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I'm wondering if there's anyone here who graduated from the program, especially if you graduated in 2011? I have a question I'd like to ask if possible. Thanks and sorry for jumping in the thread.

Thanks wifey99... Great information! Where did you find this?

Hi caulfiedh. Congratulations on your admissions! They are both great and you can't go wrong! Do you mind sharing your profile with us? Regarding your question, I though ORC is more varied than ORFE. Like the name suggests, ORFE (Operation Researchs & Financial Engineering) puts a lot of emphasis on finance applications of OR. The ORC on the other hand is quite broad (http://www.mit.edu/~orc/research/activities.html). I'm sure there's room for your interest at both though. Remember to consider the location too, since both choices are very good already. Princeton is a very pretty campus, and if you like quietness so that you can concentrate on working very hard, Princeton is great. MIT is in the middle of Cambridge/Boston, it has lots of student activities (for grad students too) and the city itself is good to live for a student.

chimerical, your profile is awesome! Can I ask you which forum you come from? I can hardly find a forum w/ people applying to Business PhD. Can you refer me to those forums? Thanks!!