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Thank you for the empathetic response, @BCB. Your response played a key role in me rationalising and remembering the factors I should use to make my decision. I've even written them in case I forget them again. I'm much more at peace since your response. Wish you the best of luck.

This is truly helpful and inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Wish you the best in your defence and job interviews.

Thanks for the uplifting response @BCB. Appreciate your empathy. It's a risky proposition but I think I will try again in a couple of years with a better profile and RA background. Let's see what life has in store. All the best to you in whatever you do, too.

I applied to 19 schools this year (17 PhD in Finance across US and Europe) and 2 MSc in Finance (LSE, Tinbergen). I was rejected without interview from 16, had interview at Michigan Ross and INSEAD and finally got an offer from Bocconi for PhD in Finance. I have a decent profile coming from top schools in my country (Bachelors in Physics, MBA) but have had below average grades in my UG Maths sequence (B-, B, B+). In the first two ones, I simply did not study (please don't ask why). So the rejections (especially from Masters program) fill in tremendous self doubt as to my ability to handle PhD level curriculum. I have worked on 2 research papers during my Masters, cleared CFA Level 2, working in a top US Bank and work with utmost discipline and sincerity. I think my primary motivation for pursuing a PhD was not research rather 2 factors. One, I love teaching, having taught in schools and other people. Second, I hate corporate world and the feeling of having sold myself and my life for big bucks. So being a Professor seemed a good option. But I don't know if I should even pursue this path anymore. Seeking some advice.

Hi all, can anyone share some insights about the Bocconi Finance program? The information on other threads is dated. Have reached out to current students but any other info might be useful from the good Samaritans here. While everything about the program feels great, I'm primarily concerned about the placement which is mostly non-academic and if academic, not so great. I plan to work in Europe post PhD, so unsure if a US PhD would serve the purpose. Happy to discuss more.