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Hi guys, When is it possible to leave the Phd program to start working as a researcher for example in another university?, I've seen several instructors at some universities in my country that are Phd© from other institutions, but are currently working on their thesis. What would be the minimum required time to be present physically in the program? Regards

Hi guys, I was wondering if taking the GRE Mathematics (subject test) and scoring very well on it could balance the lack of advanced math courses such as Real Analysis, Metric Spaces, etc, for someone thinking on applying to a top 20 Phd Economic program? I would appreciate to read your thoughts. Thanks and regards PS: My list of relevant courses of my BA: http://www.www.urch.com/forums/765914-post25.html,

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8 in Econ: Principles of Economics Micro I - II Macro I - II International Economics Monetary Policy and Banking Econometrics 8 in Maths: Algebra Linear Algebra Calculus I-II-III Statistics I-II Forecasting Methods 13 in Finance: Accounting I-II-III Finance I-II-III Capital Markets International Finance Corporate Finance Company Valuation Financial Instruments Management Projects Financial Evaluation Financial Decisions Plus almost 14 more courses in other stuffs like Management, etc, etc. All are semester courses and taken in my BA in Finance. Regards

Imo C

"Books" problem: For alternative a, use factorial for each set of books, to see in how many ways their elements can be ordered: A set with n elements can be order in this way: The first element can be ordered n time, the second n-1, the third n-2, etc... So it would be: n*(n-1)*(n-2)......= n! In the case of science books would be: n= 4, then 4*(4-1)*(4-2)*(4-3) = 4*3*2*1 = 4! Art books: n=6 then the number of ways that can be order would be 6! Novels: n=2 then it would be 2! Since the 3 different type of books can be taken as 3 different elements of a set (Books) you have 3! different ways to order them. Then the number of ways that all books can be ordered is the product of the 4 above results: 4!6!2!3!

"Teams" problem, use permutations: Total number of elements or "teams" = 10 Number of "teams" that play a game = 2 So, the formula would be: Total Nº of elements! / [Nº of elements to combine! * (Total Nº of elem - Nº of elem to comb)!] then: 10! / [2!*(10-2)!] = 10! / [2!*8!] = (1*2*3*4*5*6*7*8*9*10) / (1*2*1*2*3*4*5*6*7*8) Simplifying: (9*10) / (1*2) = 90 / 2 = 45 Since each team has to play not only once but 10 times with each other team, multiply the above output by 10; 45*10 = 450

Or.... $15/12 shares = $1.25 of dividend per share then $160/$1.25 = 128 shares

Thanks Joy.....as you say is not easy to change your career route plus if you are married as I am. I have really enjoyed my professional experience in the investment industry, but I feel more comfortable researching and thinking about new theories in economics especially in Financial Economics and Macro policies to influence the development of a society. I have had the opportunity to be a teaching assistant in my college where I have experienced the rewarding that means to give your knowledge. This things made me think where I would like to be when I am 55 years old, and I don't see myself as a corporate executive :mad:......instead of that I see myself teaching and researching......that's why I want to go for a Phd at this point of my life :grad:. But as I called this thread, I am not the typical applicant. In fact, my complete undergraduate has been pursued attending evening classes from Monday to Saturday during 5 years (in Chile a BA is between 45 and 50 semestral courses :crazy:) and working at the day just because when I finished the High School, I hadn't clear what I wanted to study, even my scores were really good and I was admitted to a BSc in Mathematical Engineering, I decided not attend college, and instead of that going to labour market. It has costs but at the same time it has many benefits. So that's the main reason why I'm a "little delayed about my undergraduate credentials :blush:".......hohoho Best Regards and thank you

Thanks thesanjeeva....as you say it really takes a lot of time and courage......but I think you've got to do what you really enjoy and I mean enjoy without thinking about money....just the pleasure of doing it. The only thing for which I am a little concerned is my age, because when I see the statistic applications the average age for Phd programs is around 27, so may be this could be a weakness in my application......I really don't know if it's a weakness or a strength......could be seen from two different perspectives.

Hi guys, I am new in this forum, and first of all I wanted to congratulate all the serious member that share their respective experiences and knowledges according what I've been reading in a lot of threads. I would like if any of you can help me with more information to make a good decision about my postgraduate route, beacause my goal is to pursue a Phd in Economics in a top tier University in USA. There is two fileds in which I'd like to specialize: Financial Economics and Development Countries Growth, but I think it would be better to me to go for a Master before and the doubt is an Msc more quantitative like a Msc Econometrics or directly to a Msc in Economics. I will give you some facts of myself: I live in Chile and am finishing my BA in Finance in a top 5 university by July of this year. According to some convertion tables so far my overall GPA would be 3.5 (83%), for the Economic courses Macro and Micro intermediate 4.0 (91%), and for the quantitative ones, where I have coursed Linear Algebra, Calculus advanced, Stat and Prob, and Econometrics 3.9 (89%). So far I have just been testing the GRE and my lowest quantitative score has been 780. The thing is that I am not the typical student because I am 32 years old and I attend an evening program because I work at the day. My professional experience is at the investment industry as a trader and analyst, in a local hedge fund and in a registered broker respectively. I would thank you very much if you can give me some ideas regarding my profile. I am opened to any kind of advice. Best Regards and thank you. P.S: The purpose of doing a Phd is to leave the investment industry and to become a full time university professor and a researcher.