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    PhD in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research/Financial Engineering Fall 2015

    in Engineering

    Posted · Edited by user31

    Got an email from Columbia IEOR (PhD) to check the website and I've been accepted!  It doesn't say anything about funding though, or any kind of visitor weekend...?  Did anyone else get accepted and hear something about funding?

     

    Congrats frsp! Hopefully we could meet on the visiting day. I just got the same letter from IEOR (PhD) and all I can see is about the housing. In the letter they say there will be an orientation that will be announced soon.

    PhD in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research/Financial Engineering Fall 2015

    in Engineering

    Posted

     

    1. University (school, major, gpa)  Top ISyE school in US (3.91/4.0) + Minor in Math (Math GPA: 4.0)

    2. Research experience (projects, publications)  2 projects: 8 months with one prof. on energy system, 4 months with another prof. on healthcare, working on publishing paper on healthcare project  

    3. GRE/GMAT  Q:170 V:150 W:3

    4. Recommendations (professors, supervisors, managers)  All letters are from my professors, two are from research advisors, the other are from the very top prof in the field

    5. Other relevant info  TA for 2 semesters, Best project in department and applying for IIE competition

     

     

    Congrats man! It's the first admission posting in our thread. Hope we all get into our target schools :)

    PhD in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research/Financial Engineering Fall 2015

    in Engineering

    Posted · Edited by user31

    Sounds like a good idea, it may help the future/current applicants to get some idea about application.

     

    1. University (school, major, gpa): Currently pursuing a Master's degree at a top US university, 3.9/4.0.

    2. Research experience (projects, publications): Did RA and CA for a professor. No publications. 

    3. GRE/GMAT: I took the old one, 670/800/3.5.

    4. Recommendations (professors, supervisors, managers): One from current professor (strong, topped in his class and worked for him) and two from my undergrad.

    5. Other relevant info: Two years of work experience in an IT company. 

    Operations Research: Stanford vs MIT

    in Decisions, Decisions

    Posted · Edited by jhpark

    It's hard to say. On one hand, Columbia IEOR has way more people doing FE than Stanford MS&E and a number of research centres dealing specifically with financial engineering (the Center for Financial Engineering and the Center for Financial Analytics at the enormous new Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering). On the other hand, your Stanford admit is to the faculty that you'd apply to for a PhD, and your Columbia admit is not.

     

    I would suggest you make a decision purely on personal preference. They are both fantastic schools in fantastic (but very different!) locations. What is important to recognise is that entry to these masters programs is by no means a guarantee to the corresponding PhD programs. For example, I heard from friends that Columbia IEOR accepted 2 students from the MSOR this year. Scores of MSOR grads applied and were rejected. Regardless of which of the two you choose for your masters, you'll likely end up applying to the PhD programs at both schools anyway.

     

    Make your decision based on location, financing, your gut feelings about the schools, and the programs themselves (for this last point I'd give the slight edge to Stanford because an OR masters is better for an OR PhD than a stats masters). Regardless, both schools will give you options for getting into fantastic programs both at the corresponding school and elsewhere. 

     

    #firstworldproblems

     

    Thank you very much Arcanen, I really appreciate your reply.

     

    You are RIGHT. I agree that both schools are nice and I will end up with applying to both of them whatever I study in master program. I know that getting into PhD programs is getting more harsh, and yes, I should do my best to get prepared in a given situation and the fit (or the first feeling) would be an issue. And good point: 'an OR master would be better for an OR PhD'.

     

    Are you applying for this season? If so, hope you best of luck :) 

    Have a good day!

    Operations Research: Stanford vs MIT

    in Decisions, Decisions

    Posted · Edited by jhpark

    Stanford (along with Columbia and Princeton) is one of the financial engineering powerhouses. The only person at MIT who really does FE work is Andrew Lo. The same could be said of Stanford MS&E and Giesecke (who currently has like a million PhD sudents), but there are more people in Stanford GSB who do FE (unlike Sloan) who you could take classes and work with. That said, there isn't really a wrong choice (except that you didn't apply for the PhD straight away; Stanford and Columbia for example both allow you to be considered for the masters automatically if you don't get accepted into the PhD, so there's no reason not to try with schools like this).

