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What you are asking is, in my opinion, very hard to answer. Bear in mind that at the PhD level, it is more than just your GMAT or GRE that determines whether you get in. Heck i can give you anecdotal evidence in the form of people i know who have 700+ GMAT scores and still didn't get in. At hte PhD level, you are up against a whole host of smart people with high scores. I believe schools look at more qualitative factors outside of the standardised test scores. Schools like Harvard or Princeton are used to seeing amazing test scores> I believe those who get in got in throught the stregnth of other parts of their application, such as LORs and SOPs, APART from their test scores.

When you are going for a PhD in finance, pay attention to the math requirements. From my research, the math requirements may be a bit steep (Cal I-III and some other advanced stat courses).

Hello, I think the very first question you should ask yourself is "Where do i want to go with my career and my life in general?" I started an MBA program and dropped out cuz i hated it. I wanted to be a financial analyst and an MBA was not giving me that depth of finance i wanted. So it all really depends on you. An MBA is an excellent way to get yourself on a management track. If you eventually want to end up in management, then by all means go for the MBA. If you want to focus on the more technical aspects of your field (S and T and such), then i would advise you got for a more technical degree. All my opinion of course. :)

In my experience (investment banking and Big 4), the finance PhDs were the guys at the top developing the different models and stuff that analysts worked on.

Glad it worked out for you man. I really hope you don't have issues getting the visa. It was not a wise thing to accept two different i-20s.

Rupantor thank you so much for that post. It has really helped put things in perspective. Thankfully the finance program i am going into is flexible (but looks somewhat rigorous). I should be able to squeeze in Call II and III and probably linear algebra. However being a one year program makes this a bit of a squeeze.

For a school to issue you an i-20, it means you have accepted their offer. At least this is what i believe most schools do. I haev not heard opf a school accepting you and then issuing you an i-20.

Hey thanks so much for your reply. Your story is definitely similar to mineand i can relate. I was afraid that i might have to take Calc II, linear algebra and other advanced math courses during my masters and, given the rigorous nature of the masters level coursework, didn't seem possible.

Hello all, I would love to know what the actual math requirements are in order to be able to cope with the coursework in a finance Phd program. The reason i ask is that i have only one semester's worth of calculus during undergrad (2 if you count that joke that is called Applied Calculus for business majors). I would have taken Cal II but i was about to graduate and didn't have the time. I have been accepted into a Masters in finance program and was going to use that opportunity to take more math courses to buttress my quant background. Willl this be possible? Thank you.

Oh my goodness! I posted this in the wrong thread. My aplogies!! :blush:

Hello Everyone, THis is my first time posting on this forum. I have been going through a lot of the posts and it has been so infromative. In any case my profile is as follows: - BA Economics from a tier 2 US school - Worked in a Top 4 accounting firm for a year and a half and moved to working as an internal auditor for another year. With all that aside... I have been offered admission into the University of DUndee (Scotland) MS Finance program. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts or knew anything about this program. The university itself has a solid reputation as far as engineering and natural science courses are concerned. I am just wondering how that would translate to the business school. Also it seems to be accounting heavy as most of the elective modules are accounting based, with only one module on International finance. Thanks in advance.