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Thanks a lot for your comment. The irony is that I did 4 masters degrees only just because my applications for phd in Finance 2 years ago weren't successful. I had 2 masters back then(Quantitative finance and Operations Research). I had two options, either stay in school (and thus do more masters) or work in the industry. Staying in school seemed to be a better choice for me as it's more relevant to PhD study than working. Frankly, I have never thought that any adcom would have doubts about my determination in doing a phd. Thank you for pointing this out.:D One more question, should I mention in my SOP that my first attempts 2 years ago were abortive? I can see how it could hurt my chance, but at the same time it could tell adcom how determined i am.

I'm applying for PhD in Finance programs this year. Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering :GPA 3.12 (From the best university in my country-but not well-known internationally) Masters in Quantitative finance:GPA 3.80 Masters in Mathematics :GPA 3.90 Masters in Operations Research :GPA 3.80 Masters in Economics: GPA 3.90 I also took all core courses for PhD in Statistics. I will complete these 4 masters in 4 years from a very good engineering school in the US. RA: 1.5 years of Research experience TA: Numerical methods in Finance(Masters Level) : Micro economics(Undergrad) GMAT 750 Q(50) V(41) Thanks guys. Do you think I have gone too far with my 4 masters degrees? Do I have any chance at top 20 schools?

Wow awesome admit!! congratulations I was sure that you would get the admit.

Congratulations!! BTW, what about the other schools? Still waiting?

Congrats on your super score!!!!

Hi Mindcraft, nice to know that there is a guy in the same boat as me. These are schools I applied/am applying to. Princeton (MIF) Michigan (MFE) Georgia Tech (QCF) Wharton (MBA) --likely to get dinged :( UIUC (MIF) I got a conditional admit. LBS (MIF) I've just known that this field is very competitive, according to what you guys said. Since I havn't finished all of the applications, I'm wondering if it is too late to apply at this time. any idea? I'm really nervous now. GMAT 750 50Q/41V:) 3.5 AWA:mad: GPA 3.12 Mechanical engineering 3 years experience in a financial institution

I will keep my congrats for your admit to Columbia. :)

Oh, roborob Could you tell me which round you applied for (Wharton)?

Congrats Roborob Good luck with the rest.

Whether you should retake the GMAT or not depends on your personal goal. If you wish to get into a good school, you'd better take it again. Don't give up anyway, no matter what you are doing. Cheers.

Wow, congratulations

Congrats shaq on your awesome score..

Dear manasi4gre. Yeah I would love to.. but I don't know how to upload. If you know how, post here, I will upload the materials ASAP. Cheers.

Vijayaprashanth Thanks I wish I could help you, but first, I don't have the Quant section of [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] in soft copy format. (I think that every GMAT taker should have the [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip]. If you don't have it, you should buy one or borrow it from a friend) second, eventhough I have some useful materials, I don't know how to upload them. If interested, please tell me how, and I will upload them as soon as possible. Cheers.

Congrats man, awesome score. Good luck on your applications...