Operations Research/ Industrial Engineering 2010

[ipmser]

NU is my top choice. :-))))))

I'm interested in OR/sim with a focus on healthcare or energy.

Wait to see the result of Stanford. I bet you have a damn good chance.

Probably you can cross Michigan off from your list, if you do not have a specific prof you wanna work with.

Michigan is no way better than NU IMO.

BTW, who does health care or energy OR at NU?

[bolani]

Wait to see the result of Stanford. I bet you have a damn good chance.

Probably you can cross Michigan off from your list, if you do not have a specific prof you wanna work with.

Michigan is no way better than NU IMO.

BTW, who does health care or energy OR at NU?

http://www.iems.northwestern.edu/research/healthcare.html

I'm crossing my fingers for an NSF Fellowship so I can sort of mold a PhD program into indiscipl research. Based on my convos with NU last summer, PhD students don't worry about specializing or picking a topic until after the first year, because they want to give you a chance to see all faculty research. I was also told that often faculty members from diff depts work with one student for their interests.

My energy interests sort of lie in minimizing energy consumptions for distribution systems in rural areas. I think this could align well with Karen Smilowitz 's logistics interests.

But who knows? I plan on asking them lots of questions at the info weekend.

[bolani]

Wait to see the result of Stanford. I bet you have a damn good chance.

Probably you can cross Michigan off from your list, if you do not have a specific prof you wanna work with.

Michigan is no way better than NU IMO.

BTW, who does health care or energy OR at NU?

Sorry, what does IMO mean?

BTW....why do you think I should cross Mich off? I mean, it is #2 in IE rankings(although, I didn't apply to GaTech). I'm curious!

[darlingguoguo]

Sorry, what does IMO mean?

BTW....why do you think I should cross Mich off? I mean, it is #2 in IE rankings(although, I didn't apply to GaTech). I'm curious!

I don't know about this rej from UMichigan~ but I have a roommate also applying for PHD got rej from UMichigan like a few days ago. So~~ no news is good news:)

[floyd]

Sorry, what does IMO mean?

BTW....why do you think I should cross Mich off? I mean, it is #2 in IE rankings(although, I didn't apply to GaTech). I'm curious!

"In My Opinion"

Those rankings are very correlated with department size, so NU, a smaller program than some others, is at a disadvantage. The rankings don't necessarily imply which school is "better" for you, its all about finding someone to work with that you like and can guide you. A bad adviser usually spells doom for a PhD.

Larger programs like Michigan and Gatech typically like to match you up with an adviser early so you don't get lost in the department, so he was implying that if you haven't spoken to any faculty yet(which you have at mich), you are pretty far out unless you qualify for a university fellowship or NSF.

Edited February 3, 2010 by floyd

[floyd]

I am curious about Mich and GaTech. Btw has anyone heard anything from the following schools?

GaTech

Cornell

Columbia

I have complete silence from them after I got all my materials in and I'm curious if I'm already out like NU?

[ipmser]

"In My Opinion"

Those rankings are very correlated with department size, so NU, a smaller program than some others, is at a disadvantage. The rankings don't necessarily imply which school is "better" for you, its all about finding someone to work with that you like and can guide you. A bad adviser usually spells doom for a PhD.

Larger programs like Michigan and Gatech typically like to match you up with an adviser early so you don't get lost in the department, so he was implying that if you haven't spoken to any faculty yet(which you have at mich), you are pretty far out unless you qualify for a university fellowship or NSF.

so true. those rankings kinda wacky. the rankings consider all branches of IE. But if you focus on OR, the top schools should be among Stanford, GaTech, MIT, Cornell, Princeton, Berkeley and Columbia. I guess 90% top-notch researchers in OR got their PhDs from one of these schools.

[ipmser]

I am curious about Mich and GaTech. Btw has anyone heard anything from the following schools?

GaTech

Cornell

Columbia

I have complete silence from them after I got all my materials in and I'm curious if I'm already out like NU?

Usually, GaTech notifies the results to ALL applicants at round April 1.

Cornell and Columbia will have their first round offers sent out in about two weeks.

[bolani]

I was thinking that in a few years we'll have to hang out at INFORMS and meet each other.... :-)

[floyd]

Usually, GaTech notifies the results to ALL applicants at round April 1.

Cornell and Columbia will have their first round offers sent out in about two weeks.

April 1st! damn, Well I figure if I haven't heard from a professor before March then I'll be out.

Edited February 3, 2010 by floyd

[ipmser]

April 1st! damn, Well I figure if I haven't heard from a professor before March then I'll be out.

This year might be earlier, since they make the deadline 2 weeks ahead.

[coolmicky]

I got admitted to ASU, but didn't mention financial aid in the admit letter.

[darlingguoguo]

I got admitted to ASU, but didn't mention financial aid in the admit letter.

