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  1. Such valuable advice! Thank you for sharing your personal experience with us.
  2. Thank you guys for all your suggestions. They are very helpful. I will definitely look up the faculty in these schools and read more about their research.
  3. Speak of the papers, :) Thank you for your suggestion, quanttastic. Sorry I did not make it clear in my first post, but I did take Linear Algebra and Advanced Calculus in my undergrad study. I looked at the two papers you mentioned, and they are perfect for me to begin with. Thanks a lot. Why am I interested in tax? Well, I consider tax as tricky and thus fun to do research in. When I was in junior high school, I made a comparison of the income tax rates in three groups, one is European countries like Germany, one is US, and the third one China. It was not my homework, not a class, just my personal interest. At that time, I was curious why the difference of the rates was so huge but each worked well in its own country. Now I know tax is pretty complicated and it may not be fun to be a PhD in taxation. But still, tax is attractive to me. I know the reason sounds emotional and immature. :) but I have to read the two papers you recommended before I can come up with a better reason.
  4. Thank you for your comment, taxPhD. Yes, I have a pretty low graduate GPA. The main reason is that I got a "B" on MacEcon for both semesters. It is so true that I was not motivated enough during my master's study. But right now, after having been working for 3 years, I get to know myself better and thus strongly believe getting a PhD and being a professor is what I want for my future. No matter how rigorous, I will get it done. Anyway, is there anything I can do to make my profile look better? Thanks for the list of the schools. I know I should choose schools with great tax professors, just...I hope I am not far away from my family in the New England area. I've heard that it is hard to get into North Carolina, isn't it? Am I competitive enough to stand out among all the appliants? Of course a better-looking profile is not enough, so, do you have some suggestion on books or papers that I should read? Thanks again.
  5. Kellogg always prefers students with good mathematical and statistical background, I guess this is why they like GRE over GMAT. With such great GRE scores, you should be fine without taking GMAT.
  6. I could not make up my mind to go on PHD study at the time I graduated from my master program although I felt I should. Now, after working for 3 years as an accountant at a manufacturing company, I realize that it is time for me to go for a PHD degree in Accounting. Taxation is the area I am interested in. Could any of you review my profile and give me some suggestions on which schools I should apply for? Thanks a lot! Bachelor in accounting from a college outside US, GPA 3.4 Courses taken: Accounting related courses, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Finance, SPSS, Calculus, Algebra, Probability, Statistics, etc. Master in Economics from a US university, GPA 3.5 Courses taken: Advanced Microeconomics One & Two, Advanced Macroeconomics One & Two, Real Analysis One and Two, Econometrics, and Advanced Statistics. No research experiences. No publications. What I do at work: Cost Management & Accounts Receivables GMAT: Total 750, V 40, Q 51, W 4.5 Recommendation Letter: I do not think I can get strong recommendation letters since I haven't been in touch with my professors for more than two years, and I did not impress any of my professors in my master's study. :) Based on the info above, I guess I do not have a good shot at top universities like HBS, MIT, Wharton, as the competition is getting severe among applicants in this couple of years. How about NYU, USC, or Pen State? Any other schools good at Taxation? Any of your advice would be greatly appreciated.
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