Hi,
I am so happy to find this forum. I am so worried about my application. Because I have applied 13 schools, only received 1 reject currently.
My profile:
Undergraduate: Major in Economics
Courses: Calculus, Advanced calculus, Probability, Statistics, Operations research, Differential Equation, Linear Algebra
And, of course, many economic courses
GPA: 3.7
GRE: 530+800+3
Toefl:96
Activity: Intern in Shell and a French cheese company; Harvard National Model United Nations; Some volunteer jobs
Research: 3 papers to be published ( 1 of first author about math in economic, 2 of third author about statistics in a medical test)
Here are the schools I have applied, (MS)
Rej from Ohio State U
Pending:
UC Berkeley
Columbia
Gatech
USC
UNC
UT Austin
Virginia Tech
SMU
Northeastern U
U of Florida
Rutgers
Penn State
Well, I applied Operations research because I really like it. However, few of my experience are about OR. I am afraid that my background is a shortage. In my personal statement, I wrote that I will devote the research of OR in economics and business.