Has anybody heard back from B-schools?

[doubtful]

No I did not apply to Fuqua, maybe I should have since I have been told I have a good CV for a Phd in decision science.. I got in McCombs anyway... ehehehe

[doubtful]

Originally Posted by Ancalagon The Black

Hey AT, welcome back, whats the situation??

Well, I am still waiting from around 8 universities - I think that I must have been rejected from all of them - no idea.

Thanks for the information though. I have been hearing so much contradictory information about UCSC that its not funny !! Just check out the relevant thread in the CS forum.

The tradeoff I am considering is this, if I manage to get into a top Indian school in a MS in information science which for the last 50 odd years has been placing students into the top US schools and do my MS there (automatic RA - full funding, board and stipend - the govt. subsidizes everything) and then apply to top US B-Schools, the tradeoff between that and PhD in CS at UCSC.

Now one can escape with a MS from UCSC but I wouldn't want to do that - its highly unethical.

I think you should take the master from UCSC... maybe going to the Phd just after that is not easy but with one year of work in between then your plan to go back to top10school could come back...

[Ancalagon The Black]

Good point doubtful !! Now its thinking and decisions time !!

[doubtful]

Originally Posted by Ancalagon The Black

Good point doubtful !! Now its thinking and decisions time !!

I have always been frank with you. I think you are extraordinary... but I told you since the beginning that landing on an American BS could take some time... you are still young.. and at the interviews I have been, I can tell you that 95% of the people interviewing with me, have or are getting a Master Degree of any sort from an American institution.

[AstralTraveller]

Good luck Ancalagon! And as I did before, I second Doubtful's advice. I don't think it is unethical to grab your MS from UCSC...you even might like it there regardless of what the rest says, and maybe you'll stay for the PhD. Who knows.

Besides, your MS can be a super-launching pad for a PhD in Econ or Business later on.

Keeping hope in high!
AT

[AstralTraveller]

Originally Posted by doubtful

No I did not apply to Fuqua, maybe I should have since I have been told I have a good CV for a Phd in decision science.. I got in McCombs anyway... ehehehe

McCombs might not have such a high reputation as UPenn or Harvard, but it still is a top-rate Finance program. Congrats!

[doubtful]

Originally Posted by AstralTraveller

Good luck Ancalagon! And as I did before, I second Doubtful's advice. I don't think it is unethical to grab your MS from UCSC...you even might like it there regardless of what the rest says, and maybe you'll stay for the PhD. Who knows.

Besides, your MS can be a super-launching pad for a PhD in Econ or Business later on.

Keeping hope in high!
AT

in his case I would consider the master from TAMU.. it's a very good school.. tuitions should be low.. and maybe he can get a TA... when he gets a TA the tuitions are even lower.. then in 2 years applying to a Business School with some TAMU degree...

[Ancalagon The Black]

I am still waiting on Purdue MS in Computing and Information Technology - decisions will be out this week I hear.

Thanks for the support guys !! I appreciate this !!

doubtful, yes you are right, maybe a MS degree in US or a top school in India would do the trick !!

[doubtful]

Purdue could be the best thing as long as you can take some mathematics and statistics classes on your way.

[Ancalagon The Black]

Thanks so much doubtful !!