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Helpful, indeed. I am in concern that most US PhD programs weigh more on uGPA than master gpa.

To Istanbul: I have not finished the master yet. I could be sure that my graduate average will be >3.0, and highly possibly >3.5 To Feanor: Thanks for your reply, too. My explanation is updated above.

Congrats on your offers! You are my idol now. In many countries in the world, your school names will add a decisive weight into potential marriage proposals, succession preference, and job offers, while nobody is caring about your specific program rank. My situation is related to those described. Please understand that I cannot be more specific. I am interested in your preparation efforts, portfolios, and the offers. Could you please share a link, if possible?

Background: UG:Natural science, no paper, 2.0 GPA in a world top 20 school Finance Master in a top 10 program, no research component, ongoing A little work experience in finance GRE >330 Due to personal issue, I must get in a PhD in 2018 or 2019, I do not care about the quality of advisor or program specialized ranking; though the university general rank must be in world top 20. That is, only ivies, oxbridge or similar schools will be considered. Minimum = duke/hopkins So my goal is to get in a lowly ranked program in a top ranked university. I am fine with self-funding. Are there any econ-finance, math-finance program, or related program which I may have a shot？ Genenal programs in stats, quantitaive methods, business, apply math, and related programs are considerable, too. Just needing the easiest program to get in. And, how should I prepare it this year? I need your suggestion for priority list: Contact profs and try to do research in my interested field, get strong letters Concentrate in one small field and contact prospective profs GRE subjects, math or other sciences Current GPA PPS I heard about Yale and lots of other school reject GPA < 3 even if the prof took you. Is it true?