slimshady

Hello Everyone, I will be applying this year for PhD in Marketing in Candian schools in Ontario. I have an economics background and my decision to apply for PhD Marketing has to do with my interests for Structural IO, and Discrete Choice Methods. Given these interests and the current deplorable state of the Econ Job Market I've thought it might be a better idea to go for PhD at a business school. Test Scores (GMAT/GRE): Old scores (163Q, 160V, 4 AWA), preparing and retaking soon and hopefully get 165+ in Quant Undegrad GPA: 3.5 - B.A. in Economics school outside North America, tough grades frequently sends students to top econ programs in U.S. Graduate GPA: 3.8 - M.A Econ at 2nd tier Canadian school like SFU, McGill, McMaster, top student in my cohort. Research Experience: 1 year Research Associate at Canadian University working on health economics. Teaching Experience: TA for many Econ courses Work Experience: Nothing relevant for marketing, internship at international organization (WTO), and some other jobs. Concentration Applying to: Marketing (Quant) Number of programs planned to apply to: not determined yet, some for sure are Rotman (Toronto), Ivey (Western), Schulich (York), maybe Laurier. Dream Schools: Toronto (Rotman) Other Questions: What made you want to pursue a PhD? I want to pursue a research career, I have already been involved in writing and publishing papers in economics and would like to continue. Questions or concerns you have about your profile? No direct relationship to marketing, apart from an undergraduate course in it many years ago, I think it will be hard for me to signal to schools my interest in the area. Also recommendation letters are very strong but come from faculty in economics, I don't know if this has a bad effect for my profile. Last year I was accepted into several PhD Econ programs in Canada (4) first tier and second tier alike. Low GRE quant score, hopefully will improve. Any additional specific questions you may have: What are some schools that potentially could be on my reach in Canada?, and have strong faculty in Marketing (Quant)?

Hi everyone, I recently got my acceptance to McGill PhD ($$$). Anybody has any news about Queen's PhD?

Hi everyone, I was wondering if it is possible to only take the quant section when retaking the GRE. I've only written it once, and had (V=160-165/Q=160-165/AWA=4.0). I'm actually okay with the V and AWA scores, but I really need to improve my Q score. Do admission committees for Econ PhD care if you send both scores, but with a second try with only scores for Q? Cheers,