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I don’t know what hapless potential OR PhD student may stumble upon this in the future, but I thought if someone does it might be useful to know where I got in (and once I decide, where I ended up, maybe!). All applications were to PhD programs.
Accepted:
GTech ISyE
Cornell ORIE
Berkeley IEOR
Columbia IEOR
Waitlisted:
Stanford GSB OIT
Rejected:
CMU ACO (through math dept.)
MIT ORC
Princeton ORFE
Stanford MSE OR
Interviewed:
UMich IOE (withdrew)
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I don’t know what hapless potential OR PhD student may stumble upon this in the future, but I thought if someone does it might be useful to know where I got in (and once I decide, where I ended up, maybe!). All applications were to PhD programs.
Accepted:
GTech ISyE
Cornell ORIE
Berkeley IEOR
Columbia IEOR
Waitlisted:
Stanford GSB OIT
Rejected:
CMU ACO (through math dept.)
MIT ORC
Princeton ORFE
Stanford MSE OR
Interviewed:
UMich IOE (withdrew)
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16 hours ago, IE Student said:
I applied for UMich IOE program and they told me I am on the waitlist! Please decline your offer if you have a better option; this is my only hope :((
I am not sure anyone has received an acceptance from UMich IOE yet, but this reminded me to withdraw my application to the program. I hope you get in, it’s a really lovely program and I’m wishing you luck!! ?
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My Stanford MSE rejection ended up coming in today (to both PhD and MS, focus area in OR). Stung a bit, but I think I actually managed to get into the set of programs that were the best fit for me in retrospect so I’m quite pleased! Makes my decision making easier. Really excited for the upcoming visits.
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Just got an acceptance from Columbia IEOR. Still have heard nothing from Stanford MSE… wonder what’s taking them so long.
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Some updates on my end, in case this info is useful to anyone: received acceptances from Berkeley IEOR (on Monday) and Cornell ORIE (last Friday). Columbia IEOR should be coming out sometime this week. Received a rejection from Princeton ORFE on Friday and a rejection just now from MIT ORC. Also received a call placing me on the waitlist for Stanford GSB (on Friday). Still waiting on any news from Stanford MSE and CMU ACO, as well as admission results from UMich IOE.
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Anyone heard from Columbia, MIT ORC, or Stanford MSE yet?
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Just now, critical_point said:
Haha exactly the same! Congratulations on Cornell!!
OMG we're gonna be seeing SO much of each other over these visits haha! CONGRATULATIONS and also I'm sorry but mostly CONGRATULATIONS! Cornell's department is so incredible, and I am so so thrilled for the acceptance.
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7 minutes ago, critical_point said:
@aeiou12345 Congratulations on GTech, I recently got my admission decision from there too! This morning I also received an email with funding information.
Berkeley's interview was very conversational, much like all the other interviews I've had. There was no direct discussion around potential advisors but just an understanding of research interests.
Congratulations, and same, and thanks so much for the information! Could you tell if the calculations they did in the funding letter included tuition fees or not? I was unclear on that. Maybe I’ll see you around if/when GTech does a visit weekend! Wishing you the best of luck with all the other schools on your list- I’ll let you know if I hear anything new on my end.
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Hey, thanks for starting this! I interviewed at GTech ISyE and Columbia IEOR, and will be interviewing with Berkeley IEOR and UMich IOE over the next two weeks. Received admission from GTech so far. Have heard nothing from Stanford (either MSE or GSB), MIT ORC, Princeton ORFE, or Cornell ORIE so far.
Regarding GTech, has anyone else who’s been admitted received any funding information yet?
Columbia has indicated that their first round of admissions is coming in around 2 weeks, and I believe that they are interviewing everyone who could potentially be on that list.
Oh, and for Berkeley, what was your interview like? Do you know if they’re just talking about background, or if it’s more technical, or if they’re trying to match with advisors? I’m interviewing with two profs at the same time, both of whom are POI for me, but I’m not sure if that’s a coincidence or not.
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I've been sending out my emails expressing interest in the research of various graduate profs at different Operations Research PhD programs, but haven't received any responses. Is this a bad sign or just pretty normal? I figured that it's par for the course, but just wanted to double-check and make sure that it wasn't a bad sign.
