Fall 2022 PhD Profile Evaluation- Finance/ Financial Economics

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GRE: 329 (Q: 167, V: 162) Should I retake GRE, because of quant ??( Pretty sure I made some random silly mistake)

TOEFL: 111 (L:28/R:29/W:27/S:27)

Undergrad: NIT Durgapur '2017 , India( Chemical Engineering)- 8.20/10

Grad: IIM 2019 , India(Among top 10 MBA schools in my country ( 3.38/4.33, Top 10% of 540)

Research Experience:

IIM Indore : Microeconomics - Independent Project- ( credit allocated as well) ( Project related to Industrial Organization & Game theory concepts)- Given Presentation to Economics Department . Working paper [3 months]- Under the supervision of Micro Prof

IIM Indore: Finance Project ( Cost Analysis) for a company IDEA Cellular (telecom company) -Worked in a group although- Term Paper submitted ( 6 months]- Under the supervision of Stats Prof

In Chemical Engineering ( not sure if this counts)

NIT: Not relevant to econ research. Have a paper published (co-authored) in chemical Engineering in Springer ( impact factor 1.47) and a chapter (co-authored) in a book.

NIT Durgapur: Final year Thesis (Chemical Engg) (In a group): Has some statistical analysis/ANOVA [ Grade A,9/10]

In course/Academic projects:

-Marketing  Research using SPSS to gauge monetizing power & consumer's willingness to pay
- Nudge Theory in Marketing
- Performance Analysis of Banks using BASEL norms/ CAMEL
- Life Cycle Management of Cell Phones: Sustainability

Work experience: MNC Bank( almost 2yrs) - Corporate Banking Analyst- Work revolves around Central Bank regulations ( RBI)/ Corporate clients ( reinforced my interest in banking). Have a few business internships but not relevant to economics.
Research Interest :Monetary Economics , banking, financial Intermediation, Macro-finance

LORs:

Microeconomics Professor -IIM I under whose supervision I completed the Microeconomics project

Macroeconomics Professor- IIM I- Who took courses

Macroeconomics Professor - IIM I - Who took courses

Statistic Professor IIM Indore : Who supervised Industry Live project ( Finance-mentioned above)

I know my profile is lacking in the following: RA ships, Not enough math/econ courses. Also not that great GRE quant score.

Applying to : NYU ( PhD Finance)/ USC Marshall ( PhD Fin & biz econ)/ Northwestern Kellogg ( PhD Financial econ)/ Michigan Ross ( PhD Finance)/ASU ( PhD Finance)/ Purdue ( PhD Economics). Am I aiming too high? Should I try applying to few economics PhD programs as well? Please suggest any other schools I can try applying as well!

I know my profile lacks in a lot of respect still I am willing to give a try this year.

Relevant Econ/math Courses & Grades:

Mathematics I :Functions of Single Variable, Functions of several variables, Integral Calculus, Multiple Integral, Vector Calculus, A (9/10); Mathematics II: Linear Algebra, Ordinary Differential Equations, Fourier series ,Laplace and Fourier Transforms, Probability A (9/10); Mathematics III: Partial Differential Equations (PDE),Numerical Method, Complex Analysis, (LPP)A (9/10);Advanced Numerical Analysis: A(9/10);Probability & Statistics A (3.783/4.33)LINEAR PROGRAMMING: B (3.367/4.33);Microeconomics for Managers A (3.867/4.33);Macroeconomics A (3.917/4.33);Economics of Strategic Interactions Market Structures and Organization A ( 4.1/4.33);Macroeconomics of Developing economies: Growth Models ( Solow etc)A ( 4.1/4.33);Financial Markets & Central Banking( Monetary Theory) B+(3.433/4.33);International Finance/Economics B (3.1/4.33)

Around 5 Fin related courses are also there ( Corporate Finance/  Equity Financing/ Portfolio Analysis/Valuation etc ) . Although not sure if those help me in anyway.

Few other Quant/coding oriented courses from engineering:

Computing Laboratory( A,9/10), Modelling & Simulation Laboratory (A, 9/10), Process Analysis & Optimization (A, 9/10)