Possible IE/ISE/Eng.Management PhD Applicant 2016

[trustmeimanengineer]

1. State School in Midwest, BS Industrial Eng. & MS Industrial & Systems Eng., undergrad 3.1 GPA, 4.0 grad GPA

2. Thesis, conference paper, and journal publication

3. 153V,153Q, 5.5AW (took with flu and I know I could improve, had automatic acceptance to MS program already)

4. Recommendations from thesis advisor, current manager of Aerospace/Defense company, school director of ISE

5. Full-time job (40+ hrs) after BS while working towards MS

 

I currently work as a EE at an Aerospace/Defense contractor for the government. I am looking for PhD opportunities. Also considering online PhD to stay in industry. I know how most people will feel about that here. Still haven't decided on academia/industry. My company doesn't care if the PhD is online or not.

 

What kind of schools should I be looking at (traditional schools)? Is there anything I should know about online schools?

 

Thanks.

[jacksun0212]

First of all, you might have to improve your Q on GRE. As far as I know, PhD program in IE will mainly look at your quantitative score since there will be lots of math in PhD study. And also, there are several tracks in IE, such as manufacturing, logistics, etc. and even operations research. Which school to apply will based on what area you want to do research on since different schools are good at different areas.  

[trustmeimanengineer]

As I previously stated, I took it with the flu and had acceptance already to the program, so I didn't try. But I do know I could score 160+ with a little effort. That was with no studying and the week after spring break ha.

 

My research interests lie in engineering management, systems engineering, simulation/optimization, and more. I do not have a solid grasp on what I want to do. Still working on my thesis and am not graduating until May 2016. So, I have a little while. I just wanted to know if my low undergrad GPA was going to hold me back. I will have a 3.8+ graduate GPA, probably a 4.0, when I graduate with my MS.

 

Schools of interest so far: MIT(duh, why not reach), G Tech, USC, Purdue, UMich, Columbia , and I will always have my safety state school that I currently attend

                 Dartmouth phd in innovation (only a few selected for it though)

 

I would like to get out of the Midwest for phd if possible.

[trustmeimanengineer]

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