Question: PhD in a Canadian Universities

[Gateway]

Dear forumers,
I am looking for someone who is doing (or did) his or her PhD degree in Canadian Universities.
I have couple of questions to ask.
If you are the person that I am looking for please send me to PM or leave your post in this thread.
Thank you in advance.

[Frida]

Dear forumers,
I am looking for someone who is doing (or did) his or her PhD degree in Canadian Universities.
I have couple of questions to ask.
If you are the person that I am looking for please send me to PM or leave your post in this thread.
Thank you in advance.

in what area? not that i am in Canada... but would be helpful to know what exactly you are interested in. i used to know an iranian guy who did his phd in canada (in music school though :P i do not think you are in the same field, or are you?). one thing for sure, with good research proposal you might get a luring offer here in states too at least partial waiver and AI position or smth like that. have you ever tried?

[Gateway]

in what area? not that i am in Canada... but would be helpful to know what exactly you are interested in. i used to know an iranian guy who did his phd in canada (in music school though :P i do not think you are in the same field, or are you?). one thing for sure, with good research proposal you might get a luring offer here in states too at least partial waiver and AI position or smth like that. have you ever tried?

I am intending to do a PhD in Business with concentration in Accounting.
I want to do it in Canada since I have other plans also related with this country.:D Specifically I would like to know how competitive is the admission? and other related questions. It would be nice to hear from someone who had a real experience.

[Frida]

I see. I only know Samimiy from this forum doing his PhD in Business or Economics. He is in US though. Maybe he has some ideas about it. :D Good Luck!

[Saralex]

I am intending to do a PhD in Business with concentration in Accounting.
I want to do it in Canada since I have other plans also related with this country.:D Specifically I would like to know how competitive is the admission? and other related questions. It would be nice to hear from someone who had a real experience.

Here is a useful link for your intentions: http://www.canadian-universities.net/MBA/PhD_in_Business_Administration.html

[lilbit]

good thread!
if anybody have an information about our fellow economists, studying for there PhDs abroad, it will be very helpful.

So post anything you have about it also.

[Gateway]

If we're talking about PhD in economics or related fields it cannot be for sure. As a matter of fact, economics departments in US care less about your research proposal in the admission process. Most of them even don't ask you to submit one. But you must have an excellent personal statement, highly competitive test scores in general and subject GRE tests, high GPA, strong background in math (calculus, math. programming, linear algebra, probability theory and statistics, etc.), and excellent references. To write a research proposal you first have to prove that you are qualified to do research in economics by passing comprehensive and qualifying exams. Most PhD students in economics spend two years to do that. At that point you may submit your research proposal. Some would not be able to reach that point at all and leave their programs without completion. Economics is not easy subject these days. :)

Indeed, one of my questions is related to the "research project" that one is supposed to submit as part of application package.
How it has to be? For instance, at the application stage I am not sure about the final research project theme. If I choose one, will the admission board will like it? etc etc.
So it would be helpful if someone could give an overall strategy.
Thanks

[Desmond]

Hmm, I don't think that prospective PhD student is subjected to pass GRE and other standard exams. The most important things are your research proposal and your background in particular field. Also couple of reference letters from well-known scholars of your field would help you do better. As regards my case, I am doing my Master's in Korea and I have articulated picture of my PhD research. Therefore, I am publishing several scietific articles on international journals and participating in conferences regarding my area of study. If you look forward to pursuing PhD abroad, in my view the most important factor is your academic background. So try to make it perfect. Wish u luck!

[Fifi]

Therefore, I am publishing several scietific articles on international journals

O'qisak bo'ladimi?

[Hopeful]

Hmm, I don't think that prospective PhD student is subjected to pass GRE and other standard exams. The most important things are your research proposal and your background in particular field. Also couple of reference letters from well-known scholars of your field would help you do better. As regards my case, I am doing my Master's in Korea and I have articulated picture of my PhD research. Therefore, I am publishing several scietific articles on international journals and participating in conferences regarding my area of study. If you look forward to pursuing PhD abroad, in my view the most important factor is your academic background. So try to make it perfect. Wish u luck!

Desmond,
Please don't misguide people if you don't know about the admission process to PhD program in economics and related fields in North America. What I said above are not based on rumors but the realities of the respected doctoral programs in economics. So, my fellow countrymen if you want to go for it take them very seriously and be prepared to work very hard. :)

[Akademik]

Hello, there

First, you have to have an admission to graduate school of the University your are prefering. In order to get into the graduate program in the area of Economics and get sufficient funds to study you have to have good GRE scores and GPA. When you have good scores in GRE and GPA you could easily challenge other comparators during the time of the admission.

Admission to the program is competitive, and requirements for admission to the PhD program in the area of economics are more rigorous than for admission to the M.S. programs. In order to be considered seriously, an applicant must normally have high grade-point average. But GPA alone does not guarantee admission; the admissions committee will look at the applicant's overall academic record, as well as any relevant employment and professional experience. Of particular importance is evidence of the applicant's potential for scholarship and independent research at the Ph.D. level. Letters of recommendation that can provide such evidence will be helpful.

