matilda9

Dear Bhikhaari Thanks for all your answers. I asked because someone suggested this options, and it didn't seem right so I wanted to know if it's normal. Matilda

Thanks. Is it considered acceptable to enter a PhD program and during the first year to apply to another?

Well, I got my scores - 490 on the verbal section ans 770 on the quantitative. And now, since these are very good schools and I may get better grades if I'll study longer for the GRE (I only had 2 weeks to study...) I don't know if I should apply or try again next year, since applications are not cheap. Do applications with these scores stand a chance? Matilda.

OK, that's actually helpful! Thanks!

Hi, I'm an international student (English is not my first language), taking the GRE in a week (for fall 2011) and I want to apply for PhD programs in business schools (at Harvard, NYU, MIT, Northwestern, and Columbia). I still haven't started the applications formally, so I want to know what are the norms (for international student) in business departments and what are the unofficial minimum requirements. I asked a few department, but they either said they don't know or said they don't give that information. Is there anybody here who knows that, or knows how to find out? (I want to know that in order to decide weather to apply this year to those schools, or to improve my grades and apply next year without spending a lot of money on applications that hardly stand a chance) Thanks!

Hi, I'm an international student (English is not my first language), taking the GRE in a week (for fall 2011) and I want to apply for PhD programs in business schools (at Harvard, NYU, MIT, Northwestern, and Columbia). I still haven't started the applications formally, so I want to know what are the norms (for international student) in business departments and what are the unofficial minimum requirements. I asked a few department, but they either said they don't know or said they don't give that information. Is there anybody here who knows that, or knows how to find out? (I want to know that in order to decide weather to apply this year to those schools, or to improve my grades and apply next year without spending a lot of money on applications that hardly stand a chance) Thanks!