Weierstrass Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 anyone knows how competitive the MSandE program at Stanford is for people with non-engineering background? I really like the program, but am unsure how realistic my chances are given that I did not major in engineering. the admission states on the website did not specify what sort of background admitted students have. i would expect most, if not all, to be engineers here are my stats: GRE: Q800/V650/A5 GPA: 3.9 from an ivy, major in Economics Maths background: calculus 1-3, probability, linear algebra, econometrics Research: economics honors thesis LOR: 2 economists with PHDs from Stanford and UChicago Since the MS&E program is relative large (300+ students), I am pretty sure that there are a few if not many people within the program that came from a non-engineering major. That said, it is safe to assume that these individuals have a strong math background. From the program's requirements, "students must have had or must take the following (or equivalent) courses before the M.S. degree is conferred: Mathematics 41, 42, 51 (one full year of college-level calculus), CS 106A (one quarter of computer programming), and an additional 15 units (one year) of engineering, mathematical sciences, or natural sciences." You seem to have the math background and a great GRE quantitative score and so I don't think you need to worry much about the non-engineering background. Based on the statistics found here, you have a good shot. I applied for the PhD program so good luck to the both of us!
NewNewb Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) Anyone hear back from any program? I apply to MIT ORC, Stanford MS&E, Princeton ORFE, Northwestern IEMS, Michigan IE and Columbia ORIE. Do OR programs always interview shortlisted applicants before offering official admission. School: good (but unknown in OR) Major: Math Major GPA ~4.0 Cumulative: ~3.75 (almost failed several freshman humanities courses). GRE: 800Q/600V/4.0AW Math courses (15 courses): Measure Theory, Probability Theory (x2), Stochastic Processes, Ergodic Theory, Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations, Functional Analysis, Game Theory + the pure math curriculum in analysis, algebra and number theory. Stat courses (5 courses): Monte Carlo Methods, Computational Stat, Bayesian Inference + the standard curriculum. CS courses (6 courses): Computability & Complexity Theory, Algorithm, Machine Learning + several programming courses. Econ courses (7 courses): the standard curriculum Research & experience: honor thesis in math, several applied math/math REUs, coding monkey for HF (2 months), teaching assistant (2+ years). Publications: 2 journal publications in probability (co-authored) + several working papers/preprints in stochastic optimization and control + several conference talks/posters (these arent as important in math as in CS or engineering) LOR (and their alma maters): 3 math professors/research advisors (Princeton/Stanford/Berkeley). They are all very supportive and familiar with my research. SOP: mostly about my research experience/interest (85%). I should have tailored it toward each specific department more. Research interest: applied probability, stochastic processes, stochastic optimization, control theory and differential games. Edited January 16, 2011 by NewNewb
OR_Dan Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 Anyone hear back from any program? I apply to MIT ORC, Stanford MS&E, Princeton ORFE, Northwestern IEMS, Michigan IE and Columbia ORIE. Do OR programs always interview shortlisted applicants before offering official admission. School: good (but unknown in OR) Major: Math Major GPA ~4.0 Cumulative: ~3.75 (almost failed several freshman humanities courses). GRE: 800Q/600V/4.0AW Math courses (15 courses): Measure Theory, Probability Theory (x2), Stochastic Processes, Ergodic Theory, Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations, Functional Analysis, Game Theory + the pure math curriculum in analysis, algebra and number theory. Stat courses (5 courses): Monte Carlo Methods, Computational Stat, Bayesian Inference + the standard curriculum. CS courses (6 courses): Computability & Complexity Theory, Algorithm, Machine Learning + several programming courses. Econ courses (7 courses): the standard curriculum Research & experience: honor thesis in math, several applied math/math REUs, coding monkey for HF (2 months), teaching assistant (2+ years). Publications: 2 journal publications in probability (co-authored) + several working papers/preprints in stochastic optimization and control + several conference talks/posters (these arent as important in math as in CS or engineering) LOR (and their alma maters): 3 math professors/research advisors (Princeton/Stanford/Berkeley). They are all very supportive and familiar with my research. SOP: mostly about my research experience/interest (85%). I should have tailored it toward each specific department more. Research interest: applied probability, stochastic processes, stochastic optimization, control theory and differential games. Got this emal form Columbia's IEOR department today: " Dear IEOR PhD Applicant, Thank you for your interest in Columbia University’s PhD program. Please note that applicants will be contacted by the IEOR Department with an admissions decision or a request for more information by the third week of February. We appreciate your patience in this matter. Best, IEOR Department"
IEOR_ALB Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) Thought I'd join. PhD applications sent to: Northwestern Michigan MIT Berkeley Texas A&M Texas at Austin Penn State My profile: GRE: 590V, 800Q, 4.5AW GPA: 3.96 BSIE, decent IE program but by no means top 10. 1 REU, no papers, no presentations, applied for NSF GRFP Anyone going to the PSU open house? Edited January 19, 2011 by IEOR_ALB
OR_Dan Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Anyone going to the PSU open house? When is it?
