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I had already submitted my Fall 2011 accounting PhD application...but I read some posts on this website and I am really concerned about my application... Senior Undergraduate now in a top university located in Texas, accounting and finance double major, GPA 3.8, GMAT 680 (Q49), 2 accounting interns and 1 financial intern experiences (but not with Big 4...), research experience with my Honors Thesis (about IFRS and inventory valuation)... Weakness: My GMAT is really not good b/c as a college student, I only had time to study GMAT during the past Xmas break... I have no Master degree... My professor said I could apply b/c I was over the ave accounting phd applicants, however now I feel my background is really so weak compared with other applicants on this website..but I think I did get strong references from my professors... I have applied to Penn State, UColorado, UArizona, WUSL, Rutgers, UOklahoma...Does any one know whether I have any chances to get into those programs...??? I am interested in the Financial and/or Tax field.. I also applied to two MAcc as backup and I am considering applying one more MAcc now... Please give me any suggestions and comments. Really Appreciate! Thanks~~

Please evaluate my profile and univ. for MS in Bioinformatics/Biosciences for Fall 2011 My profile in brief: > currently in final year pursuing B.Tech in Bioinformatics from National Institute of Technology - Bhopal (NIT Bhopal), India, CGPA is 8.04 / 10 (class rank 9th) > My GRE score - 1200 (520-v, 680-q, AWA- awaiting) and TOEFL 98 (R-27, L-23, S-23 and W-25) > 10th - 89.3%*, 12th - 88%* (*school topper) > 2 Internships - i) University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (2 months) ii) IISER Pune, India (1 month) > 3 publications in International journals (research projects) > won 3rd prize in National conference > presented a poster in APBC - International conference on Bioinformatics. > Lots of Extra-curricular activities and participation in Bioinformatics workshops. Universities: > University of California, Davis = MS in Biomedical Engineering (conc on Bioinformatics) > UIUC = MS in Bioinformatics > Northeastern University = PSM in Bioinformatics > Pennstate = MS - Biotechnology (conc on Bioinformatics) > University of Arizona = PSM in Applied Biosciences > Arizona State Univ. = MS in Biomedical Informatics > Texas A&M Univ. = MS in Genetics > North Carolina State University = MS in Functional Genomics > University of Illinois, Chicago = MS in Biological Sciences Preference: > I am looking for funding (TA/RA/Scholarships) & Univ. which have post MS better - Job / Research prospects. Thank You, I look forward for your response...

Hi, My profile: 10th % : 88.2% 12th % : 89.8% Undergrad details: Btech in IT from NITK,Surathkal CGPA- 8.98 Internships: Acer Computers and Barclays Bank,Dubai ( 2 months each ) Major projects - Wireless networks, database, graphics Work Details: 1.6 yrs of work ex at Bank of America (Snr Tech Associate) Worked on java and cloud computing GRE: Verbal:490, Quant:770, AWA: 3.5 Recos: 2 strong ones from my college and 1 from my manager at work Interest fields: Graphics, Databases, Wireless networks, Cloud Computing I plan to pursue my masters in computers. Could you please evaluate my opportunites and suggest a 3 easy,moderate and ambitious colleges. Below are the list of colleges i am looking at: Carnegie Mellon University Cornell University University of Texas--Austin University of California--Los Angeles University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta North Carolina State University California Institute of Technology University of Florida Pennstate Columbia University University of Utah University of California, San Diego University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of Southern California NUS Nanyang Could you please evaluate my chances into each? and/or suggest a few colleges (easy,moderate and ambitious)please help me choose my uni's! http://www.edulix.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif thanks in advance

Hi everyone, I'm guessing most people still active in this board are people applying for admission in Fall 2010. I hope you all got into programs that are good fits. I'm planning to apply for admission in Fall 2011 later this year, and I would like some feedback on my profile. Type of Undergrad: Economics and Quantitative Finance, double major, small university in Southeast Asia, graduating July 2010 Undergrad GPA: 3.93/4.00 (Economics major: 4.0, Quant. Finance major: 3.87) GRE/TOEFL: Taking soon. Expect at least a 780Q. Math Courses: Linear Algebra (A), Intro Stats (A+), Differential Equations (A-), Math for Econ (A+), Real Analysis (A-), Probability Theory and Statistical Inference (A-), Advanced Math for Econ (A), Stochastic Calculus (A), Numerical Analysis (In Progress) Econ Courses (u/g): Intro Econ (A+), Intermediate Micro (A+), Intermediate Macro (A-), Applied Econometrics (A), International Economics (A+), Economic Development in Asia (A), Financial Econometrics (A), Economics of Financial Intermediation (A+), Finance (A-) Grad courses: None Other Courses: A lot of other business and finance courses, Intro Sociology (A+), Social Psychology (A+) Letters of Recommendation: One Harvard PhD, One UPenn PhD, other pending (one of these, potentially: Stanford PhD, UPenn PhD, UCSD PhD). Potentially good, but noisy. I haven't confirmed these for sure yet, so I will try to find out more about the quality of my letters as I discuss my plans with these professors. Research Experience: Honors thesis in political economy, RA work for several profs Teaching Experience: TA work for several courses (intro econ, math for econ, intro to statistical theory) Research Interests: micro theory (pure/applied), political economy, search, game theory, econometrics, financial economics Statement of Purpose: Plan to talk about why I want a PhD, my research interests, and why I'm a good fit for their department. Other: Opportunity cost is very high. Will only go if funded by a top program. This is a long shot, I think. Concerns: No-name school, relatively unknown LOR writers. They know some people high up in some very good schools, but I don't know if they think I'm worth putting in a good word for. No Calc I-III. Very little in-class exposure to upper division economics, aside from intermediate micro and macro. Gap year in between undergrad and PhD. Applying to: Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Northwestern, Yale, Stanford, UPenn, Chicago, Columbia, NYU, Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, Caltech, LSE