Hi everybody,
I' m currenty exploring my chances on getting a phd (funded one, that is) , from a european uni, preferably in germany , or UK. field business/economics/management with a strong preference in management/marketing
A bit about myself : got my bachelor degree in french language and literature (grade : good - 6.4/10... sorry I don't know the international equivalence) from national and kapodestrian university of philosophy(in athens, greece) and I m currently completing my MBA , in hellenic Open University . (degree as of may 2015)
I m on the third year right now, completing the courses just before starting my dissertation. Anyway, last year I got an academic excellence scholarship, being 1 of the 4 out of a total of approx.1200 students in the MBA program. (top 0,3% for acad. year 2013-2014) . The equivalent courses which got me the scholarship were financial management and accounting, plus management of people and organizations- HR/strategic management/marketing and the like) . My current courses are on advanced quant. analysis for managers and I m doing great so far- 2 essays ,both 10/10 , perfect score.
Problem is that the course I got on the first year (economics for managers) , didn't go as well as I hoped for, meaning that my final degree getting the mba will be lower than expected- and deserved I may add- best guess is I ll get 8 to 8,5 out of 10(and all because of my first "bad" year).
So, what are my chances? should I forget about it? How shall I proceed? I should tell you that my whole perspective is doing a phd to ultimately stay in academia.
Thank you in advance, any advice or thought on my "track" will be highly appreciated.