NewNewb Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 Got this emal form Columbia's IEOR department today: " Dear IEOR PhD Applicant, Thank you for your interest in Columbia University’s PhD program. Please note that applicants will be contacted by the IEOR Department with an admissions decision or a request for more information by the third week of February. We appreciate your patience in this matter. Best, IEOR Department" I got the same email from Columbia and something along those lines from MIT last week as well.
IEOR_ALB Posted January 22, 2011 Posted January 22, 2011 When is it? It's in mid-February. They sent me an invite about it (free airfare!).
finallywon Posted January 22, 2011 Author Posted January 22, 2011 Any information from the universities for Masters applicants?
OR_Dan Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 It's in mid-February. They sent me an invite about it (free airfare!). I'm planning an unrelated trip to the US in late March, thought I'd try to squeeze in a couple of University visits, but mid-February, no way to make it.
OR_Dan Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) I got the same email from Columbia and something along those lines from MIT last week as well. Ditto from Georgia Tech. I don't know if I really appreciate those emails much. They made me jump in my chair, almost swallow my toungue, for nothing. Edited January 24, 2011 by OR_Dan
OR_Dan Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 OMG someone posted an admit in the results page for Columbia's IEOR PHD program yesterday. Dear friend, if you happen by, please leave your whole story here, and tell us how you were contacted so early and your stats if you can.
chsbp Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 I'm planning an unrelated trip to the US in late March, thought I'd try to squeeze in a couple of University visits, but mid-February, no way to make it. Hello OR_Dan, How beneficial is it to make such University visits?
moonshadow Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 Anybody on this forum hear back from NU yet?
ORAnon Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Yes - was told a while back I would be either on the wait list for, or receive, a fellowship. I just heard back that I was admitted w/ funding.
Ramz Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 Hey, you're right, we might as well get started. I'm applying to a PhD in OR at the following schools (I think): GA Tech MIT NCSU Penn State Columbia Berkeley Quite frankly any of those would make me really happy. I'll be taking the GRE in a couple of weeks, so far practice runs look OK, but we'll see when I get to the real thing. Anyone esle for Operations Research in 2011??? I applied to MIT's MS in OR, and MIT's MS in Transportation hoping that i could land the dual degree. This is the only school I applied to because, frankly, I hadn't planned on going to grad school. I was pretty sick of school by the time I finished my bachelors. However, my boss urged me to apply to the MS in Transport at MIT and told me he'd write me a letter of rec; he basically did the same as me: attended same uni for bachelors (he studied civil eng and i studied math with an emphasis in applied math), and after he did his masters and PHD at MIT. I told him I was more interested in OR, so he told me to apply for both. I'll provide my stats, but I want to emphasize I am betting on strong letter of rec. Undergrad: AUB (4.5 yrs) GPA: 3.78 Major: BS in Math Minor: Physics, but it's not listed on my transcript cause I was boycotting the extremely evil administrators GRE: 800Q/640V/5.0W Letter of rec: PHD MIT (Transportation science)/Florida State (Civil Engineering)/Yale or one of those (Mathematics) One pub: for the Wessex Institute of Technology (not major I guess) After learning that only 4-6 people are excepted into the MS OR program, I pretty much decided I wouldn't be getting in to that. However, I have high hopes for the MS in Transportation, then maybe I can reapply later! Any thought/ feelings? How much do you think recommendations matter? I think one of my recommenders did some pretty serious research there.
cooper Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 Hi ORAnon, did you mean you got admitted to IEMS @ Northwestern? Have you been phone-interviewd ? Yes - was told a while back I would be either on the wait list for, or receive, a fellowship. I just heard back that I was admitted w/ funding.
ORAnon Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 Yes - I was admitted to IEMS at Northwestern. Surprisingly, they didn't interview me first. I just received an email with the admissions letter / funding info attached.
cooper Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 Congrats!! Would you mind share your profile? Yes - I was admitted to IEMS at Northwestern. Surprisingly, they didn't interview me first. I just received an email with the admissions letter / funding info attached.
Oliver109 Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 Rejected by NU IEMS. So sad... Did they send the MS Option invitation to every one who's been rejected? Just curious about the chance of being admitted to the MS to PhD Program if I reply a YES by 4.15 deadline. Any thoughts?
hill Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 May I ask what kind of question they are gonna ask? I got a interview next week with Jorge. Thanks Yes - I was admitted to IEMS at Northwestern. Surprisingly, they didn't interview me first. I just received an email with the admissions letter / funding info attached.
ORAnon Posted February 7, 2011 Posted February 7, 2011 I guess I can post my profile.. Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis GPA: 3.9 Major: Math & Economics GRE: 800Q/650V/5.5W Letters of rec: I now have the impression that all three were very strong Research: Some technical projects, but not publications. Good luck to everyone!
RoboTicks Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Did anyone hear from Berkeley IEOR dept? When are they supposed to inform us? Further I was just wondering, how many admits/waitlists are done every season? (since it is a very small dept at Berk.)
finallywon Posted February 9, 2011 Author Posted February 9, 2011 someone posted an admit for stanford PhD in MS&E
NewNewb Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Stanford MS&E has already sent out their admission last weekend.
fyp Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Stanford MS&E has already sent out their admission last weekend. Based on your previous post, I guess you might have received the acceptance letter, right?
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