PhD in Finance 申请总结 [2020.04.15]
2020/8/10 10:11:15


马上 04.15 了,天天蹲家里上班挺闲,来总结一下申请,谈一些自我感受。

时间线:

GMAT 和 TOEFL 都过期了,so...
10 月:开始准备 GMAT
11 月:考 GMAT(没挤出时间考TOEFL)
11 月下:准备 PS + CV,光速选校(see below)
11 月底:拿着 application 的 draft package,找硕士教授聊推荐信(2 econ,1 math)
12 - 1 月中:按照 due date 申请
1 月底 - 04.15:开始面试,来 offer,拒面试,拒 offer,不停被拒……


选校思路:

Can waive TOEFL for me.
东部的 tire 1 & 2(事实证明 should save money for tire 1,apply tire 2 only)
中部 CU Boulder,Utah(easy to go ski...)
西部 UCSD(感谢当年给了 stat 的硕士,虽然没去,回报一个申请费)
相信上面范围的学校都能有 match 我的老师,所以选校有点简单粗暴。初期没看教授研究领域


背景及结果:

陆本(econ 3.6),美硕(金工 3.9),工作(less than 3 years)
本科有 RA 经历,但是本科教授说我已经硕士了,还是找硕士教授比较好,然而硕士就业导向无 RA 经历。anyway 没有 solid RA 都是泪
Offer with interview: Florida, Rochester
Offer without interview: CU Boulder (side note, 3 real estate/house finance AP in Boston/Stanford/likely UCLA will leave their current school and join Boulder), Utah
Withdraw from interview: CUNY Baruch, GSU (both are good, withdraw due to personal preference, no offence to anyone in these schools)
All others rejected without interview


一些感受/建议:

Never too late no matter where you are in your career, but better to prepare early
TOEFL 过期也考一个,不然有些学校没机会申
可能工作后口语进步了,给面试的都给了 offer(except 主动 withdraw),如果这方面不够自信,请提前 prepare,practice,tell story with your degree or experience
没有 solid RA 的,也最好找找这样的机会(工作党可以找找 part time RA,看看这位楼主的帖子 https://forum.chasedream.com/thread-1364461-1-1.html)
实在没有 solid RA 的机会,talk more with your professors so they can write a better letter,and do your best in all other parts.


最后附上之前整理的一些美国 Finance PhD 学校,download yourself if it may help you,save your time to focus on other parts of your application.

https://forum.chasedream.com/forum.php?mod=attachment&aid=MjQ4Mjg2fDM4OWVjYmJifDE1OTcwMjMwNzh8MTMxMDk5NXwxMzY2NjY5

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