phdmang
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18 hours ago, Linchpin said:
Congrats!! Great news. Looking forward to hearing where/when you accept.
This week stung a bit for me. Rejections from the Management departments of Sloan, Kellogg, and Booth. Still waiting to hear from Yale, NYU, Columbia, Rotman, HBS, and Duke. Looks like Yale Management may have already made offers according to GradCafe. Not sure about the other programs.
I just heard that, indeed, Yale had made their decisions and decided to prioritize micro candidates this year. Best of luck to those who fit that profile!
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1 hour ago, StrategicPhD said:
Congrats on your two accept
as far as I remember you only applied to the top B-School. So your anxiety and time on Grad cafe would have reduced considerably. All the best for the remaining three.
Thanks, man! Yes, I sort of aimed high this year and things seem to be working out so far - the initial rejections stung, but the subsequent acceptances have more than made up for them. At least I know I'm going somewhere! All the best to you, too
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4 hours ago, StrategicPhD said:
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I don't know about other schools but I Got a mail from Terry-UGA stating that I am waitlisted and they are conducting the interview for the shortlisted candidates. And a friend of mine (2016) was informed by Rutgers in the first week of April that she was waitlisted and interview can occur by 15th.
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So where all have you applied and reply ?
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Mine 0a/1w/0r/5p
To the waitlist question: my understanding is that waitlist notifications can occur as late as mid-March - schools often make a "first round of offers", give those people time to make their decisions, and then set up a waitlist. If their "first-choices" decline (which often occurs as late as April 1), then they draw on the waitlist they formalized a bit earlier. I know that other schools make their "offer" and "waitlist" lists in parallel, though, so I think the process is a bit idiosyncratic.
In terms of interviewing, I've heard of this happening in a few ways so far: some schools (like Berkeley) interview a larger number of people initially, and that interview pool eventually leads to both the accepted and waitlisted groups. If you haven't been interviewed by THOSE schools yet, a rejection is likely on its way. I've also seen other schools "interview as they go", interviewing their top choices earlier on and waiting for them to decline before interviewing others.
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1 hour ago, coffeefan said:
I also applied to 20 schools and I am so happy I did. I have had only 4 Skype interviews and 1 offer. Reading forums I hear that it is bad form to ask a school that you haven't heard anything from about status. But a friend of mine applying to MBA had success in prodding the schools with a polite email. Would it be different for Ph.D. programs?
Congrats on the offer, though! That's a huge accomplishment.
Re: following up with schools - I've also heard that it's poor form, but I've had success with the "two-week rule": if you had a good conversation with someone and haven't heard back in ~2 weeks, I think a polite follow up is worthwhile. I'll also say that I've had a few professors reach out to me after interviews to ask how "serious" I am about their program, so I think (tactfully) demonstrating commitment and interest is probably helpful. -
So, I just got word from Cornell that they've only invited three people to interview and will be making one offer. They probably won't be inviting anyone else to interview this year. They're definitely top choice, though, so my fingers are crossed there...
Ross (strategy) have also sent out invites as well! Apparently, if you haven't received one by Friday, you probably weren't short-listed. -
5 minutes ago, JigglyPuffy said:
Thanks for the information. Hope you can get the offer!
Hi JigglyPuffy - no problem. I know the news may not be the most auspicious for you, but I feel like even bad news is better than no news at this point in the game, so I felt inclined to share...
Thanks for the well-wishes, too! Cornell is probably my top choice right now and I think my interviews went well, so I'm hoping it works out. Here's hoping that all goes well for you this cycle, too! -
On 2/5/2019 at 8:25 PM, JigglyPuffy said:
Anyone here applied to Cornell? I saw two others posted on the results page said they received interview invitations. Does anyone know whether they will have pa second round interview or cornell has already sent out all the invitations?
Hi there, JigglyPuffy - I had my interviews at Cornell (Johnson) this week, and they will apparently be issuing decisions next week. I think they're sending out interview invites in waves, inviting 1-2 at a time and making offers before moving on to other interviews. If I get an offer, I will likely accept (fingers crossed!).
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One of my POIs just sent me a few of their recent papers to discuss in greater detail in the coming weeks. As a bit of context, we had a very general 45-min conversation last month about my background and interests as well as the PhD program at their school (I actually wasn't very optimistic about the impression I made). Has anyone else experienced anything similar? Should I be prepared for a formal critique?
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48 minutes ago, OBforme said:
Well that's good to hear...after getting the opposite from her. Nonetheless I'm equally interested in working with the other POIs I referenced in my SOP. May we all have some good news in the early weeks of February.
Yes, here's to some (hopefully) good news! Judging by last year's posts, this coming week is going to be a big one.
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1 hour ago, OBforme said:
Same, only one said they weren't taking students...Dupree. Curious if that's who told you they're "looking at applications" because wow, I just gotta laugh at my situation at this point if that's the case for Dupree.
Sorry, I'm machine-gun posting (there seems to be a near-perfect correlation between my level of anxiety and the time I spend on GradCafe), but I did learn some interesting news from Yale. Apparently, the Management group accepted more people than usual last year. As a result, the Dean's office doesn't want to allocate any funding for Management PhDs, but the group is petitioning for 1 or 2. So, this might just be a bad year for us at Yale...
