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Has anyone heard of anything in regard to MS-OR program at UNC-Chapel Hill? They have an Operations Research that belongs to the Department of Statistics and Operations Research, but I have rarely seen any discussion of such program at UNC-Chapel Hill... I have the impression that it is a great program in a great school, but they admit very few people, so not many people talk about its OR program there.

GaTech's OR is part of their IESE department, which is ranked No.1 in US News, so I think the ranking definitely reflects GaTech's reputation. I think if you want to study more engineering aspect of OR then you go with GaTech (since IESE is part of their engineering school), if you want to study more business then go with Northwestern's Kellogg school. I am more of an engineering person, so I'd rate GaTech > UMich > Columbia > Northwestern. (I got admission offer from GaTech, UMich, Columbia for my MSOR application, but didn't apply Northwestern for obvious reason that I just stated....)

personal opinion and usnews ranking.

Michigan > Northwestern in OR.

I applied for Master of Engineering program in ORFE department, but haven't heard anything yet. (Master of Engineering (coursework only) is different from Master of Science in Engineering (coursework + project))....

What exactly is Wxx Exxxx ...? I can't think of a school that starts with W in first word, and E in 2nd word......

The research project is a requirement, not an option. UCLA program's students have full access to facilities, such as library and labs on campus (if you are in the area). Because this is a new program, the range of courses is not as extensive as full time program, but more than enough courses are offered for the students to satisfy the requirement to graduate... I am sure the range of courses selection will continue to grow (they just added 2 new area of studies this past Fall.). I tried to search JHU's website to find out more information about your program, but didn't find any... maybe you can provide a link to the website that describes your program?

I do have some counter-argument to your points. First, the UCLA courses are exactly the same as on-campus course, taught by exactly same professor, and exams and homeworks are exactly the same, and textbooks are exactly the same. Just the mode of delivery is different for distance learning students. In this sense, you'd have to study a lot harder than regular students because you'd get less time to listen to professor/TA outside of lecture. Essentially, you are doing the same work as regular students, but with less help from professors / TA. As far as your point on lack of research projects, I must agree that the part time students will be given less emphasis on research because they are already in work force. However, the UCLA program requires a capstone research project at the end of M.S. study for both part time and full time students.... What college did you get your M.S. in Engineering from?

What similar degree did you do at Johns Hopkins? I think these programs are geared toward working professionals and are not research-based program, but it does not mean it is "weaker"??? After all, it is still a "Master of Science" degree...

I don't mean "packet", but I mean some kind of official letter with official seal on it. That only costs one piece of paper, which is probably just 2% of application fee to mail the letter. I prefer both email (for quicker notification) and postal mail (for official acceptance).... why not do them both?

Instead, they send official notification to applicants (accepted or rejected) via emails only. I think it's kind of cheap part of the schools to send out notification to accepted applicants via email only because the application fee is expensive (about $70), and they refuse to send first class mail for just a dollar of postage fee? I mean, I can understand if they just want to send out email to rejected applicants, but if they really want to show that they really want to take as many as accepted students as possible, shouldn't they send out offical letter in addition to email notification?

Some big time schools like Purdue and UCLA have programs called "Master of Science, Engineering" degree programs. Programs like these are made for working professionals with the flexibility to design their own plan of study geared for their engineering career (pending advisor's approval), and mostly done by distance learning to accomodate working professionals, but you take the same class and earn the same Master degree as on campus student. I believe the degree is "Master of Science", under the "Engineering" major. I am just wondering what you guys think about degree like this? What would the employers view degree like this comparing to degrees like "Master of Science, Electrical Engineering" or "Master of Science, Computer Science"??? I think there has not been discussion about programs like this since this is actually new trend.

What about UNC-Chapel Hill?? They seem to be very selective in OR applications too!

If the message says only one letter will be mailed to you, that means you are rejected. If the message says TWO letters will be mailed to you, that means you are admitted (what is what happened in my case).

I applied for Spring 2010 term. I wouldn't consider this early. GRE: 490V, 770Q, 4.0AW. GPA: 3.69.

I already receive admission offer from Georgia Tech and Columbia for Operations Research. (Also University of Michigan, but I probably won't choose UM). Which one should I pick?

You sum it up very well... it is really difficult decision to make. This master degree at both schools is course-only degree (no thesis / project required, just complete 30 units and you are done). The facts that Columbia is established and CVN offers more courses via online than GA Tech have me lean toward Columbia....

Financial aid is not a factor. Company will sponsor.

Hi guys. I have received admissions offers from Georgia Tech (MS - Operations Research) and Columbia (MS - Engineering Management Systems, which is similar to OR). I don't know which one to choose. I am still waiting on the decisions from other schools, although I don't think the chances are that good, and I am 100% satisfied with GA Tech or Columbia. One thing to note: I am going to get the masters degree via distance learning while working. Georgia Tech... No.1 in IE/OR but not as many IE/OR courses are offered online. Columbia... Ivy League name but not ranked that far from GA Tech, and more IE/OR courses are offered online than GA Tech. Please help me decide which one to accept ... !