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Hi everyone, I plan to apply to PhD program in Finance next year (for Fall 2017 entry). Please help me find the target range of schools I should be aiming at. Any comments will be valued and appreciated. Test Scores (GMAT/GRE): N/A Undegrad: Class of 2015, Univ of Chicago BA in Econ, minor in Stat Undergrad GPA: 3.76/4.0 overall, 3.9+/4.0 in major Math: Intro to Analysis and Linear Algebra (A), no Real Analysis courses taken Research Experience: 1) 1-2 month part-time RA work for Finance professor at UChicago Booth 2) Full-time RA at the IMF Research Dept Aug 2015 ~ Aug 2017 (expected) No papers written yet, aiming to write at least one paper before applying next year and/or co-authorship with the IMF economist Work Experience: 1) Summer Internship at Societe Generale Seoul Office Sales&Trading Summer 2013 2) RA at BCG Seoul Office Summer 2014 Concentration Applying to: Finance Number of programs planned to apply to: ~25 Dream Schools: Top 10 programs Concerns you have about your profile: 1) Weak math: I was once discouraged from applying to Econ PhD programs because I've not taken Real Analysis courses as an undergrad. I am not sure if same applies to Finance. 2) Research: I've not written a BA thesis, absolutely no experience in writing papers. (Although I am planning on writing one while working at the IMF, I may fail to finish before the application deadline.) Any additional specific questions you may have: 1) Assuming that I get a decent score on GRE/GMAT, what are my chances of going to top 10 Finance programs? Which programs should be the target range? Which programs can I consider as safety schools? 2) What can I do to strengthen my resume before I apply next year? I have absolutely no idea as to which schools I should be aiming at. Please help me find the right target range. Thanks.
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Hi I am going to apply for Phd programs in finance in US and Canada, I have a Bsc and Msc in Electrical Engineering and one minor major in Math, I have taken the GMAT but got a not very good score,,690 but I scored 100% in quantitative part,,,,, lately a friend of mine suggested it is a good idea to take a GRE subject in math,,, along with my GMAT scores. I do not know whether it would help or not? I can get a good score on GRE sub,,,but no business school requires this test,,,,,can somebody help me?