JinMiao

Big Congrats. Hopefully this means our forum covers the lifespan of a doctoral education in business -- from a PhD applicant to a Job Market Candidate.

Hi friends, I would like to ask for your opinion on whether my TOEFL speaking sub-score is high enough for PhD programs in quantitative marketing. Test Date: July 28th, 2019 Speaking: 24/30 Reading: 30:30 Listening: 29/30 Writing: 29/30 I have a master degree from U.S. for which some programs could waive their TOEFL for me. However, I am hesitating to retake TOEFL given some anecdotal evidence that some programs desk-reject applicants with Speaking Sub-Score lower than 26, e.g. CMU Tepper. I feel appreciated for your advice.

Congratulations!

Sorry for the sad news. I was waitlisted by LBS. Best wishes for your application to INSEAD~~

The same is true for me. When did you chat with PhD coordinators at LBS?

I was stuck by a tricky question to answer during my interview just now. "As a student majoring in Economics and Psychology, why do you choose to apply for our program in applied sciences rather than fundamental sciences?" For applicants with similar backgrounds, what aspects do you think the interviewers are looking for?

Hi XanthusARES, I appreciate your patience, honesty and objectivity. After returning to Beijing, my English skills have declined significantly. I hope I could handle my interview fluently in a few months. Preparing materials for master and Ph.D. programs simultaneously is truly hard to handle for me. In this case， I will focus on Ph.D. application.

Hi, as a fourth-year undergraduate student, I am quite anxious of my application for PhD Program on Marketing (CB track). Please help evaluate my competence. My profile stats are as follows. 1. Standardized Tests: GRE: Verbal 164 (94%); Quantitative 168 (95%); Analytical Writing 4 (56%). TOEFL: Reading (29) Listening (30) Speaking (24) Writing (29) Total (112/120) 2. Undergraduate School: Bachelor of Science on Economics; Bachelor of Science on Psychology GPA: (Economics) 3.95/4.00 (top 5%); (Psychology) 4.00/4.00 assessed by WES Tsinghua University, China (Top 2 University in China) Exchange Student on Economics GPA: (Economics) 3.84/4.00 University of Mannheim, Germany 3. Graduate GPA: null, I am currently a fourth-year undergraduate student. 4. Research Experience: a) Independent Research as Term paper for the PhD Course Consumer Behavior Research I: Judgment and Decision-Making. Accepted by SPSP Annual Conference Undergraduate Poster Session. Proceeding as my Honor Thesis. b) Summer Research Assistant at Top10 U.S. Business School for 11 weeks, assisting with one part of Job Market Thesis. Designed Four surveys with data from MTurk. c) Research Assistant on Psychology for one semester. d) Research Assistant on OB for one semester. This research has been published at JAP but I had no authorship as RA. e) Training Editor for Journal of Marketing Science (Leading Scholar Journal in Chinese). 5. Teaching Experience: TA-ed One-Week EMBA Overseas Session at New York City 6. Work Experience: one irrelevant summer internship 7. Concentration Applying to: Consumer Behavior 8. Number of programs planned to apply to: over 20 9. Dream Schools: Any PhD program that gives me an offer. 10. What made you want to pursue a PhD? I simply want to be a professor rather than anything else. Research is inherently fascinating for me while industry is tedious and depressing for me. Questions or concerns you have about your profile? 1. What are my chances of getting into the Top 20 programs? 2. I have learned quite much courses (44 ETC) on economic theories, econometrics, statistics and industrial organization as an exchange student at one of the leading Econ institutions in Germany. But now I am determined on CB research. Do you think these Econ courses (typically for quant track) will destroy my application? 3. If I fail to get enrolled in any Ph.D. program this year, what research master programs on Econ or Psycho do you recommend for me to pursue my academic goal? 4. Do you think it is a better idea to get a Master Degree first if I wish to become a competitive Job Market Candidate in five to seven years? Best Regards and Many Thanks.

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