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First news: accepted at the university of texas at Austin (Mc Combs). A professor called me to say I'm in... we talked about the Phd program in Finance and the doctoral students' life.

Surprisingly we talked in Italian... :-D


congrats!!!!!!
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Duke, Marketing, Rejected 2/12


sorry to hear that... hope you get better news soon...
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While it is fun to update the results that others are getting, I'm wondering when would I update my own application results :-D

Congrats to all who have secured some places. To those who are still waiting for the 1st admit, let's all continue to keep our heads up....
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Have anyone heard anything from tier-1 school? It has been so quiet for a while. Any interview, admission, rejection? This waiting time is really killing me. Please update if you know something. Thanks.


Hi Tkkoh,

I did have an interview with tier B school at the same day as you did, but in different field. Haven't heard anything from them since then. I wish you hear good news soon.

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Here's the first rejection... from Northwestern University. Although it wasn't on of my top choices (especially due to the location)... it hurts.
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Here's the first rejection... from Northwestern University. Although it wasn't on of my top choices (especially due to the location)... it hurts.

to which program in kellogg did you apply? how did you get the rejection (email,online, phone)?

i applied to kellogg as well (Management and organizations) and received no notice so far...
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PhD in Finance... I checked the Website today (yes, on Sunday), and there is a "Decision Available link", with a standard letter "signed" by the dean. No e-mails, no phone calls.

This is the proof that GMAT score and GPA (I have a 770, GPA between 3.9 and 4.0) are not the only things that matter...
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PhD in Finance... I checked the Website today (yes, on Sunday), and there is a "Decision Available link", with a standard letter "signed" by the dean. No e-mails, no phone calls.

This is the proof that GMAT score and GPA (I have a 770, GPA between 3.9 and 4.0) are not the only things that matter...


Man... this would stress out future (and even current) applicants.
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Here's the first rejection... from Northwestern University. Although it wasn't on of my top choices (especially due to the location)... it hurts.


sorry to hear about that.... i understand you already have one admit... i hope you get few more so you can choose from...
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Hi Tkkoh,

I did have an interview with tier B school at the same day as you did, but in different field. Haven't heard anything from them since then. I wish you hear good news soon.

Happy_v


Thanks... hope you will hear something good from the school soon. I can understand how it is like, having done the i/v and then dead silence follows.
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Hi Tkkoh !
I think you have done a great job by starting this thread and updating it regularly. It is going to be of great help to all - especially for someone who joins the forum.
Best wishes to all.
J.
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Here's the first rejection... from Northwestern University. Although it wasn't on of my top choices (especially due to the location)... it hurts.

sorry to hear about that.... i understand you already have one admit... i hope you get few more so you can choose from...


Yes, I hope so.... but I feel lucky to have at least one admit.

Furthermore I have an interview with another school. I considered it a "safety" one, but a particulary famous faculty member (a so-called "financial guru") asked to personally meet my in my town (he's in Italy for a few days). So... the school brand is important, but it is not the only aspect to be evaluated in an admission offer. Each opportunity might be competitive (for instance, working with this professor would be a unique opportunity) and should be thoroughly evaluated.
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rejected by Kellogg Finance, Feb 18 2007
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rejected by Kellogg Finance, Feb 18 2007


Welcome to the club - sorry to hear the outcome. Do you mind posting your stats? Best wishes for your other apps.
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Hi Tkkoh !
I think you have done a great job by starting this thread and updating it regularly. It is going to be of great help to all - especially for someone who joins the forum.
Best wishes to all.
J.


No problem at all - glad to know that it will be of use to others.
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Welcome FinancePHD2007. If you would like to share this piece of information, which other schools are you applying to? Best wishes!
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Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Here is my profile:

MS in Quantitative Finance 3.9/4.0
BS in Financial Mathematics 3.6/4.0
GMAT: 720.

I got an offer from Minnesota on Feb 12 2007. With Kellogg gone, I have 10 to go: wharton, chicago, mit, stanford, harvard, berkeley, stern, cmu, duke,ucla. I just wanted to give a shot at the big ones.

Best of luck to all of us!
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