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Anybody heard anything from Minnesota Finance?

Anybody heard anything from Minnesota or Purdue Finance?

Anybody heard anything from Minnesota or Purdue Finance?

I need some help evaluating my chances if you guys/gals can. If you don't get invited for the interview in the first time around, do you have chances at all in that school? My thought process was that if a school is looking to admit two, they might interview ten. If you did not even make to the short listed 10 then your probability of getting positive response from the school is basically zero. Do the schools go outside of the first interviewed lot some years?

Thank you Guys!

Thanks, I was asking about the lead time to see whether I will have time to reschedule my work related travel plans if the requested interview time and my travel time coincide. You can reschedule your work related travel plans only so many days ahead.

Thank you Xanthus, What is your opinion on being perceived as less interested if you have to reschedule your interview or if you are not available at the time that adcoms asked for? Do they ask you for your availability or just ask question such as "Are you available 10 AM this Thursday?" Also, how much of the lead time do you get for preparation, reading papers and such?

Good Morning Uchians, As we are approaching the midst of interview season, I just have few questions for you all. Since my work involve heavy travelling, I want to be efficient in managing my work and travel so that I can ace the interviews. What time of the day is mostly preferable to adcoms? Mornings (before 12PM) Afternoons? Also, are the interviews tend to be heavy on any particular days like Mondays? I am thinking may be adcoms like to interview after weekends for some reason. Some insights on this will really help as I definitely don't want to be traveling when that rare interview finally comes in. Also, do adcoms mind rescheduling interviewing? I just don't want them to misunderstand me as being less interested and not making myself openly available. Thank you! BC

Hello, I was wondering what exactly happens in these recruiting events and whether it is worthwhile to attend one of those. Thanks, BC

Since writing samples are optional, I was little concerned about whether I should submit one. I obviously don't have published work, but do you guys think a paper more like a report (e.g. 25 pages) than an original research (meaning I did not derive a model or anything) is worthwhile to submit? Assuming there are no language errors, at what point do you guys think it is counter productive?

Hello all, Since I will be in town where one of my favorite school is with some other business reasons, I am thinking about visiting the school/department while I am there there. I am going to apply there in coming Fall, and it might be too early to talk about any specifics. But I don't want to leave a bad impression either. For veterans who have been there and done that, what are the typical DOs and DON'Ts for this kind of early school visit? Appreciate your help. BC

Thank you all!

Thanks! Applying next year, but trying to plan a little ahead!

Thanks YaSvoboden, PhDPlease! I don't know whether this is concentration specific. I was wondering about the finance cocentration. Are you all in Finance? BC

I heard the most of the schools do the phd boot camp in summer before you join the program. Question to the students who have been there done that, when does the boot camp starts and ends (usually)? That can help you plan when you want to actually move to the city. Thanks, BC