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    Haha, good one. I am assuming the second roommate also expects to be driven around everywhere, be read stories at night and wants toys for Christmas and birthdays!!
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    Agree, like a moderation or mediation effect from research quality to placements.
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    If you look at journal rankings, GSU is in top 10 and UA is a close second. You can't go wrong with either. Coming from a top program in Europe for IS, our professors have good relationships with GSU professors. So, I have interacted with a few GSU academics, and they were fantastic. But, as far as I know, for IS, MSU and Rochester are not in top 40.
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    You could potentially reach out to the PhD co-ordinator for your group/ school. Your position in the waitlist should calm your nerves. I was told I am at top of the waitlist pile by couple of the schools. So, if anyone pulled out of their offer I was immediately going to be offered. I did the same and informed those two schools as soon as I accepted my offer at my top choice.
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    By the way, congratulations on the offers.
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    Looking at PhD rankings (read UT Dallas journal rankings), for strategy focus, probably IESE is better. For marketing, I don't see a big difference. But still IESE is a better school and a better PhD program. Having said that neither would be comparable to top US schools. Having lived and worked in Barcelona, I prefer it to other cities in continental Europe. Having worked with plenty of IESE MBAs and few professors, from a commercial perspective, I find them top notch. Agreed it is not a replacement for academic success, but still an indirect indicator. In my view, academia is above politics, so don't think the political situation would be an issue. Weather wise Barcelona is better.
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    I highly doubt whether schools will weigh whether one grew up in an English speaking country against whether one has a top relevant publication when it comes to recruitment of professors. If they go down that route, next they might have to look at whether English is their mother tongue as to ascertain what the applicants might have spoken at home when growing up. I highly doubt that schools would do that. I know of top US professors who grew up in places like France, Germany and Sweden, which are not English speaking. If one has a top PhD and a top publication, it is very highly likely that they can communicate in English.
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    This is a great advice. Every prospective PhD student should take this into consideration. Everyone's case might be different but fundamentally it is the same problem. Competing priorities between work, family, kids, pets, start-up, name anything. But, we need a balance and a break in between work will only help the productivity. Personally, I had a hectic term balancing course work, couple of projects I am doing with the professors (an opportunity to get involved in publishing a paper was too good to pass, though not an academic journal) and my start-up. So, I am taking a total break from work until after the New Year and managed to get through an entire family holiday without even taking my laptop. I did sneak in reading a few papers when the family was at the beach or pool, but when they were around it was strictly no work. You need such breaks if you want to maintain work life balance. By the way, congrats on the offer.
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    My head tells me the opposite. If you are not very keen on going only to top 20 schools, then it is worth trying this year at mid tier schools. One of the forum members here at Urch had a very strong performance last year despite similar scores because she had a great profile. GMAT is just one of the factors and may be worth applying this year given your research profile looks good otherwise. Some schools would tell you to improve the score and reapply, if they like your profile. There are schools that might desk reject, but it might be worth trying at few schools this year as you never know what is in store in the future.
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    Most top 50 schools would prefer it the other way round. So, it might be better to say you are keen on research in SoP, interviews etc. What you do afterwards is completely upto you. For me personally, I am keen on only research and discussed this with potential supervisors during the application process last year. They mentioned that research journal output is the most important factor and teaching is secondary.
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    What you will find is that many schools offer an Information Systems track within Management Science or Operations & Technology. With the increasing popularity of Big Data, Machine Learning, Blockchain and Digital Innovation, the topics aren't simply IT research anymore such as IT projects, outsourcing or decision support. You will find that many papers in leading journals such as MIS Quarterly or Information Systems Research are a combination of IS and other fields such as marketing, online retail or FinTech. I am not sure about GRE scores, but feel they are low and probably you should aim for a higher score, if you have time to retake. Your research experience sounds good though. Other things to consider are: how have your undergraduate and graduate schools placed in your target schools in the past and your recommendation letters? You mentioned top tier in your country, so are the professors writing your LoRs well known among US academia.
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    Yes, I do remember sending couple of research plans with Gantt charts. Not sure about the study plan though.
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    London School of Economics is something most people forget as it is not classified as a business school. But, the research productivity is excellent and academic quality is very high. As you have mentioned, rankings (especially based on journals) are very subject specific. If you take Strategy, SDA Bocconi is top 10 (even top 5?) in the world, and definitely top in Europe. If you take Information Systems, Warwick would be the top school in Europe. In finance, even Oxford Said does very well. In my opinion, University College London School of Management will do very well in the near future as they have hired star professors from top business schools such as Harvard and Stanford. Research outputs take time to show, but should soon produce the desired results. I personally researched Jindal UT Dallas journal rankings to get an idea of schools I should apply to.
