The Sage

Here is a good article on choosing Marketing school in US and non-US location. I've just came across it, and it seems very useful to me. Not only you can look at the names of the most prominent research professors and schools there, but also they are split by categories - Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Modelling, etc. You can download it through this link Dropbox - ranking.pdf or alternatively access it by yourself through DOI: 10.1177/0273475313514234 .

Question. I have been waitlisted in the school until the results of their second wave of intake. I don't know if actually asking a PhD program coordinator about my position in the list is a good idea since they are waiting for new applicants anyway. Their final decision will be announced very late - around summer time. I also see that they do MBA education forum in my city this month (among other schools) where you can reserve the spot to talk one to one with school representatives. As I am very interested in this school, should I visit them at MBA fair to find out more about PhD program and my chances of being actually offered a place or do you think it is a long shot? My location is outside of US and Europe, so communicating with schools reps in any other ways than emails and website is rare. I appreciate any feedback on this topic.