u/Civil_Error6174

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23F

\-Masters degree in corporate finance with 15.4/20

\-Exchange in a top university in Seoul south Korea with 97.5/100 (4.25/4.5 gpa)

\-6 months internship in investment banking with focus on m&a ecm and dcm

\-2 months internship in a major bank as a credit analyst

\-2 months internship in public sector (ministry of finance) i did in the early years of my studies

\-IELTS 7.5

\-Extracurricular is debate and charity clubs

\-Major con : graduated in july 2025 and i have a cv gap since then due to health issues :/ it might disqualify me

Haven't done the gre or gmat since i saw it's not required (cmiiw)

Do i apply or it will be just a waste of application fee ??

Ps : fluent in french (my second language, all my studies in french)

Idk what to feel

After i cold emailed a professor and got ghosted and then sent a follow up email 20 days later and he replied and requested a zoom meeting.. is this a positive sign or should i calm down and it's just a formality???

I was deeply interested in this professor's research since it falls the closest to my topic

Hi community,

I'm a 23F and i want to apply for a phd in polyu but I can't find an advisor, got ghosted by 3..

I'm looking for personal realistic advice/experience from current students enrolled in the phd program in similar fields ..

HELP ME I'M BEGGING.

I reached out to 2 professors who have similar research interests as mine and got ghosted by both (they've opened my emails but left me on seen) application starts next week .. i think it's over 💔

Hello I'm a 23F north-african with a masters degree, i want to know if i stand any chance of getting into hkust phd program in Finance (i would love to get hkpfs but i would be grateful for ANY SCHOLARSHIP)

PROFILE :

Masters degree in corporate finance: 15.39/20

Exchange in Chung ang university Global MBA program: 4.25/4.5 gpa

Prior research experience in my masters thesis that aligns with my phd research proposal

Prior experience in investment banking (6 months internship)

Ielts and Gmat are scheduled for next month but I'm confident :)

Also should i contact potential supervisors before the application starts ?

I'm a 23F, with a masters degree in the top business school in Morocco (15.4/20) and an exchange semester in one of Seoul top unis in global mba (4.25/4.5 gpa) i have scheduled ielts and gre tests next month, i graduated last year and have 6 months internship experience in investment banking

Do i have any chance ? ... Pls be nice 💔🥲

Hi there, please i need advice on what the members with more experience think.

Im 22 and i have an M.S in corporate finance, but I've never wanted to get an office job I've always dreamed about having a career in academics and research.

I want to pursue a phd but i feel like i don't have the necessary skills for it, I have never touched python before and i don't know how to process data and overall i have no idea what i will be doing in my lab desk and it's freaking me out all i know about PhD is that i need to read a lot and answer the questions in my mind but idk how 💔

I'm thinking about doing another 1 or 2 years masters in business analytics or econometrics to get some research and data courses .. is this a dumb idea ?? (You can be harsh it's okay..)

Hello everyone, first time asking here because I'm feeling so lost and i need help :/

For context first I'm a woman, 23 years old with a masters degree in corporate finance from the number 1 top business school in my country (Morocco), i graduated last year and I've been feeling lost since then.

My masters ended in summer 2025 after an exchange semester in seoul south korea and a 6 months end of studies internship in a leading investment bank here in Morocco where i wrote my graduation thesis about Particularities in valuation methods for financial institutions that made me graduate with honors.

After i got my masters most of my classmates went rushing towards the job market but honestly the idea of working in an office this early at my age did sound like something i wanted to do with my life, so I didn't try to find a job and kept turning down lots of calls from local banks and companies (1st mistake). I tried to continue my education because I've always been impressed with my professors or professionals who had international degrees, either another masters in europe or a phd in asia and I've always felt inspired by their careers, so i tried to go further with my education but it didn't go as smoothly as i was expecting.

I expected that i would easily find an opportunity with a full scholarship (because I can't afford it) but every opportunity i find would either require working experience, research papers published, prioritize masters in their countries, or have very hard to get scholarships (I'm not an athlete and i don't have an outstanding extracurricular cv :/ I've spent my whole life buried in books but degrees aren't everything after all).

I wanted to go to top business schools in france but they were insanely expensive, I looked for masters/phd opportunities in asia but they were very selective or do not offer much career opportunities after graduation and people talking about their experiences only made me feel like it's going to be a waste of years of my life.

I need advice on what to direct my attention to at the moment.. should i apply for a masters/phd in hongkong, china or SG? What are the best countries/universities for research in finance? what are the best universities that can offer me a scholarship based on my cv and current situation? :(

Idk if i described everything properly in this post ..

Ps : i am fluent in English, french, arabic, intermediate in korean. My masters with 15/20 (idk how much in gpa), my exchange semester in seoul 4.25/4.5 gpa.

Hello everyone, first time asking here because I'm feeling so lost and i need help :/

For context first I'm a woman, 23 years old with a masters degree in corporate finance from the number 1 top business school in my country (Morocco), i graduated last year and I've been feeling lost since then.

My masters ended in summer 2025 after an exchange semester in seoul south korea and a 6 months end of studies internship in a leading investment bank here in Morocco where i wrote my graduation thesis about Particularities in valuation methods for financial institutions that made me graduate with honors.

After i got my masters most of my classmates went rushing towards the job market but honestly the idea of working in an office this early at my age did sound like something i wanted to do with my life, so I didn't try to find a job and kept turning down lots of calls from local banks and companies (1st mistake). I tried to continue my education because I've always been impressed with my professors or professionals who had international degrees, either another masters in europe or a phd in asia and I've always felt inspired by their careers, so i tried to go further with my education but it didn't go as smoothly as i was expecting.

I expected that i would easily find an opportunity with a full scholarship (because I can't afford it) but every opportunity i find would either require working experience, research papers published, prioritize masters in their countries, or have very hard to get scholarships (I'm not an athlete and i don't have an outstanding extracurricular cv :/ I've spent my whole life buried in books but degrees aren't everything after all).

I wanted to go to top business schools in france but they were insanely expensive, I looked for masters/phd opportunities in asia but they were very selective or do not offer much career opportunities after graduation and people talking about their experiences only made me feel like it's going to be a waste of years of my life.

I need advice on what to direct my attention to at the moment.. should i apply for a masters/phd in hongkong, china or SG? What are the best countries/universities for research in finance? what are the best universities that can offer me a scholarship based on my cv and current situation? :(

Idk if i described everything properly in this post ..

Ps : i am fluent in English, french, arabic, intermediate in korean. My masters with 15/20 (idk how much in gpa), my exchange semester in seoul 4.25/4.5 gpa.