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Just got into Ohio State
33andathirdRPM replied to OhioStateStudent's topic in Mathematics and Statistics
Congratulations! -
I wouldn't think so. There should be a way to state that you're taking additional courses somewhere on applications though.
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PhD in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research Fall 2013
33andathirdRPM replied to shiraziaseel's topic in Engineering
An admission to the UIUC Industrial Engineering Ph.D. has been posted. Would that happen to be one of the people in this thread? -
Need help choosing my last 3 schools
33andathirdRPM replied to OhioStateStudent's topic in Mathematics and Statistics
Which school(s) have faculty members with whose research interests you have the best fit? -
Conditional Probability of Acceptances
33andathirdRPM replied to PittPanther13's topic in Mathematics and Statistics
Welp, there goes my attempt at keeping things light-hearted. -
Conditional Probability of Acceptances
33andathirdRPM replied to PittPanther13's topic in Mathematics and Statistics
I can't help it. Let A denote the event that you are not accepted to Washington or John Hopkins. Let B denote the event that you are accepted to at least one of the programs you have applied to, other than Washington or John Hopkins. I think it's safe to assume that A and B are independent events. (This is a relatively big assumption. However, anecdotal evidence supports the assumption that programs do not confer with one another for acceptance purposes.) Then, P(B|A) = P(BA)/P(A) = [P(B)P(A)]/P(A) = P(B ). So, based on the assumption that acceptance at a particular program is not affected by the acceptance outcomes at other programs, and given the information that you were not accepted to Washington or John Hopkins, your probability of being accepted to at least one of your programs you have applied to other than Washington or John Hopkins is the same is it would be without the given information. Don't freak out. You still have other places to hear back from. Try to keep in high spirits. -
Possibility of Straight C's?
33andathirdRPM replied to EducationalAnomaly's topic in Coursework, Advising, and Exams
Yikes. -
Is this a good LOR, or is it just "meh"?
33andathirdRPM replied to Mtorey's topic in Letters of Recommendation
You should also remove the phone number from the letter. -
Is this a good LOR, or is it just "meh"?
33andathirdRPM replied to Mtorey's topic in Letters of Recommendation
I'm not sure if you should be sharing this on the forum. At any rate, it appears that it's a very positive recommendation. -
It means that you need to get that recommendation letter to them, ASAP.
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Wow! Thank you for linking this. It's interesting to see how long it took me to answer questions. I realize now that I my suspicions were correct - I got an incredibly easy quantitative exercise wrong.
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Quick Question about courses - Stats PhD
33andathirdRPM replied to stardog's topic in Mathematics and Statistics
I'm a bit confused, Shostakovich. You mean before entering the program, or during studies? Almost every statistics program I looked at included measure theory as part of the coursework. Maybe not under that name, but definitely as a component of Real Analysis studies. -
Nontraditional and Confused, How are you?
33andathirdRPM replied to HeatherC's topic in Meet and Greet
I will be almost 35 when I complete my BS in Math this May. If I were to fortunate as to be accepted to a Ph.D. program for this upcoming fall, I would be 35 when I begin and around 40 when I'm done. -
PhD in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research Fall 2013
33andathirdRPM replied to shiraziaseel's topic in Engineering
An Ohio State University IE Ph.D. acceptance has been listed on the admissions results. -
Really crazy roommate situation, could use some advice.
33andathirdRPM replied to perico's topic in The Lobby
Definitely a bit of TL;DR. If this is going to be detrimental to your undertaking your studies, etc. then move. If you can hack living there and the price is that good, then soldier up and enjoy the drama. -
I'm taking the first actuarial exam (P) in March. If I'm not accepted anywhere, I'll take the FM exam, apply for jobs or internships, and reevaluate my options.
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GRE: Any way to dodge this elaborate, money-making scam?
33andathirdRPM replied to Fresh Brew's topic in GRE/GMAT/etc
Agreed. -
should i contact the school?
33andathirdRPM replied to OhioStateStudent's topic in Mathematics and Statistics
Annoyance shouldn't prevent an admission. Concerns about mental stability (to the point of questioning a candidates fitness for the program) could prevent an admission. -
GRE: Any way to dodge this elaborate, money-making scam?
33andathirdRPM replied to Fresh Brew's topic in GRE/GMAT/etc
For what it's worth, the GRE ran me $175, then I had to pay to have my scores sent to the many programs. That sucks, but it's part of the 'cost of doing business.' -
GRE: Any way to dodge this elaborate, money-making scam?
33andathirdRPM replied to Fresh Brew's topic in GRE/GMAT/etc
Having to take the GRE sucks. That said, it's another one of "those things" that must be endured. So, if you must take it, crush it! -
Just got accepted into Northwestern
33andathirdRPM replied to judowrestler1's topic in Mathematics and Statistics
Congratulations! -
As I understand it, for quantitative field applications, the GRE Quantitative score is used less as a method of being admitted to a program as it is used to reduce the candidacy pool. From what I have seen, you would want to make sure that your score is at, or near, what would have been 800Q with the old GRE scoring method.
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PhD in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research Fall 2013
33andathirdRPM replied to shiraziaseel's topic in Engineering
For what it's worth, someone posted an acceptance to NJIT's Ph.D. program in the Results Search. -
Obscure quantitative concepts on the test
33andathirdRPM replied to cunninlynguist's topic in GRE/GMAT/etc
My experimental section was pretty obvious. The first question involved making a statement about a given sequence a_n. -
How did you go about preparing for the GRE?
33andathirdRPM replied to 10thomer's topic in GRE/GMAT/etc
Worked the previous night, stayed up until about 5 am typing up a Numerical Methods report, ate two McDoubles and got 168Q/167V/4.5AW