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yup, they're all done I think

That's interesting! I'm going next fall into a program that isn't like that at all, but would like to develop a corporate/tech 'slant' to my graduate years. Does anyone have any ideas on how best to do that? Thanks!

Got the Columbia interview! Awesome! If anyone wants to discuss their POIs and research interests beforehand PM me; I met with a few profs already.

just got refusal email from MIT.

MIT: Biological Engineering Unrelated field was derivative trading / finance (started in math-heavy derivatives then branched out into portfolio management of troubled assets) If I don't get in anything, some of my contacts suggested to get a job in a lab for a year, try to get my feet wet, maybe get LORs from the people in the lab and my name in a few papers - what do you think / what would be the best way to do that?

Hi I'm a little 'out of the loop' as 1) I'm international and 2) I've been working for 8 years in an unrelated domain: GRE: 169 Verbal 99% - 167 Quantitative 95% 4.5 Analytical 78% Domestic/International (TOEFL/IELTS): International, IELTS 8.5/9 UG GPA: Did top 'engineering school' in France, got in 8th but got average grades while there (Polytechnique) 2.68 GPA Masters GPA:Applied Math: 15.09/20 Research experience: none Research publications, patents, conferences: none - but 8 years being extremely succesful as a team leader in an unrelated domain. 2 great LOR from my boss and ex -boss 1 great LOR from the professor I did a one year research project with in applied math PHD intended specialization: biomechanics University list: MIT BME MIT medialab biomechatronics Columbia NYU-Poly Am I crazy?