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7 hours ago, bayessays said:
Hey, this is mostly a statistics forum, so I will forewarn you that this is a *very* uninformed opinion. But some people here over the years have applied to both statistics and operations research programs, so I've seen a little bit of these admissions results. I'm guessing when you say you go to a liberal arts college that it's a pretty good one? Top 20 or top 50 at least?
Regardless, your profile looks very strong both in terms of coursework and research and I'd recommend you apply to any of those programs that interest you and I suspect you'll have good results. It seems to me, from an outsider perspective, that once you get past MIT/Princeton, the level of competition drops dramatically and these programs tend to not be as competitive as statistics PhDs, where I would recommend you apply to top programs. I have seen some applicants here who didn't get into top 40 statistics programs but got into OR programs like Berkeley, so I imagine you will have a lot of good choices.
It’s a seven sisters college, top 30 LAC! Thank you so much for your help.
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bumping again, I’d really appreciate any help
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sorry for bump, was just told to reupload here rather than in the engineering forum. does anyone have any insight on this? thanks again for any advice/help!
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Hi everyone. I am struggling a lot with figuring out a list of schools to apply to in the fall and could use some input. I am really interested in Operations Research, but have a primarily mathematical background.
I have three questions:
(1) What “level” of OR program should I look at?
(2) Do I stand a better chance at applied math PhD programs or operations research PhD programs?
(3) What are some examples of some programs I should consider?
Here is my background:
Undergrad Institution: Liberal Arts College
Major(s): Mathematics (NOTE: I will be graduating with both masters and bachelors degrees)
GPA: 3.8+ (my grades junior year were straight 4.0’s), major GPA of 3.9+
Type of Student: Domestic Asian Female
GRE Revised General Test: N/A (will take in fall)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: N/A (will take in fall)
Program Applying: Operations Research PhD
Courses:
Analysis 1/2, Algebra 1/2, Graduate Analysis 1/2, Graduate Topology, Graduate Complex Analysis, Math Modeling, Numerical Methods, Scientific Computing, Linear Optimization, Probability, Differential Equations, Multivariable Calc, Linear Algebra, Discrete Math, Number Theory
Research Experience:
Freshman summer, did research with prof. at school plus local gov’t office in integer programming applied to budget planning. Presented work at poster presentation at school in fall.
Sophomore summer, did an internship in which I developed a customizable program through linear optimization for scheduling employees based on preferences and staffing requirements.
Junior summer, attended a brief research program in applied math, presented on work to faculty and students at program.
Junior summer, currently attending top 3 pure math REU. Hope to present at a conference, and would be great if I could have work published but we’ll see, of course. This REU has a very high publication rate.
Senior year, will be working on masters thesis, topic to be on specific application of optimization to a sustainability issue (cannot give more details for privacy, but I’m sure anyone who knows me in real life recognizes this profile).
Awards/Honors/Recognitions:
Received several-thousand-dollar grant from school freshman summer to conduct research.
Received schoolwide award for fostering sense of community on campus.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs:
TA for multivariable calculus (held tutoring sessions, assisted in labs, graded student work, and took notes for student use).
TA for linear optimization (held tutoring hours, graded student work, assisted in labs)
Organizing weekly mathematical talks in math dept.
Have major organizational role in math dept.
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help:
One of my recommenders has a PhD in Applied Math from Cornell, and I’d like to apply to Cornell (not sure if CAM or ORIE)
I’m a woman
To clarify, I will be working on a masters thesis in the fall and will be graduating with both a bachelors and a masters.
PhD Programs I am Interested In: (some of these are long shots, but their programs are incredible, and I figured why not apply)
Cornell ORIE
Georgia Tech ISYE
Northwestern IEMS
U Mich IEOR
MIT ORC
UCLA DOTMS
Princeton ORFE
CMU ACO
Columbia IEOR
U Wisconsin Math
U Washington Applied Math
Again, my main questions are:
(1) What “level” of OR program should I look at?
(2) Do I stand a better chance at applied math PhD programs or operations research PhD programs?
(3) What are some examples of some programs I should consider?
