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I wish. Earliest bschool OB deadlines I had were 12/1 for Stanford and Harvard. I'm also applying to social psych programs and they seem to get back earlier but nothing has been released for anywhere I've applied yet, possibly next week at the very earliest.

I have submitted both of my applications that have a 12/1 deadline today. What's the earliest I can expect to hear anything back from these folks :culpable:

Hi Guys, A colleague of mine has an open RA position for quant marketing. This would be a great position to strengthen your profile if you're looking to apply in the next year or two. Dropbox - RA job description.docx

I'm prepared (or so I tell myself) to have to apply a second year. All the schools that I'm applying to, while top 25, are an excellent fit for my research interests which are in inequality, social mobility, diversity, etc. My strongest letter writer is a past doctoral student of someone I am applying to work with and has published papers with at least 3 others I am applying to work with. I'm hoping that this will help get me in the door if my scores don't.

Hi Guys, I just took the GRE again and have brought my Quant scores up significantly but minimal change in my verbal. Although I'm feeling better, I know it still is going to get me cut off at a lot of places: UPDATED SCORES: 157V (76th), 158Q (68th) I put substantial time into quant studying.. bringing my score up 7 points in 6 weeks. I'm pretty much exclusively applying to top 25 programs. The consensus that I've come to is that 160 is a typical cut off for first round. If I have some people in my network reach out to their colleagues that I'm applying to work with to look out for my application do you think these scores will be enough? I think I'm going to take it again in 3-4 weeks... That'll be too late for 5 of my deadlines but it's worth a shot for the 11 others..

Thank you so much for sharing your story! I have been studying hard and am optimistic that I can bring my scores up to at least 160 each. I think that this will be enough with my letters writers--who I will also ask to reach out to those who they know to keep an eye out for my application. Best of luck to you!

I don't know about accounting specifically, but for OB programs I was encouraged to reach out to everyone I wanted to work with in advance by professors who I work with that are in the field. I got a response from every person I emailed (within 48 hours) and they were all positive. The last person I emailed just got back to me today and actually asked that I reach back out to her again around the deadline so she can be sure to flag my application (!!!). This is at a top 20 school and one of my top programs.

Thank you everyone for your responses. It unfortunately does not make sense for me to take the GMAT because I am also applying to social psych programs that only take the GRE. I have registered for Magoosh and am going to stick to a strict study plan for the next 6 weeks and hope to bring my quant score up significantly. I thankfully have excellent letter writers who are well known (and have worked with many of those who I am hoping to work with) in the field. I will be asking them to send out emails to their close colleagues to look out for my application in the case that I can't bring my scores up to get past the first cut.

Hi All. I am applying for both Social Psych (4) and OB programs (11). I believe that I am a strong candidate but the GRE has been my biggest stressor. I just took it this morning and my scores were absolutely devastating. I have been studying for ~3 months and my finals scores were worse than the scores from my first practice test 2 months ago. Test Scores (GMAT/GRE): Verbal (73rd) Quant (42nd) Undegrad GPA: 3.87 from a large state school, Psychology major Graduate GPA: N/A Research Experiences: I worked as an RA in two neuroscience labs for 2 years. I was a McNair Scholar where I conducted a thesis research project that is much in line with my interests. I have been a lab manager at a top 20 US b school for the last year where I have worked closely will OB researchers and researchers in CB and Accounting. Teaching Experience: N/A Work Experience: Nothing relevant other than my current research position. I took two years off during undergrad and worked in retail full time. Concentration Applying to:OB/Social Psych Number of programs planned to apply to: 15 Dream Schools: Columbia, UCLA, Northwestern Other Questions: What made you want to pursue a PhD? I want to pursue a PhD because I really really enjoy research and believe it is extremely powerful. I am a first gen student, the first in my family to even graduate high school, so having the opportunity to pursue a PhD is something I never even thought was possible. Interests aside, it would be life changing for myself and my family. Questions or concerns you have about your profile? I am freaking out about the GRE. My goal was to score 160 (70thQ, 86thV) but after taking the exam I am truly beginning to wonder how I am going to bring up my score roughly 15 total points in about 6 weeks time. My first applications are due November 26th so the latest I would feel comfortable taking it again would be the end of October. I have been told by people whose opinions I trust that 160 on both sections should get me past the first cut. Does anyone have any further thoughts on this? Also--Any words of advice on bringing my score up. I cannot afford a tutor, I could barely afford to take the test once and am seriously considering trying to take out a loan to get my scores up somehow. Any additional specific questions you may have: