Hello there,
I'm an MBA student who is interested in pursuing a career in academia, and I would love to hear some recommendations from you guys.
Test Scores (GMAT/GRE): 760 (51Q 42V)
Undegrad GPA: 3.3/4.0 in Business Economics from a business school in Southeast Asia (top nationally, but not well-known internationally)
Graduate GPA: 3.9/4.0 MBA in Marketing Research with a good portion of Quant courses (Psy Exp Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Multivariate Analysis, Machine Learning, Clustering...)
Research Experience: senior thesis in Business Econ, class marketing research project. (meh :blue:, I know)
Teaching Experience: 2 TA semesters in Statistics
Work Experience: ~ 3 years in Product Management, with some programming and ML experience
Concentration Applying to: Marketing (Quant), or maybe Innovation
Number of programs planned to apply to: 10
Dream Schools: UT Austin, USC - Marshall, Maryland, OSU
Other Questions:
What made you want to pursue a PhD?
I love to do independent research, on a topic of my own desire. Academia lifestyle is also probably a better fit for my personality than corporate.
Questions or concerns you have about your profile?
Low UG GPA, not many Math classes in UG, and almost zero research experience.Thanks!