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Applicants who are targeting to do a PhD - Introduce yourself 18 Jul 2019, 03:16
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Hello everyone,

My Name is Krishna Kartheek, working as Assistant Professor in Apollo Institute of Hospital Administration. I have one year of hospital experience as a Hospital Administrator and 10 years of teaching experience (includes research publications) in healthcare management. Now I am planning to pursue PhD in Business Management (Healthcare Policy & Management) from any of the reputed Business School in USA.
My query is, "should I take GRE or GMAT as the qualifying test which will be accepted by the reputed Business Schools. Also what should be the range of scores in GRE / GMAT to get their acceptance.

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Applicants who are targeting to do a PhD - Introduce yourself 18 Jul 2019, 10:23
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Hi Krishna,

Welcome to the PhD journey! lol The first you will want to do is research the schools you are interested in going to. Each school will have a different average for GMAT or GRE. Based on what I've read - there is a thread here to discuss with actual admission advisers - you will want to get a score that is the very minimum of their average. Most schools will also post their minimum and maximum GMAT or GRE scores for the past 5 years, it just takes some research to find it.

Depending o the program you are in will also determine if you should take GMAT or GRE. However, most business schools for a business PhD will accept either. Only some schools, which is rare, prefer GMAT over GRE. Other majors, such as sciences, will prefer GRE. So again, do a little research. For a top business school in the US you will want at least a 700 on the GMAT. 730+ makes you a stronger candidate.
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I don’t know if this thread is active anymore, but I’m applying to PhD in Accounting programs for this upcoming year.

I’m mostly interested in behavioral/experimental research focusing on audit/managerial accounting, but information systems research is also intriguing.

I graduated with my bachelors in accounting from Brigham Young University in 2015, worked with a small CPA firm for a couple of years, did a year in healthcare reimbursement and another year in tech doing accounting software implementation. Now I’m at Michigan State University working on a Master’s degree.

If there’s any other accounting PhD applicants out there, I’d love to connect!

Schools I’m interested in applying to:
MSU, Illinois, Indiana, South Florida, Waterloo (Canada), USC, Tennessee, Bentley, Pitt, Oklahoma, ASU, Arizona, and maybe UC Irvine.

Current GMAT score - 660 (46/35) but retaking it Nov 18th in order to get 700+

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Hi every one is this group is still active I am planning for phd in marketing but the issue is I am having technical background with around 10 years of work experience my main aim is to get a job as assistant professor and pursue my research work I am preparing for Gmat I have few questions
1 . Is my profile good enough to purse phd I am having average GPA in Undergraduate.i do have teaching experience of around 1 year.
2 . How much is the fees for phd / year and how much of stipend we get .
3. What should be the preferred choice Europe or USA .

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Thank you very much for topic.

İt is a great pleasure to introduce myself to you.
My name is Mahammad Samadov. I am from Azerbaijan.

I am new user of gmatclub and deeply thankful to you for such beautiful platform.

I have graduated from Master degree in International management from Unversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia of Italy.
Currently I am a lecturer in Logistics modelling at Baku Engineering University, Azerbaijan.
I am seeking Phd opportunities related to Supply Chain Optimisation and / or Innovation Management.
I just started preparing for GMAT.
Best regards to everyone.
If anyone can recommend some new strategies in finding more compatible program ,any hints, tips it would be perfect

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Applicants who are targeting to do a PhD - Introduce yourself 21 May 2020, 06:26
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Hello Everyone,

I wish the PhD aspirants had a stronger community & forums. Very hard to get relevant information!

I am Rudra Singh, from India. I have 15 years of work experience in a variety of roles & industries. My undergraduate degree was from an IIT (75%) and an MBA degree (3.55/4.0) from a top 10 US B-School. I have international work experience as well. Tried my hands at GMAT and scored 680 - it was increasingly difficult for me at my age and work to get any time to study. I thought about retaking the test, but decided against it. Did not write TOEFL because I studied & worked in the USA.

I sincerely thought that my application will have some serious challenges -

(1) Age - 40 years
(2) Work Experience - 15 years
(3) No research experience
(4) No Academic references (I connected with a few MBA profs, but received no reply - I guess, they are equally amnesiac!)
(5) Seemingly weak GMAT score (I screwed up in Quant also)

So, I decided to play on the strengths that I have, i.e. strong professional experience of 15 years, in a variety of industries, and use it to build my profile in a manner that it could at least help me in getting an interview. I worked with my insights from a lot of field observation, and developed a comprehensive Research Proposal and ran it with several professors who worked on related area. I must have received around 30% response, which was amazing!

I used their feedback to further improve the proposal and before the application process, it was ready. I also went into overdrive to create a sharp SoP! I used professional recommendations, because there was no way in which I could have received even one credible academic recommendation.

I applied to 12 universities, in Strategy & Management area, mixing geographies, but focusing only on those that had credible work in my research area/subject.

I received straightaway dings from most places - I was disappointed to receive one, where even the professors told me that my research topic was solid! But, I received interviews from 3! Converted 1 2, awaiting results from the other 2 1. The one I converted is a global top-10 in the area of Management & Strategy (this I came to know much later). The other one is a top-20 in the area of Management & Strategy. I will share all the names, as and when I have received the final decision.

My Learning & suggestions for all the PhD aspirants -

1) Chasing GMAT is good, if you have time for that. But don't fret too much if you can't
2) I think Quant is more important (50 or 51 should be the focus)
3) Network with professors. It comes handy during interview
4) Work very hard in developing your research proposal - that can make you shine in the crowd
5) Network with your potential Recommenders much before application process. Nurture them. You need to have at least 4 for your application!
6) Follow up regularly with your Recommenders to submit their recos (I slipped there, and paid heavily as my application was not considered at 4 universities. One or more recommenders 'forgot' to send the recos by the last date)
7) There is nothing like 'TOP' university. That is MBA way of thinking. At PhD level, you should think in terms of which professors can help you in furthering your interest area. That is the reason why it is a good idea to develop a Research Proposal
8) If you have more work experience, then be very careful and be very open to receive rejects. There is a very serious bias against the experienced candidates for PhD! Only a few universities value field experience, and its applicability in academia (which was extremely strange, IMHO)
9) International Applicants - please get done with your language test requirements (TOEFL/IELTS) - I tried to get it waived, but not all universities waive that requirement

I hope that this helps you a bit in your PhD application journey!
All the best...
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Hello,

I am Pamela froma Bangladesh, planning for PhD (Marketing) admission in 2021. I completed BBA, MBA and MIB. Hoping to sit for GMAT exam in November. Currently, I am struggling in quant section.

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