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21 hours ago, OBforme said:
@psycinfo did you do any outreach to your POIs at Yale before applying?
I know this question wasn't directed at me, but I too contacted POIs at every school I applied to. In fact, the only notifications/interviews I've received thus far have been at the schools whose faculty I contacted before applying. It seems to be an unwritten prerequisite these days...
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18 minutes ago, psycinfo said:
Dupree & Kraus, you?
I'm not familiar with them, but I'm guessing you're on the micro side? I applied for Sorenson and Canales.
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Worries: I only applied to top schools, and I don't think I don't think I spent enough time studying the "politics" of the departments I applied to. For example, the two faculty members at one of my top choices are both on sabbatical this year (and, of course, they both told me they would have accepted me if they were on campus this year when I spoke with them...), and my other two top choices are each only taking 1 candidate this year. I also think I may have applied for a subdiscipline for which I am only a marginally attractive candidate, and that I could have applied to another and had much better chances. As a final regret, I sent "stock" SOP to a school where a professor was the most excited about my profile, not discovering his profile until the last minute (and then really hitting it off with him over the phone). He gave me a "soft" offer and immediately recommended me for admission to the PhD director, but also told me that this was the first year he wasn't 100% in charge of admissions...
Excitements: I'm proud of myself for following through, and I have put an incredible amount of effort into these applications: I've read about 3 dozen faculty papers, emailed each of them individually, and, in generally, written great applications. This process has also helped me to clarify where my own research interests lie. While there are things I could have done differently had I known better, I truly don't think I could have done "more". I also have LORs from Ivy League professors who think well enough of me to have submitted to this. Here's hoping that at least ONE of my eight applications works out!
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1 hour ago, psycinfo said:
I didn't apply to Ross but it looks like there hasn't been anything on the results page. Applied to Yale SOM. Looks like Marketing and Accounting are moving but nothing in Management. They've sent out interview invites around this time the last 2 years so I expect we should see some movement in the next week or so.. Among many others
Thanks, psycinfo! Who is/are your POI(s) at Yale?
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25 minutes ago, psycinfo said:
Management: UCLA Anderson is currently reviewing and making phone calls.
Has anyone heard anything about Michigan (Ross) or Yale yet?
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On 1/30/2019 at 4:09 AM, obylolo said:
I had 303in GRE. 154 quants and 149 verbal. my undergrad gpa was 4.59/5.0 and masters gpa was 4.1/5.0. i intend applying for PHD Finance, georgia state, uinversity of alabama, UT ELPASO, and Indiana uni bloomington. do i stand any chances at all?
Hi Obylol - I'm not in Finance, so I'm not sure how much my advice would be worth. I have heard, however, that Finance programs prioritize applicants with strong quant backgrounds and at least an 80th percentile quant GRE score (162 or higher). If you're applying next year, you may want to consider re-taking the test and focusing on a higher quant score!
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Hey there - you may want to join this group, which seems a bit more active:
Best of luck!
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On another note: can anyone share their experiences with interviews thus far (if they have any)?
I had one interview that essentially a critique of a paper, whereas most have just been casual, "behavioral" interviews. It would be great to hear what everyone else is experiencing! -
Thanks, JigglyPuffy! Nothing in writing yet, but I'm hoping that will change soon.
I'm also sorry to hear about ASU! There seems to be quite a bit of randomness with business PhD admissions, in that much of the decision boils down to "research fit". If you've case a wide net, chosen schools where you'd be a good fit, and written a clear research statement, I'm sure at least one of them will work out!
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Hey there! I'm joining this thread a bit late, but now seems like the perfect time to commiserate.
I applied to Strategy/Management departments at: Wharton, Sloan, Columbia, Berkeley, Cornell, Yale, Michigan, and Rice. My GRE was: 164V/160Q, 6 AWA.
I was just rejected from Wharton yesterday and had my Berkeley interview earlier this month. I did not do well in the latter, so I'm expecting a rejection from there, too.
On a brighter note, I did receive an "informal" offer from one of my schools (don't want to disclose which yet) a few weeks ago, so it looks like management departments are starting to make moves now. I also spoke with a professor from one of my other schools who told me that they would start sending out interview invites this week.
Here's hoping that each of us ends up exactly where we're meant to be! -
Hey everyone,
I'm thinking of applying for my PhD in management at two very different schools, McGill University in Canada (Desautels) and Rice University (Jones) in the US. Does anyone here have any insight as to which might be better program? I will likely only apply to these two, and perhaps 2-3 other schools. Thanks!
Fall 2019 Business PhD Applicants
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Hey there - sorry this is coming so late! I've had quite a busy few months, and I had to step away from GradCafe to keep myself sane and productive
In the end, I had two offers and a waitlist, but I've chosen Cornell. I think it will be a great place for me to spend a few years and learn about the field.
How have things worked out for you? Here's hoping that everyone has ended up wherever they're happiest!