to 90th percentile....Just thought I'd let you know...Their website actually says 90th % and above !

Thanks for the feedback..i understand the univs require a 80+percentile.
I guess i shall just need to try my luck!
any ideas on Fox school?anyone??

[Prawler]

Calgary has quick assessment form on its website.
I think you can fill it.

[GymShorts]

Perhaps we should let general business PhD students post their profiles on here. It's not like this forum is to crowded with just the finance profiles.

[ichihina]

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: B.A. Economics from Top 25 Econ Dept.
Undergrad GPA:3.5
GMAT: not taken yet
Math Courses: Caculus I, II, III, Probability, Math Stat, Linear Algebra, Real Analysis(Intro to Analysis), Differential Equations(Advanced Cal I)
Econ Courses: Micro theory, Macro theory, Econometric I, Econometric II, Financial Economics, Int'l Trade & Investment, History of Econ Thoughts, Econ Stat
Relevant Finance Courses:None
Other Courses:Bunch of Asian studies course
Letters of Recommendation: 1-Econ Prof. not so much publication, but corporate experience (Economic chairman at Big 4 acct firm)& public appearance(media, not a pundit though)
Research Experience: want to work as a research assistant
Teaching Experience: None
Research Interests: Not sure yet, but revisiting theory seems interesting
statement of purpose: Not written yet
Other: CFA level I, II, & III (passed in consecutive 3 yrs since graduation)

RESULTS:
Not even sure where to apply; I need to find out what topic in finance that I'm really interested in(I know that I like micro better than macro); want to find good MA Econ/MA Fin program

Any suggestions?

[Bloomsbury]

hey guys ! please give your profile and results, it's very helpful for potential applicants ! thanks in advance

[sortilegio]

I believe it is not the difference between the universities as a whole that counts but the difference between the economics/business grad schools.

While I do not wish to dispute the experience of e.g professors Lensink or Streken, I would like to point out that UvT faculty members have produced 3 publications in A level journals in Finance in 2008.

Furthermore I believe that this is not a thread where you are supposed to write posts in the spirit of "your university is crap", but one where you can put down your results and the decisions you received.

Next time you should think twice before submitting a post that is not only dubious as to its content but also completely irrelevant to the thread.