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    Looking back at my applications, my answers mainly centered around the schools having a research group or lab (and journals published by their professors) aligned to my research interests. I was probed further about my answers during my interviews and I was able to backup with further details. I may have lightheartedly mentioned London weather based on the location of the school as well to ease into an interview!!
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    It is relative with respect to the profile of the applicant. What is safety for one could be reach for another. I am not in Finance, but if you give some information about your profile probably someone might be able to help.
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    In my opinion, it is definitely a good thing. As it proves that you are already thinking about your potential research ideas. I started my PhD recently and already I am working on couple of projects, one from my topic of interest and another project led by my supervisor (also very interesting topic). Over the course of the initial years of the PhD, your interests might change. But by mentioning their names in your SOP, you would send right signals to the admissions committee.
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    From personal experience, I know that you can apply to both these schools with an MBA. Also, worth looking at HEC Paris and IESE Barcelona.
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    I am almost 38 and I have just embarked on my PhD journey here in Europe. Personally, my view is that, quality speaks for itself. Publish in the relevant journals and there is no way schools will reject you based on age. My primary motivation is research and not so much on teaching. Please don't let others (even if it is the Vice Dean of a school) tell what you can and can't do. If one is good enough to get into a PhD program, they can get good placements too.
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    I am not in finance, so do take my views with a pinch of salt. Assuming your undergraduate degree is from University of Melbourne or UNSW, the first class honours is a good result. MSc from LSE should make your profile very attractive when it comes to your PhD application. Provided you do well and get a distinction and good LoRs from LSE professors, I would say top 20 looks very much within grabs. If your LSE results are stellar, even top 10 is possible. I thought, finance departments always prefer GRE to GMAT. And, I have taken only GMAT before, so can't comment about your scores.
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    Not sure about rankings. But, the following top business schools in Europe offer a Strategy & Entrepreneurship specialisation. London Business School, Imperial College, Erasmus - Rotterdam School of Management
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    I learnt this the hard way. Wish I had come across this advice last year. I took my GMAT only in January and scored 690. But, it was too close to deadlines of most of the schools I applied to. So, I had to send the 690 score any way even though I wasn't happy, as there wasn't any time left to retake and improve. It also meant that I didn't apply to couple of schools in my list, as it would have been a desk reject. I suggest taking the test early with plenty of time left to retake if necessary.
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    I don't think having specific interests should hamper your prospects. I am sure you have done research to identify professors whose interests match your specific interests, and mention in your SoP. Many of the top schools in your list would have cutoff scores for GRE and GMAT. Unless there are other aspects of your application such as stellar academic performance or strong LoRs from well known professors to compensate your low quant score, it could be a reason. Your low undergraduate GPA could be the reason too, but that is out of your hand now. Focus on getting as much as possible on your GRE/GMAT, and apply widely, as schools such as Insead, Berkeley and Minnesota are incredibly competitive.
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    For the target schools you are looking at, simple okay performance won't cut the mustard. Some of the profiles seen over here who have made into top 20 from India are from IIT plus IIM and few years at Investment Banking or big 4 consulting. I am not into marketing and BrazilianPhD is your best bet. But, in my opinion, it would be wise to apply widely, especially t50 range. Score well on GRE, especially quant and identify PoI from your target schools who combine retail and marketing in their research. The business school at University of Arkansas has good ties with WalMart and assume it could be a fit with your interest; worth exploring.
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    Congratulations!
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    Assuming you are from an IIM, with your great scores and research experience, I think you will do very well. Insead stipends are good with respect to cost of living (Fontainbleau). Your spouse can work if you join LBS, so that would help with the cost of living. Toronto (Rotman) is a great school and Toronto is a good city from a family perspective. From an US perspective, small cities like Ann Arbor and Durham are good from a cost of living perspective. Given your profile, you are in a good position to negotiate, especially if the schools want you to accept an offer early. If I were you, I would be bullish and concentrate heavily on top 10, some schools schools in 10 to 20 and couple of safety schools in 20 to 30 range. Given you have already presented at Bocconi, why not apply there as they are very well respected and highly ranked in strategy?
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