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serbia · 10-28-2007, 05:33 PM

hi.
what do you think my chances are of getting into a top 15 PhD program in marketing?

Age: 20
GMAT: 710
GRE: Q800 V620

Undergrad: GPA 3.5/4.0
Major in Neuroscience from Top 10 School

Graduate: MS in Financial Engineering (started in august, to be completed in june)
Top 50 school

Research Experience: ~4 years in various biochemistry labs

any comments would be greatly appreciated. thanks!

doubtful · 10-28-2007, 06:38 PM

I don't understand which are your goals.

Phd Finance?

sincerely when I read people claiming 4 years of research experience during the undergraduate years or something like that.. I am a little bit puzzled.

In my opinion four years of research experience means four years of full time research as a research associate, if in the meanwhile you are studying I don't see how they can be full time.

serbia · 10-28-2007, 07:18 PM

i am interested in obtaining a phd in marketing.

my understanding is that much of the research in the field draws from research being done in the cognitive sciences, including neuroscience, and i am hoping to explore issues in the cognitive sciences in terms of their marketing applications.

the main reasons i decided to do an ms in financial engineering was to 1) develop an understanding in mathematical modeling 2) develop general business knowledge 3) remain occupied during the year i apply to phd programs. i am hoping that the FE material will have some use in a marketing program. i believe that quantitative modeling is popular in marketing research but i don't know whether it is similar to the type of modeling done in finance.

i didn't intend to claim 4 years of full-time research experience. my experience consists predominantly of part-time work although i worked full time during the summer sessions and had the liberty of managing my own projects.

i hope this clears things up.

desimba · 10-29-2007, 03:18 AM

Looks like a good profile. The one advice for you would be that you may want to be clear in your SOP as to how your background has really prepared you for a doctoral program in marketing; how all of this has really been a long prep even though you may not have consciously intended it that way. Also be clear whether you want to approach the quantitative data-modelling aspects of marketing with its grounding in economics or the cognitive side of it which has its roots in psychology. That will help in the process.

serbia · 10-29-2007, 05:39 AM

i'm concerned that my gmat score, gpa, and age may disadvantage me in getting into top programs such as wharton, kellogg, or sloan. any thoughts?

doubtful · 10-29-2007, 06:19 AM

sorry I had lost the part about Marketing... have you ever studies Bayesian Statistics? I was chatting with a professor of Marketing, from Michican BS and he told me they look for very good students with a some knowledge of bayesian statistics.

JuanFangio · 11-04-2007, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by serbia

i'm concerned that my gmat score, gpa, and age may disadvantage me in getting into top programs such as wharton, kellogg, or sloan. any thoughts?

where are you doing your MFE?

Have you thought about using that knowledge in a Ph.D in Finance instead?

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serbia Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 11	evaluate my profile, please hi. what do you think my chances are of getting into a top 15 PhD program in marketing? Age: 20 GMAT: 710 GRE: Q800 V620 Undergrad: GPA 3.5/4.0 Major in Neuroscience from Top 10 School Graduate: MS in Financial Engineering (started in august, to be completed in june) Top 50 school Research Experience: ~4 years in various biochemistry labs any comments would be greatly appreciated. thanks! Last edited by serbia : 10-28-2007 at 05:50 PM.

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10-28-2007, 06:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
doubtful Within my grasp! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 406	I don't understand which are your goals. Phd Finance? sincerely when I read people claiming 4 years of research experience during the undergraduate years or something like that.. I am a little bit puzzled. In my opinion four years of research experience means four years of full time research as a research associate, if in the meanwhile you are studying I don't see how they can be full time.

10-28-2007, 07:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
serbia Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 11	i am interested in obtaining a phd in marketing. my understanding is that much of the research in the field draws from research being done in the cognitive sciences, including neuroscience, and i am hoping to explore issues in the cognitive sciences in terms of their marketing applications. the main reasons i decided to do an ms in financial engineering was to 1) develop an understanding in mathematical modeling 2) develop general business knowledge 3) remain occupied during the year i apply to phd programs. i am hoping that the FE material will have some use in a marketing program. i believe that quantitative modeling is popular in marketing research but i don't know whether it is similar to the type of modeling done in finance. i didn't intend to claim 4 years of full-time research experience. my experience consists predominantly of part-time work although i worked full time during the summer sessions and had the liberty of managing my own projects. i hope this clears things up.

10-29-2007, 03:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
desimba Within my grasp! Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 248	Looks like a good profile. The one advice for you would be that you may want to be clear in your SOP as to how your background has really prepared you for a doctoral program in marketing; how all of this has really been a long prep even though you may not have consciously intended it that way. Also be clear whether you want to approach the quantitative data-modelling aspects of marketing with its grounding in economics or the cognitive side of it which has its roots in psychology. That will help in the process.

10-29-2007, 05:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
serbia Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 11	i'm concerned that my gmat score, gpa, and age may disadvantage me in getting into top programs such as wharton, kellogg, or sloan. any thoughts?

10-29-2007, 06:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
doubtful Within my grasp! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 406	sorry I had lost the part about Marketing... have you ever studies Bayesian Statistics? I was chatting with a professor of Marketing, from Michican BS and he told me they look for very good students with a some knowledge of bayesian statistics.

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