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I don't think that's generally true at top programs. If you graduate from a top program you should be able to find a job in a not top department, even if you weren't all that great. It is true for lower ranked schools, however those schools are not able to throw money around to PhD students (if they were they might actually be higher ranked).

It was a somewhat mean joke. FWIW I do actually have near PhD level training in math!

Man I got scooped!

This is surely possible. I was pursuing a triple career of lawyer, mathematician, and OB GYN, but it was a little bit too much. I decided to just focus on lawyer/mathematician. I'm currently trying a case before the supreme court while solving a millennium prize problem. Follow your dreams!

I agree with this. UTD ranks Michigan Ross as 3rd overall world wide, yet 13th when filtered on the prestigious OM journals (behind UTD at 4 and USC Marshall at 9). Yet the OM group at Michigan is one of their strongest...

Here's what Michigan Ross Has to say: Q: Do I have to submit a TOEFL score if I have a degree in the U.S.? A: If your native language is not English, you must submit either a TOEFL or IELTS score that is less than two years old regardless of where you earned your degree(s). The required minimum performance level on the TOEFL is 106 for the iBT (with component scores of 26 for reading and listening and 27 for speaking and writing); 600 for the PBT; 250 for the CBT; and 7 for the IELTS. We do not grant any waivers.

I think giving it another go would be smart. You'll need to decide of you want to take the old GRE test, or the new one. I think having taken the old one already, taking the same test again would be a benefit. If you want to take the old exam you will need to hurry.

Your verbal score is low for a business school. Your AWA score isn't great either. You should consider retaking. The GRE to GMAT prediction model suggests you have only a ~40% chance of scoring 700 on the GMAT. That is a low score for a Finance PhD.

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I think getting into a PhD with zero research interest would require lying in your applications and interviews, or targeting the absolute bottom tier of schools. If you were even offered admissions, I think your point is extremely valid.

My experience this year suggests this to be the case.

Also, it's possible to email programs with questions and actually get a response. The information is then delivered directly with less chance of error.

Revert =/= reply.

Try to figure out how to convert to a US equivalent 4.0 score. If it's a straight conversion then your grades are not very strong, and your chances are not good. Your "significant achievements" don't mention don't have anything do research, and are not really applicable to academia. Why are you very much interested in getting a PhD, and why from a US school?

As far as "engineering" goes, it's a fairly broad academic discipline. I'd venture to guess that Industrial Engineering graduates have a very diverse skill set. IE + Micro Econ forms the base for Operations Management programs (in Business Schools), so I think this area could be well argued to be the most well rounded. I did Pure Math as an UG, and that was definitely not a well rounded major.

I'm not sure what you mean.

A top 10 finance placement is very hard to get. I'm doing OM FWIW. I think you'd be foolish to apply only to the top 10. Alternately, I think you'd be foolish to apply to none of the top 10. Find specific people working on the specific sort of research you want to do. Apply to those places, and try to forget "top 10".

I did not ask for specifics, though maybe I should have. I asked, "so can you share with me some of your recent placements since your website doesn't list them?" The response was "They aren't very good. We have a tough time getting our students into Academic jobs. They often end up just going to industry."

Very good students get it. Even getting an honorable mention is considered to be a fairly prestigious thing.

Sorry about that! I was browsing the business PhD forum at the same time.

I think a 720+ would be a good score. Think about getting a masters degree.

A masters in what field? OM, Finance, OB?

I applied this year and was accepted to many top programs. I had a strong research history in Pure Mathematics, which was looked upon favorably by many institutions. I know Engineering =/= Math, but his/her publications should be similarly helpful.

Your GMAT score isn't very high and your math background isn't deep. Even worse, your grades are fairly bad and you have no research experience. I think you should seriously think about why you want a PhD.

I had a buddy apply to both the Econ program at HBS and the regular Econ PhD. He was admitted to both and accepted the offer to go to Econ.