<p>hi,</p>
<p>would like to evaluate my chances of being admitted to finance phd programs in the us. thinking about ucla, stanford and the like.</p>
<p>profile:
2002: msc degree in applied maths from germany with stellar grades, master's thesis led to academic publication,
5 years work experience in consulting,
2008: msc in math finance from tier one uk uni, will pass with 4.0 gpa thanx to master's thesis and seminar papers but did mediocre on four written exams the past two terms (B+,B,B,C),
gmat 740, q 90, v 95, awa 73%,
toefl 118/120,
will get good recommendations,
clear ideas about research.</p>
<p>i guess the exam scores will hurt me, but i can explain and more than made up for it with the subsequent written work.</p>
<p>how do you rate my profile and chances?</p>