tkkoh:
Thanks so much for the advice. I actually have 5 glowing recommendation letters, 3 from professors and 2 from work supervisors. (I have the letters with me so I know
) I was looking to mix and match them because I did a lot of research at this company where I worked so I was wondering whether it was relevant. :D
Congratulations for getting into Tepper !! It is one of my top choices. I do not know whether I am good enough for it as well. I have selected both McCombs, UMCP and Eller as other choices. I was thinking about MIT but then I realized that with a 770 quant, they will never take me...
My other top choice is the Harvard program in science, technology and management. I have also heard rumors that IS programs are easier than say, Business Economics or Finance programs. To prepare myself for quant, I have enrolled for 8 additional courses from Advanced Calculus to Numerical Analysis. We did a lot of economics courses in school but not too much quant - only calculus, probability and statistics, and other tools like simulation, LP, decision theory, Markov process etc.
I have also heard rumors of a lot of quant being required for IS programs. Is this true? Did you have a strong quant background? The way I see it, you have to be quite proficient in programming and research on the design and implementation of IS and management processes related to it. I don't see how a lot of math comes into it, unless of course, you are looking into the economic aspects of it.
Are my school choices adequate or am i over reaching myself? I get the feeling that I have a pretty low GRE score. My academics are good though (top 1% of class) However, the additional math courses which I have enrolled for are all year long courses and hence their results will not be available by the time I apply. O boy!! Do I have a lot of questions or what !!
So, how would you rate Tepper? Peer group wise, class wise, location wise, research orientation in IS wise etc. Another stupid question, are there any people with such low GRE scores as mine?