<p>Hi Gurus out there.</p>
<p>I am interested in applying to Finance Phd program.</p>
<p>I would like gurus here to provide me some insights/ideas on my chances getting into these programs listed below:</p>
<p>Uni. of Michigan, UCLA, Duke, USC, Cornell, Boston College, University of Florida, Rutgers.</p>
<p>To provide info on my background/stats:</p>
<p>UGPA: 3.45 & GPGA: 3.5. Studied EE during undergrad and Comp. Engr as major and econ as minor studies during grad school w/ full fellowship & stipend. I received BS & MS from top 5 engineering programs.</p>
<p>GRE V 156 GRE Q 170 AWA 4... I know i bombed my verbal </p>
<p>1.5 yrs of research experience & winning IEEE research fellowship/scholarship for my research.</p>
<p>2 yrs of working @ High tech firm (think apple or google) by the time i enroll to phd program..</p>
<p>I am quasi-active investor myself and currently participated in an Investment Club. </p>
<p>I am particularly worried about my gpa since it is not 3.8 or 3.9 as advertised on many phd program website...</p>
<p>Do you gurus think if I have a reasonable chance to get into one of the programs I listed above? And is there any particular area I should improve or work on, say GRE verbal for example?</p>
<p>Any advice or comment will be appreciated </p>