UCSD_Rady_Phd

One aspect of the academic life is that you are essentially a public figure .. What you say and do does enter common knowledge and yet, you are expected to say what's on your mind because you are supposedly an expert .. We might as well practice some of that in this forum .. I figure so long as we are thoughtful and accurate in what we say, we are fine ..

You know, it'll be curious to track the job market from this entering class 5 years from now ... I know that going in, I am going to be in very talented cohort of students across all universities .. so, the real measure of the quality of applicants from this cycle will reveal itself in 4-5 years .. hope i end up on the correct side of the average!

I don't know who else accepted.. I'm flying out there this weekend so hopefully I'll find out.. They were targeting either 1 or 2 students per business discipline, so maybe one other person?

I wish !! No, I got a finance degree 6 years back, went out and worked 4+ years, then decided I want to get into academia, returned for coursework in math and economics and in the process, will end up with the additional economics degree (for coursework in the last full year) .. i actually won't have a math degree (i'm 2 classes shy) because i was planning on taking those classes in the fall semester, but now I'm going to start the PhD ..

i posted my background in the Admission Results 2009 thread.

i have a TA ship for 4 years .. i posted my background in the Admissions Results 2009 thread...

Program: Corporate Finance + Innovation/Entrepreneurial Finance GRE- 800Q, 710V Undergrad - Big Ten school, top 15 economics... Majors: Finance - GPA 3.75/4, Math - 4.0/4.0, Economics - 3.9/4.0 Grad- No master's degree; but PhD courses in Micro theory, Metrics, Math for Economists and audited a PhD seminar in corporate finance .. Research experience - nothing significant Work experience - 4+ years in corporate finance Applied/Admitted/Attending - UCSD Rady

Jeeves .. I think you got honorable mention last year. Did you refine your proposal from last year and make it sharper (or) did you create a proposal with a new idea altogether?

I actually did the same thing as well -- I was originally planning on applying in the Fall for admission next year.. But by sheer luck, I ended up landing on UCSD Rady's website and discovered they had a later deadline than most schools.. and my interests fit well with what they are doing there. So I only applied to Rady and after a few rounds of interviews and research reports, I was accepted and i'll be heading there in the fall .. (it's kinda weird how I was preparing myself to apply to about 25-30 schools next year after reading these boards and now I ended up going 1-for-1 in this cycle and will avoid the whole admissions process nervousness next year .. of course i'll be worrying about prelims at that time .. not sure which one's better :hmm:)

I toggled with some of the concerns discussed here about UCSD being a new Business PhD program but in the end, a lot of the benefits I saw in the program and its fit with my interests definitely outweighed the concerns .. They were very thorough in their evaluation of me which definitely made me more confident that they also believe it is a good fit. so, I'm headed to Rady this fall .. The faculty assured me of a strong connection with the econ department.. I'm not into asset pricing per se, but Timmerman did come over from the Econ department... I'm not sure why people put this imaginary ceiling in their minds between Econ and business schools ... While certainly you might not get an advisor from the other school as your primary advisor, over the course of 5 to 6 years, if somebody on the other side does work that really interests you, you'll most likely be able to meet and discuss their work with them and learn from them, even though they may not be your advisor .. I'll try to make a detailed post of what the process was like in about 2 weeks .. Also, I'll be part of the first cohort of students in the program -- to many here, that sounds like a disadvantage .. honestly, this could be a great advantage to you if you are willing to work hard while in the program and do good research .. The department has a strong incentive to place you well and get their program off to a good start ... In case any of you have offers from them and still on the fence, I hope you come and join me there .. It'll be cool to try to get the program off to a fast start by doing well and placing at a top university in 5 years !