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Transferring is quite rare, and I've only heard of it in two cases: 1. The advisor moves, 2. Some sort of life-and-death family emergency
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When should I start looking for accommodation
Mandalorian replied to phd2020's topic in PhD in Business
Definitely read some online reviews and try to get a feel for the place. Of course, the best thing you can do is visit yourself and look around, but that's not always feasible. Talking to current students or people familiar with the area is a good idea. One thing to consider is you can always rent for a year, get a feel for the area, and then move. -
That background would probably be viewed as beneficial or neutral. It would in no way hurt you.
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It's good enough
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Seems to me like a competitive profile. You should really focus a lot of attention on the essays though and use it to sell yourself, there are always more competitive applicants than spots.
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Another Profile Evaluation PhD in Management Information Systems
Mandalorian replied to kyrhee's topic in PhD in Business
You sound like a competitive candidate, but you should apply to a much wider range of schools. Like 20-30. -
It's going to be a hard sell. The UG GPA is pretty terrible. However, if you get the masters with glowing reviews from advisors there and demonstrate a strong research drive and maturity, you may have a shot. You will really need a good hook to offset the UG GPA. Like @tm_associate said, you should apply to many more schools.
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I take it you're going into accounting? It's not explicitly mentioned. If you are, it looks like a solid profile and you've given yourself a good range of schools. You're a well-qualified applicant for any of those schools, but the problem is there are always more well-qualified applicants than slots, so really focus on using the essays to sell yourself and your research goals.
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It depends on the department, but most likely you could.
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I think you've got potential, especially if you're an American, but you need to polish it up a bit. GMAT/GRE absolutely needs to come up for starters. I wouldn't freak out about GPA, 3.5 is good enough for any school. You also have a good range of schools, which is important. The biggest problem you have is your essay. Don't dis your engineering degree and don't make it seem like you're "settling" for being a professor, I wouldn't bring up the lifestyle either. Saying something like "I liked the research part of engineering..." is a good way to go, talk about it in a positive light and how that background can bring an interesting perspective to the table for you in management research. You really want to hit hard on RESEARCH with the essay. Mention specific professors by name and why you want to work with them, do some digging.
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I can't speak for European schools, but you're not very competitive for top-20 US. The top-10 US are kind of random with what they're looking for in specific years, those big name schools (Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, etc) always have more highly qualified applicants than spots. ,
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I can only speak for US schools, but I think you'd be fairly competitive. You might want to consider retaking the GMAT or retaking the GRE. However, keep in mind the top 10/20 US schools get far more qualified applicants than there are sports.
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PhD : Managerial accounting or strategy?
Mandalorian replied to laalaalaa's topic in PhD in Business
Do you have a background in either? Strategy is easier to 'jump' into than accounting, if you don't have a background in it. -
As a Junior Faculty, going into a Management/Strategy department with an Econ PhD would be very tough. A management/strategy PhD is a requirement in most of the job listings. If you had an Econ PhD, but a strong record of strategy publications and were Senior Faculty (full or distinguished professor, etc) finally making the switch, it would be more feasible.
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Sleep in while you still can