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When I was applying to Masters programs I contacted the professor listed on the programs admissions page of one of the universities. This helped alot. She implied that I would be accepted if I aapplied, which was good. Be sure to have something important to talk about.

My undergrad was Software Engineering and Mathematics. My Masters was Industrial Engineering where 9/10 courses were operations research. One of my interdisciplinary research courses included a resource economics portion, which I greatly enjoyed. Please also take a look at my profile eval in the business thread. After much deep thought and looking around I am interested in a Phd in the applied operations research and decision science areas. One school defined economics as "Decision making with limited resources" which would imply it to be an area of applied operations research. Viewing the Phd profiles of students at the universities for which I intend to apply, many are from a mathematics background. My question is whether economics would be a good fit and what your experience in such programs and industry would suggest? I am considering taking graduate level Intermediate micro and macro before applying to make sure that a career in Economics is right for me.

Take stochastic proceses or time series. Stochastic processes is a really good course and is a real eye opener in applied probability. Time series is for more about dynamic processes than parameter estimates and regression. I definitely would not retake anything. As long as you have atleast B no one really cares. Breadth is far more important.

Your GRE and GPA are awesome. I'm assuming that you took a few other math corse courses as well? The TA experience could be influential as well. What area in the social sciences do you most enjoy? You may apply to those programs as well. Most social sciences will have quantitative methods specializations. There are many more of these programs than stats programs with a concentration. Viewing the roster most of them will have undergraduate or masters degrees in mathematics.

Of course publications will help. I have noticed a few RAs at a local satelittle campus that doesnt offer Phd. It is their regular day job, not sure they plan on a Phd

Your GPA is great and your GRE is pretty good. Some more competitive programs will be difficult to get in. But other same tier schools are definitely within reach. What are your research interests and what will you do once you complete the Phd? Definitely need to define that clearly in your statement. Check out my profile eval in Business. Im aiming for applied OR.

Here are the schools I am planning to apply to, roughly ordered by difficulty. What are my chances? Western Michigan University, Applied Economics Purdue, Management quantitative methods track WashU, Economics Michigan State University, Economics Indiana University , Decision Science only 1-2 admits University of Chicago, Applied Operations Research track

Thank you. The literature review compares methods within engineering and the social science sciences and when they are most appropriate and when the problem is poorly defined. The LOR for this is from the agricultural economics professor. The LOR for computational methods would be from my MS advisor. The quasiquantitative paper defines an algebraic function for ethical decisions and I was considering a modifed approach as a second paper. A third paper could further expand the first two with game theory. Many other papers could follow. The LOR would be from my Philosophy professor during undergrad. His writting style and character would definitely yield a good LOR.

No but there are some schools who wave it for students from the same school or only require it for those with an irrelevant degree.

Successful applicants and students please provide feedback on my profile. My interests are decision science and applied operations research/management science. Undergrad in Software Engineering (unranked private) with 3.41 gpa Masters in Industrial Engineering (top 150 engineering school) with 3.16 gpa Need to retake GRE scores from 2010/2011 were v151 q155 aw3.0 I completed the masters while working full time and taking a full course load. I have 4 years experience in software engineering and operations research at a Global 500 company. I have no publications but I have drafts Research notes in computational methods A literature review in quantitative methods for sustainability in resource econonics Deriving an ethical calculus from a quasiquantitative approach I am confident my Letter of Intent should be strong and my three LOR would be tied to each of the sets of papers.

Remember the earlier you apply the better your chances. The late deadline is probably due to the sheer number of applications they receive. But it sounds like you already guessed that.

My perception is that it all depends on the schools strategy. Some have 12 or less Phd slots at any time and a position may not be open until someone quits or finishes or they hire new faculty. For MS some schools have a limit others heavily rely upon MS for funding and will have over 100 MS students at any time. Schools without a deadline or with rolling admissions for Phd dont expect to admit or maybe only a couple but will fill a position if it becomes available. Others may offer a position without funding.

When did you take TOEFL? MSU states minimum of 120. Do you have proof of funds? Typically internation students are expected to pay for 1 or 2 semesters at a time or atleast upfront.

MSU is a nice campus and it is big. There are many coffee shops and cafeteria is great and inexpensive. Living expenses are pretty low and close to campus and relatively safe. You will make many friends and collegues from India and many other countries. Dearborn is rather industrialized.

Hello Nevin. There is much grey area in the definition of business analyst. The primary duty of the BA is to collect requirements and manage conflicting requirements. Business Systems Analysts sometimes just called Business Analysts are more technical and translate the requirements into tasks for the Database administrators, developers, etc. They are much like an architect. A business process analyst is also sometimes just called business analyst. They work closer with the workflows of the business and help define procedures for quality, operations, compliance, etc. Some companies these are separate roles but at most they all fall under the same title. Smaller companies are more lean in that programmers are also BA. Agile development is important to remember and BA should be careful not to overscope a project too soon.

MS programs are much less competitive. Look for one that allows probationary admission. This will allow you to take a few fundamental courses before admission. Some may not count towards the MS some might. Your first couple courses after that will likely be senior/lower level graduate courses.

I see. Have you considered a graduate certificate? I would select a safe school with a phd program that is not too difficult to get in. If you are not admitted then typically you can enroll as nondegree student. There will be 4 or 6 classes designed for those who want to transition from a different undergraduate major. After you successfuly complete the certificate with good grades you may reapply for the Phd with better chances. This almost always works for getting into MS not sure how well it works for gaining admission to Phd

From what I heard a CS Phd program at a top 20 school is one of the most competitive areas for applications. If this is indeed true it will be difficult to get in without an elite profile. I would imagine that atleast some of the SciComp/Comp math programs are more pure than applied. Are you sure that you didn't overlook anything?

Applied economics and statistics? There are many such programs. Some applied stats programs may allow you to take quantitative econ classes as electives.

I live in Indiana. Purdue and Indiana University are quite diverse. They have satelittle campuses with the same masters degrees but with lower tuition and higher acceptance rates. University of Illinois has similar satelittes as well. Many other states have satelitte campuses but as far as I know the options are quite limited and mostly undergraduate or MBA

What was your undergraduate gpa and how far did you get in computer science and math/stats classes? How strong are your LOR and do you have any analytics experience? The MSU program appears to be more technical(hadoop etc) and business like(part of the business school) whereas UofM is more technical with applied math and stats. Which end do you want to specialize in? UofM clearly states acception rate is 51% for the program whereas MSU's business school acceptance rate is 29%. MSU probably has less than 60 students whereas UofM states they have around 120 at one time in the program.

I would say Auburn is mediocre. But not bad. I know two people who went did Online MS in Software Engineering and one was accepted into Phd in Engineering Education at Purdue.

I have read an autobiography of sorts for a current ( maybe former?) deparment head of North Carolina State University he has really done a great job at building the graduate IT programs. I would say it is the midline of the programs you have mentioned. You can check us news for the rankings. You can also judge this using admissions stats for each program and their admissions requirements.

The MS route is far more valuable. In my opinion the bootcamps are designed to profit the instructors. What is your background? Attending part-time locally or online is a good option. Northwestern probably has the best online program and probably the best oncampus program, but its not the most affordable. Does your employer offer tuition support?