Wow~ cong:) How I envy you~~ I applied to ASU, too; but it still says "In Review"~~ Congratulations to you!!!

[bolani]

I got admitted to ASU, but didn't mention financial aid in the admit letter.

Congrats! You should email them/call.

[Deleted]

I got admitted to ASU, but didn't mention financial aid in the admit letter.

Congratulations!

How I wish I was on "the other side" (ie the accepted side) with you all. Northwestern said they would come back at us in the coming two weeks monday last week so theoretically that would be what is left of today or tomorrow. I'm going insane.

Anyway congratulations and you might want to contact them about the aid. Maybe they did not say anything because all their students get it, that is the case in some programs.

[coolmicky]

Thank you guys. I emailed them to ask about the financial aid, but no reply so far.

Wish we all will get good news soon.

So do you guys pursue Ph.D degree to load yourself on an academic career path? Seems not many openings require Ph.D in industry, or am I wrong?

[Deleted]

Thank you guys. I emailed them to ask about the financial aid, but no reply so far.

Wish we all will get good news soon.

So do you guys pursue Ph.D degree to load yourself on an academic career path? Seems not many openings require Ph.D in industry, or am I wrong?

I just want a PhD so that people call me "Dr ORmalv" and be like "what do you think Dr ORmalv?", then you can say any stupid thing you want and everybody will still be nodding there heads as if you just said something profound.

[floyd]

Thank you guys. I emailed them to ask about the financial aid, but no reply so far.

Wish we all will get good news soon.

So do you guys pursue Ph.D degree to load yourself on an academic career path? Seems not many openings require Ph.D in industry, or am I wrong?

Honestly I have done research and industry internships, and research is far more interesting to me. Getting a Ph.D. is not the way to easy jobs. Industry doesn't treat Ph.D.'s the same as other degree holders, and are typically very reserved about hiring them, usually the only option is going into research labs at large companies. Most people here understand how difficult it is to find good faculty jobs these days, and there is no indication it will get easier by the time we graduate. That's why many people I have spoken to do not recommend getting a Ph.D. from an eh school unless there is at least 1 faculty member who you work with to propel you forward into the job you want. Bottom line is there are good jobs for Ph.D.'s in IEOR, but fewer than the graduating class.

Edited February 4, 2010 by floyd

[ipmser]

any international applicant heard more from Northwestern? a

[menoninblack]

Has anyone here applied to IE programs that offer more of a Manufacturing concentration? I've liked the IE programs in OSU , NCSU, Purdue , Penn State and The University of Wisconsin Madison.. Are there any other underrated schools that have more of the manufacturing-technology based courses? I have a production systems/six sigma/ lean mfg background, but I'm looking to shift streams into the technical side of manufacturing.. 1430 GRE, 3.78 GPA Industrial and Production engineering - small school at India. Worked in manufacturing for 6 months .

Edited February 6, 2010 by menoninblack

[floyd]

Has anyone here applied to IE programs that offer more of a Manufacturing concentration? I've liked the IE programs in OSU , NCSU, Purdue , Penn State and The University of Wisconsin Madison.. Are there any other underrated schools that have more of the manufacturing-technology based courses? I have a production systems/six sigma/ lean mfg background, but I'm looking to shift streams into the technical side of manufacturing.. 1430 GRE, 3.78 GPA Industrial and Production engineering - small school at India. Worked in manufacturing for 6 months .

You seemed to hit some of the big ones, I know that OSU and Purdue have faculty directly involved in manufacturing. However, most IE programs are more or less focused on the more general analysis of production and systems now. I know most of Wisconsin's staff is heavily focused on healthcare research(given they have a teaching hospital there it is not terribly surprising). It might be useful to look at programs beyond IE that directly focus on manufacturing such as http://web.mit.edu/~meng-manufacturing/. Many of the manufacturing grants have been drying up do to the waning manufacturing sector here in the us, so IE programs have focus more on full system analysis, which has broader applications.

Edited February 6, 2010 by floyd

[Borders]

I received an email requesting interview from UCLA Anderson School.

I applied to Ph.D. program (Operations Management).

What should I prepare for the interview?

I am very confused...T.T

[dasgut]

Hey what's the average math background of an accepted applicant at a top program? How much would a background in graduate level mathematics help?

[echoxg]

I received an email requesting interview from UCLA Anderson School.

I applied to Ph.D. program (Operations Management).

What should I prepare for the interview?

I am very confused...T.T

Hi, I also applied UCLA OM Ph.D. But no news till new. I was wondering if you could share your information? Thx and good luck

[floyd]

Hey what's the average math background of an accepted applicant at a top program? How much would a background in graduate level mathematics help?

Higher level math is expected, real analysis is required at some programs. Should have upper level or graduate classes in differential equations, linear alegbra, and some form of a proof based class. If its not required, its very useful.