Any other constructive comments would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks to those of you who took the time to read through and respond to this! I go to a very small college and there's not really anyone I know who's gone down this path before (and my profs have no clue what this admissions process looks like, they're all pure math folks) so I am grateful for anything you all may have to share! -
On 6/12/2021 at 11:03 AM, trynagetby said:
Check out my profile from way back which I think is similar to yours but less OR focused. I also applied having no idea what OR was like and I got into Northwestern and GaTech ML (ISYE) with special fellowships for both. I only applied to the two because my main interests was Statistics PhDs. I think you have a good shot at all of them except MIT because, well, MIT (still worth applying IMO tho)
I apologize, I am somewhat new to this forum -- how can I see your application profile? I can, like, see your previous posts but can't seem to see your stats anywhere. Thank you very much for your help, by the way!
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On 6/12/2021 at 8:36 AM, Econometrician said:
Might be worth trying here, too: https://forum.thegradcafe.com/forum/48-mathematics-and-statistics/
Ah, thank you, I will repost there! I was (perhaps mistakenly) under the impression that OR fit squarely into engineering.
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Apologies for bumping this, but I come from a really small school and have absolutely no clue what I'm doing -- I don't have any alums or professors familiar with OR, and really don't know what I look like as an applicant. Truly any help would be appreciated.
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Hi everyone. I am struggling a lot with figuring out a list of schools to apply to in the fall and could use some input. I am really interested in Operations Research, but have a primarily mathematical background.
I have three questions:
(1) do I stand a better chance at applied math PhD programs or operations research PhD programs?
(2) what “level” of OR program should I look at?
(3) What are some examples of some programs I should consider?
Here is my background:
Undergrad Institution: Liberal Arts College
Major(s): Mathematics (NOTE: I will be graduating with both masters and bachelors degrees)
GPA: 3.8+ (my grades junior year were straight 4.0’s), major GPA of 3.9+
Type of Student: Domestic Asian Female
GRE Revised General Test: N/A (will take in fall)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: N/A (will take in fall)
Program Applying: Operations Research PhD
Courses:
Analysis 1/2, Algebra 1/2, Graduate Analysis 1/2, Graduate Topology, Graduate Complex Analysis, Math Modeling, Numerical Methods, Scientific Computing, Linear Optimization, Probability, Differential Equations, Multivariable Calc, Linear Algebra, Discrete Math
Research Experience:
Freshman summer, did research with prof. at school plus local gov’t office in integer programming applied to budget planning. Presented work at poster presentation at school in fall.
Sophomore summer, did an internship in which I developed a customizable program through linear optimization for scheduling employees based on preferences and staffing requirements.
Junior summer, attended a brief research program in applied math, presented on work to faculty and students at program.
Junior summer, will be attending top 3 pure math REU. Hope to present at a conference, and would be great if I could have work published but we’ll see, of course.
Senior year, will be working on masters thesis, topic to be on specific application of optimization to a sustainability issue (cannot give more details for privacy, but I’m sure anyone who knows me in real life recognizes this profile).
Awards/Honors/Recognitions:
Received several-thousand-dollar grant from school freshman summer to conduct research.
Received schoolwide award for fostering sense of community on campus.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs:
TA for multivariable calculus (held tutoring sessions, assisted in labs, graded student work, and took notes for student use).
TA for linear optimization (held tutoring hours, graded student work, assisted in labs)
Organizing weekly mathematical talks in math dept.
Have major organizational role in math dept.
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help:
One of my recommenders has a PhD in Applied Math from Cornell, and I’d like to apply to Cornell (not sure if CAM or ORIE)
I’m a woman
To clarify, I will be working on a masters thesis in the fall and will be graduating with both a bachelors and a masters.
Programs I am Interested In:
Cornell (QUESTION: is my application more competitive in applied math or operations research here?)
Georgia Tech OR
Northwestern OR
U Mich OR
MIT OR (long shot but like I might as well try, their program is incredible)
U Wisconsin Math
U Washington Applied Math
Again, my main questions are:
(1) do I stand a better chance at applied math PhD programs or operations research PhD programs?
(2) what “level” of OR program should I look at?
(3) What are some examples of some programs I should consider?
Any other constructive comments would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks to those of you who took the time to read through and respond to this!
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) Fall 2022 PhD admissions
in Engineering
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Decided on a great program (not disclosing which for privacy reasons). Have declined all other offers and withdrawn from the Stanford GSB waitlist. Best of luck to everyone!