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Hi everyone, I am currently a junior in undergrad, planning on getting a B.S. in Accounting and a B.S. in Finance at a state flagship university known for Accounting. I hope to apply next fall. I am interested in financial archival research. GMAT: 760 (49Q, 45V) Undergrad GPA: 3.85/4.00 Math Background: Calc 1/2 in High School, Calc 3, Linear Algebra, and 2 Calculus-based Statistics classes before I graduate Research Experience: None Teaching Experience: None Work Experience: 3 internships (1 in a data analytics role, 1 part-time during the school year, and 1 in financial modeling+technology role) LORs: 1 from an Accounting professor that does not have a PhD (I know him very well), and 1 from a Finance professor with a PhD. Other: Not sure how relevant this is but I am familiar with Java, and have experience with Python and R Schools: UChicago, Harvard, UPenn, Stanford, Yale, USC, NYU, Columbia, Northwestern, MIT, Duke, and Emory are on my list right now, but I intend to apply to 13-15. Right now my list does not include any public schools because from what I have observed, it seems as though they prefer candidates with work experience. Does anyone happen to know if that is true? Based on what I know about admissions, I feel that my weaknesses lie in my LORs (since I don't have one from a well-known tenured Accounting professor), my lack of accounting work experience/master's degree, and potentially my math background (0 econometrics classes). However, I would like to hear everyone else's thoughts on this as well in case there's something I can work on before I apply in the fall.

I have a similar quant background to you, and I am applying to programs next fall in my final year of undergrad - I'm looking mostly at schools in T20, but also some T50. I think T15 can be a gamble, especially if it's a strong candidate pool that year so I would look at a couple other programs past T15 if I were you for peace of mind.

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Hey everyone, Planning on applying next fall. I'm currently a junior at a state flagship university with a well-ranked Accounting undergrad/master's program. I am interested in financial archival research. B.S. Accounting, B.S. Finance Overall GPA: 3.83/4.00 (Accounting GPA: 3.87) GMAT: 760 (45V, 49Q) Math Background: Calc 1 & 2 in HS, Calc 3, Linear Algebra, and I plan to take 2 calculus-based probability courses in my last 2 semesters Econ Background: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Intermediate Micro Work Experience: 3 internships (1 data analytics-type role, 1 part-time internship during the school semesters, 1 finance/IT related role) Research Experience: None LOR: 1 from a non-PhD Accounting professor (I know this professor very well), 1 from a Finance professor Other: I have some experience with R and Python, and intermediate-level experience with Java Schools I plan to apply to: UChicago, Stanford, Wharton, Harvard, NYU, USC, Columbia, Yale, MIT, Northwestern, Duke, Emory Based on what I have seen, it seems as though public universities prefer candidates with work experience but I would like to hear other opinions on this as well. Overall, I think my weaknesses are my LORs and lack of a Master's degree - granted, I don't have much knowledge of what the standard candidate's stats are like, so I'd love to know if there's anything else I could work to improve on!