MapsAndPlans

Hi gradcafe friends, I'm a first-year Marketing Ph.D. student at BU, and we are recruiting new Ph.D. students this year. My department recommended that we share information about our program in places on the internet we used to check when applying, so... here we are I just went through the application madness last year (I applied to both psychology and marketing programs),and I would be happy to share my experiences and answer the questions I can, both about BU and the general process last year. Deadline is Jan 11. This is a general overview: www.bu.edu/questrom/files/2015/11/Questrom_Factsheets_Marketing_Final.pdfBest of luck to everyone!

I ended up choosing a marketing (not psychology, but actually closer than you'd think) Ph.D. program at Boston U! Interesting how life works.

I'm looking at Allston / Brighton / Fenway (maybe Brookline, too). My ideal is a studio relatively close to the T. I'm planning to move in July, so it's good to know I'm avoiding the massive moving day on Sept 1.

Hi, BU friends! I'll be a marketing Ph.D. student at the business school! Now we have theology, fine arts, and marketing!

Carlson School of Business has Kathleen Vohs, and I think she is an amazing researcher... so I'd pick that school I don't know your research interests, but that's how I'd make my choice!

If it was me, I would bring it up in a funny / self-deprecating way.

That is helpful. Thank you!

Angua, First of all, thank you for your insights! Secondly, here's a question that may be useful to applicants in my position. What are your thoughts on the job prospects of people who come out of this process with a marketing Ph.D. for marketing professor jobs versus those who come out with a psychology Ph.D. for psychology professor jobs? My psychology friends recommend staying under the psychology degree name (they say psych is more flexible as a degree, meaning I can apply for marketing jobs with a psych degree), and my marketing friends recommend the marketing name (they say the marketing research field is suffering less than psych in terms of jobs and it's easier to get a marketing position with a marketing degree). Is it basically just better to do a joint program if interests overlap?

Aww, thank you!

Congratulations on your acceptance!!!

Hi there! Thank you for reaching out! Did you find it difficult to explain, when asked about the programs you're applying to, that your interests overlap enough to fit both? Or have you found it common that people apply to both psych and business programs?

Yes, I am sadly crossing USC off my list. Well, here's a high-five!

Hi, internet! I'm an applicant to both marketing and social psychology Ph.D. programs. I haven't heard much at all about marketing interview invites yet, so I wanted to reach out. Let's update each other about we hear in the upcoming month or so!

Thank you very much, and congratulations on your accomplishments so far! I'm in the social concentration, so it's a bit of a relief

Also, I see that someone posted an interview for U Penn. Would you mind PMing me your POI or general area of interest?

Same question! I would appreciate any info, no matter how general, people have about Cornell!

I received an R&R for a first-author paper, and I contacted both the graduate admissions coordinator of each program and my POIs (I've had contact with them previously). Some graduate coordinators were able to update my file, some were not. Some POIs replied (nicely), some haven't replied. I asked my advisor, and he said it doesn't hurt.

Someone posted on the results page about having a phone interview for USC (Social Psychology). "Had phone interview. Professor believes Social Psych interview day is Jan 30. He hopes that the social psychology group will extend interview invitations in a week or two." If you are that someone, would you mind telling me who is your POI? Did you already receive an early formal interview e-mail or were you being interviewed via phone under special circumstances?

Seeing that post on that results page made we want to begin this thread. It started worrying me that someone already has had an interview via phone.

I don't know With an application to a different school (NOT USC), I received an e-mail (from the grad portal, not the department itself) saying that they wanted another version of my transcripts (official instead of unofficial) scanned and uploaded. Their deadline was Dec 1st, and I uploaded a new one on the Dec 5th - I was still able to upload it. It didn't come with any messages about the likelihood of moving forward with my application review though. If I was you, I would call the department. What's missing? Can you make a good case for why?

Hello, everyone! I applied to the Social Psychology Ph.D. Program at U Southern California. I am getting restless now, and I am wondering if any of you have heard back about interviews or know anything about the fateful day on which we should refresh our e-mails every 5 minutes. Best, anxious applicant.

I am also a social-personality applicant to UCB, so here's a high-five for our disappointment. Thank you very much for letting us know about your inquiry! It's nice to have some closure.