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I would love to hear any thoughts on Cornell's ORIE program (PhD). Especially regarding student happiness, student outcomes in job markets, competitiveness/rigor of program.

Considering offers from Stanford MS&E, Cornell ORIE, Berkeley IEOR, Northwestern IEMS. Thought I would go to Stanford in a heartbeat, but not a great research fit and less professors in OR that I am excited about. Current student told me it's not a great place to be if you're still unsure about your research topic and want to explore more. Cornell seems like a great program, small department, good research fit. Not sure about student placement though, more seem to be headed to industry than academia. Also relatively low ranked, though I'm not sure if the rankings really mean much. My undergraduate professor told me Berkeley has a great program, but has had funding issues lately. I'm indifferent to location. Any thoughts, advice? Anyone have thoughts on Cornell?