     

    Hi Arcanen, thank you for your detailed information. Although this is a thread for Stanford and MIT, would you mind if I ask you one question?

     

    My goal is to get into financial engineering PhD and I'm struggling between Stanford MS&E and Columbia Stats (both in masters). FYI, I have a math/engineering background back in undergraduate and applied to PhDs this year but got these offers instead. I don't have know which one will be more suited for this purpose. As you said, MS&E seems to be focused in Finance rather than FE. And the problem with Columbia Stats is it is generally not considered as a way to FE. My plan for Columbia Stats is taking as many courses as in IEOR department and then re-apply for the Columbia IEOR department at the 2nd year of Master.

     

    Any thoughts or recommendations are welcome. Thanks in advance!

    PhD in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research Fall 2013

    in Engineering

    Posted

    Hi all,

    I got accepted into the Master's programs at

    - Stanford (Management Science and Engineering)

    - MIT (Computation for Design and Optimization)

    - Cornell (ORIE in Financial Engineering)

    - UMichigan (Industrial and Operations Engineering)

    My ultimate goal is to go to the Ph.D. program in Operations Research or Operations Management. My current interests are:

    (1) financial engineering - risk management, credit risk, dynamic pricing

    (2) om - supply chain, vehicle routing, airline scheduling

    (3) stochastic optimization

    (4) machine learning

    Basically, I'm choosing between Stanford and MIT now; though if you have strong opinions about Cornell/UMich, please share as well. Thanks a lot!

     

    Nice to meet you ORFEboy. I'm choosing between Stanford MS&E and Columbia Stats masters and also interested in getting PhD in FE. Do you have any thoughts on which program is more suited for this goal? I saw some guys from MS&E were accepted in decent PhD programs recently so I am basically lean to MS&E now.

     

    Well, I don't know if you listed your interested areas according to your priority, but as I know, MIT DRO does not have many professors in FE field (isn't it?). 

    PhD in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research Fall 2013

    in Engineering

    Posted · Edited by jhpark

    Same boat man.  I am waiting for Cornell and Michigan as well.  A few people have posted that they heve been accepted to Cornell.  That made me really nervours!

    But at least you got an interview with Michigan.  So, I think you have a great chance there.  I had a phone interview with Wisconsin Madison and was admitted with funding a few days after that.  I wish Michigan will do the same to you. :)

     

    Thank you fooBarBaz. You are so sweet! Seriously I hope this story ends with some happy results. I know several people have been admitted to Cornell already but I believe there is still a chance to get in. I asked someone in Michigan and he said they will admit a few (maybe 3 or 4) international students...I should have earned my degree in US.  :(

     

    Anyway, we should hear from them soon. Wish you good luck on your Cornell & Michigan applications  :D

    PhD in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research Fall 2013

    in Engineering

    Posted · Edited by jhpark

    Hi guys,

     

    I'm also applying to several IEOR programs, so finally I came here.

    It would be great to share any news with you. First I would like to introduce myself.

     

    Applying for: IEOR Ph.D. or Math Ph.D.

     

    Undergraduate: Asian engineering school
    Major: Math + EE
    GPA: 3.88, major GPA: 3.90
    GRE: Q800(94%), V670(95%), AW3.5(30%)

    Work Experience: 2+ years as a programmer

    I applied for the following schools: 

    Princeton ORFE - Rejected

    MIT ORC - Rejected

    Stanford MS&E - Rejected

    Northwestern IEMS - Rejected

    Cornell ORIE 

    Michigan IOE - Contacted via E-mail (3/1)

     

    Chicago Math - Rejected

    Minnesota Math

    NYU Math

    Columbia Stat 

     

    Now I'm preparing for an interview with a professor of U of Michigan and since I'm not an IEOR major, I'm pretty nervous about it.

     

    Hope you guys get into nice programs you want!

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