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  1. Hey everyone - A quick shoutout to the regulars on this board. I have learned so much over the last 2 years from everyone and I just wanted to say a quick thanks! Background: I considered applying in the fall of 2017, but I received a job offer as a CFO of a really awesome company and decided to take it. I have no regrets as I have learned a great deal moving from public accounting to the private side, and definitely enjoy my job. However, I still have an itch to continue my education and am once again considering applying for a Accounting PHD program. Test Scores (GMAT/GRE): I have taken the GMAT practice test and received a 680. However it is due to a high V (42, 96% Percentile) and a low Q (40, 47% Percentile). One of my main questions is for the schools I am targeting (please see below) is this a disqualification. If so, if anyone has any clue of min. Quant score for these type of schools, please let me know! I plan to study for the next few months and take the exam in June.. leaving time for a retake in July or August. Undegrad GPA: 3.7 - State School Graduate GPA: 3.7 - Same State School Research Experience: None Teaching Experience: GA for two semesters and would fill in for professors, if that counts? Work Experience: Worked part - time for a local CPA firm for 3 years in college. Upon applying I will have worked for approx. 1 years as an audit associate at a large regional firm and 1 year as a CFO of a multi-state company with NI of approx. $2M. Concentration Applying to: Behavioral What made you want to pursue a PhD? As a GA I was exposed to the doctoral staff on faculty and truly enjoyed the way they went about there jobs and how much they cared for the students. I was able to fill in a few times when professors had to miss class and really enjoyed the teaching aspect. I was also the accounting tutor in college for all undergraduate students. I understand the research is the main goal of a PhD, and I am also excited about this, as I have never really been challenged in school and would love to push myself to the extreme. However, the true reason for wanting to become a Accounting Professor is having the ability to truly help others and build great relationships with staff and students. I know Letters of Rec. are important and I have already confirmed I can get up to 3 letters from Accounting professors. One of the three was just appointed to the State Board by the Governor if this is given any extra weight. I am not interested in going to a top tier school, it is probably not even possible, rather my main focus is staying in the Southeast due to family,etc. I have researched many different schools (Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia State, Louisiana Tech, Ole Miss, Georgia Tech, Emory, South Florida etc) and would just like my opinion on my chances.
  2. Hi all - I am planning on applying to schools for Accounting PHD programs this fall. I have noticed that many of them begin taking applications in September. Is it a must to have your GMAT scores in by September, or are the following months ok? Thank you!
  3. Hi guys - So I officially took the GMAT and paid a 680. I really want to be admitted to Alabama and as such I am debating which professors to use as my reference letters. I am able to get 3 letters from professors who earned their PHD from Alabama one of which just was appointed to the State Board by the governor of Alabama. Do you think this would be wise? Or should I try for a more diverse group of rec letters. Thank you all for your advice. Also with the lower end GMAT score would it still be wise to apply to LSU, Florida State, Ole Miss, etc. Thank you!!!!
  4. Thank you both for the replies. Truly appreciated! I have a meeting set up with my professor to just go over everything about the phd process and I hope to dive deeper into the research side of things with him. Hopefully, I can come back to the forum with this information and it will help narrow my list of schools down.
  5. Test Scores (GMAT/GRE): GMAT 700 Undegrad GPA: 3.7 - State School Graduate GPA: 3.7 - Same State School Research Experience: None Teaching Experience: GA for two semesters and would fill in for professors, if that counts? Work Experience: Worked part - time for a local CPA firm for 3 years in college. Upon applying I will have worked for approx. 1.5 years as an audit associate at a large regional firm - Approx. 1,000 employees in 12 offices in the southeast. I am a CPA. Concentration Applying to: Behavioral What made you want to pursue a PhD? As a GA I was exposed to the doctoral staff on faculty and truly enjoyed the way they went about there jobs and how much they cared for the students. I was able to fill in a few times when professors had to miss class and really enjoyed the teaching aspect. I was also the accounting tutor in college for all undergraduate students. I understand the research is the main goal of a PhD, and I am also excited about this, as I have never really been challenged in school and would love to push myself to the extreme. However, the true reason for wanting to become a Accounting Professor is having the ability to truly help others and build great relationships with staff and students. I know Letters of Rec. are important and I have always confirmed I can get up to 3 letters from Accounting professors (weirdly they all graduated from the same PHD program). One of the three was just appointed to the State Board by the Governor if this is given any extra weight. I am not interested in going to a top tier school, it is probably not even possible, rather my main focus is staying in the Southeast due to family,etc. I have researched many different schools (Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia State, Louisiana Tech, etc) and would just like my opinion on my chances. I am very close with one of the professors mentioned above and have had multiple discussions with him about the process and he seems confident I have a really good shot of obtaining admission. Any help or advice would be awesome. Thank you all! Questions or concerns you have about your profile? Any additional specific questions you may have:
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