Desperate Phdwife needs advice abt Acct Phd
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31 Oct 2012, 09:26
First of all, my husband is almost done with his phd (not accounting). So far he is competitive on the job market. I, on the other hand, will finish my master degree in Acct at the same time. And my story is that I quit my job in my country abt 2 years ago to accompany my husband, ending up going to a small school for master degree. Before that I think my background looks OK.
The dilemma for me is whether to go to a NOT top phd program or to find a job. My honey may get a faculty position in a small town (Albany) where has another school that offers Finance & Acct program - Rensselaer polytechnic institute. Assuming that I can get in, the program seems more towards finance, while my background is all about accounting. Is it worth to go to a program like this? Or should I find a job and start over again? (feel like I may have to start from entry level despite my work experience) Right now I am more interested in phd than job, unless there are interesting jobs, eg. analysis/consulting-type.
Sorry that I told my story in such a messy way...I really feel lost recently. I suddenly don't know what I should do in the future. I want to have my own career and achievements, but I don't think I have the guts and ability to pursue something and ask my husband to sacrifice for me.
Can you guys give me some advice regarding applying for phd programs? Is it possible for me to get into some good programs? (And hopefully there's job positions for my husband)
I sincerely appreciate any constructive advice!!!!!
Here is my profile:
Applying for 2013 fall
Undergraduate
-One of top 10 schools in China
-Accounting/GPA 3.6
Master
- a small regional school
-Accounting/GPA 3.9 & a bunch of Econ classes/GPA 4.0 (research method, econometrics, forecasting, macro, micro (next spring))
Academy
-Research assistant for Accounting 2 year
-Accounting Lab tutor 1 semester
Recommendations
- A few professors in Acct/Econ
Work
- Two and a half year auditor in Big 4 in China
-CPA in China & passed CPA exam of US
GMAT
-690 (Q49, V34) (I am very disappointed at this result, c'z I scored 760+/- in prep before taking the exam. I will take it again in Nov, but I am really not confident about myself now...)