bumblebee55

Hi! I would like to get the advice of the members of this forum with regards to creating a prioritized list of the Accounting PhD programs I've applied to. I've applied to 12 schools, and, when I was applying, I thought they were all good fits for financial archival research. However, I would like to know how the more experienced members of this forum would group/rank them. I'll clarify what I'm looking for in a program: 1) My background: econ undergrad (with classes in econometrics, statistics, multivariable calculus, linear algebra), accounting masters, currently in public accounting. 2) Learning the statistical/econometrics/economics/mathematical tools as well as the accounting knowledge in order to do research and publish. 3) Finding a research-based job afterwards. 4) A little bit of work-life balance (I know that a PhD is all-consuming, but having a little breathing room every now and then is important to me) [TABLE=width: 313] [TR] [TD]University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Texas A&M University[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]University of North Carolina[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]University of Texas at Austin[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]University of Southern California[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]University of Pennsylvania[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]University of Florida[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]New York University[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]University of Washington[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]University of Georgia[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]University of Oregon[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Pennsylvania State University[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

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