Second, if you have a contact in the faculty of the University you are applying, it will be definitely helpful. The contact person will be during the admission process and enlightens the faculty members and boards of the admission group with your interests in the area of economics. More often the chairman of the admission group in the department asks from the fellow faculty professors if they have any interest and funding for new applicants. If you have a contact in the department he/she will take you application and fights for you admission. And, if you have good scores in GRE and GPA he/she can find ways for your admission and funding way easier.

Third, the proposal of the dissertation often takes place after a year or at least two semesters before graduation. You and your academic adviser will discuss the research proposal. You must deliver a public presentation of a research proposal and respond to questions on that proposal by your advisory committee.

I hope this information will be helpful for you.

[Desmond]

Desmond,
Please don't misguide people if you don't know about the admission process to PhD program in economics and related fields in North America. What I said above are based not on rumors but the realities of the respected doctoral programs in economics. So, my fellow countrymen if you want to go for it take them very seriously and be prepared to work very hard. :)

As regards rumors, I think what you are saying is exactly that sort of things. There are 2 ways to follow: education and research. The last stage for professional education is Master's degree. So in order to be professional, you might pass some standard tests like GMAT or GRE and receive high score, get admitted to graduate school and gain some experience working in industry. Most of American universities require those tests as formal admission criteria. Note, German and British graduate schools has no such requirement. So, master course could be considered from two perspectives, as I told before. If you want to work in industry, probably you have to take taught master course, and after graduation you might not need to pursue PhD. But from researcher's prospective, you have to take research Master's course, and further go on with PhD. So, on master level you have to choose, what way you are going to follow. If you wish doing PhD, so forget about standard tests and modules. Of course, you have to study those things in order to get some background, but the most important thing is your R&D experience. So try to get involved into some research project and regularly publish papers and articles on scientific journals. When I am talking about scientific journals, I ain't mean "Computer World" or "PC Plus". No, those journals are just for sale. Try to publish some paper on Springer, ACM and etc. I give definition for scientific article: it is not a tutorial or a handbook, but introduction of some innovation discovered by you. Those things make your research background quite attractive and probably you will get an offer from leading university for your PhD course. Anyway, everything depends on how important and promising your research proposal is. Naturally, your R&D experience backing you to accomplish your research and to defend your PhD dissertation is considered to be vital factor. Forget about standard exams like GMAT, it is done just to test your IQ and, of course, English level. On PhD level, those tests might be the least attractive issue to be deemed. Believe me, PhD is not learning ABCs in classroom, but thinking of something new. So all those rumors aimed at being formally "smart" is stereotype from bachelor's years. Scientists don't look for "standard" guys, they want innovative researchers striving to create. And I can agree with you on only one point, yeap, getting PhD is rather difficult and requires profound preparation.

[Hopeful]

As regards rumors, I think what you are saying is exactly that sort of things. There are 2 ways to follow: education and research. The last stage for professional education is Master's degree. So in order to be professional, you might pass some standard tests like GMAT or GRE and receive high score, get admitted to graduate school and gain some experience working in industry. Most of American universities require those tests as formal admission criteria. Note, German and British graduate schools has no such requirement. So, master course could be considered from two perspectives, as I told before. If you want to work in industry, probably you have to take taught master course, and after graduation you might not need to pursue PhD. But from researcher's prospective, you have to take research Master's course, and further go on with PhD. So, on master level you have to choose, what way you are going to follow. If you wish doing PhD, so forget about standard tests and modules. Of course, you have to study those things in order to get some background, but the most important thing is your R&D experience. So try to get involved into some research project and regularly publish papers and articles on scientific journals. When I am talking about scientific journals, I ain't mean "Computer World" or "PC Plus". No, those journals are just for sale. Try to publish some paper on Springer, ACM and etc. I give definition for scientific article: it is not a tutorial or a handbook, but introduction of some innovation discovered by you. Those things make your research background quite attractive and probably you will get an offer from leading university for your PhD course. Anyway, everything depends on how important and promising your research proposal is. Naturally, your R&D experience backing you to accomplish your research and to defend your PhD dissertation is considered to be vital factor. Forget about standard exams like GMAT, it is done just to test your IQ and, of course, English level. On PhD level, those tests might be the least attractive issue to be deemed. Believe me, PhD is not learning ABCs in classroom, but thinking of something new. So all those rumors aimed at being formally "smart" is stereotype from bachelor's years. Scientists don't look for "standard" guys, they want innovative researchers striving to create. And I can agree with you on only one point, yeap, getting PhD is rather difficult and requires profound preparation.

Desmond,
I have no time to argue with you here. But what I said above applies to top PhD programs in economics and related fields in leading North American universities and based not on rumors but real life experience. I am sharing it with Gateway, you and others. It is up to you to take it or not. Anyway, I wish you success in getting admission to a good PhD program. :)

[Dr.Cardio]

Assalomu alekum, guys!
I've just graduated from ToshMI. Is there any possibility to study in Canada? Nowadays I'm preparing for USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination). What do I need? How should I apply? Need help!
Know English(fluent), Spanish and german (pre intermediate), russian(fluent), turkish (fluent)
Looking forward to your advice!
;)

[Mr. Putin]

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