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I wonder is there a list that specifies which research methodology schools tend to use for OM. If there was a list that would save so much time looking through the various programs (website, faculty research papers , curriculum etc)

Thanks everyone for your inputs. I am still not too sure about industry vs academia, hopefully I can read some more papers and try some research work to help me decide. there is def alot of think about and a phd is a huge commitment, if i were to dropout i would face a severe financial hit, which is why i want to be certain i want to pursue one before i apply (not much time seeing as dec alot of apps are due/open). ^I am learning more towards academia. I think I may rewrite my GMAT or write the GRE before I start my masters. Industry seems so soul draining, especially at the entry level. I like my research areas operations (supply chains) and finance (risk & asset pricing). I find other areas business areas unbearable. something that i was wondering about is why do some top tier undergrad programs have such a low research impact factoring according to major journals. do some schools princeton (72), dartmouth (64) dont care about research in finance or is it the case that they have a smaller faculty? Perhaps a Phd insider can shed some light I was also looking at placement for some programs. Although, you get a teaching job afterwards I think geography is important as well. What do all you phd candidates/prospective students feel about this issue? i think even though you are enjoying your work geography can make your life miserable.

Thanks rsaylors I am new to this forum (long time lurker) and I quickly noticed that you write excellent posts. Operations & Finance -I have read a number of articles from RFS, JOF, JFE, OR and JOM. What can I say but I am interested in both, I am a man of many interests. I can see myself writing articles in both these fields. I also noticed from ut dallas' ranking site that there doesn't seem to be that many operations articles published compared to finance. I wonder what does this mean? Is operations management the black sheep of business PhDs? Most of the undergrads I talked to didn't like operations? I dont know why because I thought it was interesting. Since I like both areas I may just apply to both finance and operations PhD programs; however, get different references. Research position -I do not see any postings on my school's career site for a research position in my areas of interest, I guess I can just email or ask professors I am interested in working with. GMAT I thought my GMAT was low because the schools I emailed (U of Alberta, UBC, McGill, Rotman) told me it is extremely competitive and some of them even told I would have to rewrite my GMAT. I think one of told me they receive 120 applications for 3 positions...... I do not know about USA PhDs but I know I would like to live in the USA (perhaps no more winter, lower cost of living, cheaper products, lower taxes, interest tax deductable etc). Also a lot of top programs seem to prefer GRE > GMAT. Not sure what to do, I think I can get a +700 score with a month worth of studying. MBA I have thought about going for an MBA, but I feel like it would be such a huge opportunity cost. 2 years for a USA MBA unless there is an accelerated option I do not know about. I am pretty sure I wouldn't do a Canadian MBA unless my employer wanted it (I do not think it would add much value after a MSc in Analytics). As to my post about USA schools I know some schools like Darden & Rice offer very generous scholarship packages though. I know the MBA could help me move up the corporate ladder and help me transition from a Canadian to USA market or between different industries but at this point in my life it is hard to tell if I will to pursue it or not. Bottom line I really do not want to pass up on a good PhD program if it is such a hard thing to get in the first place. I love learning, especially about interesting topics and to have a career filled with research and teaching seems pretty cool. However, on the other hand if I am a consultant then that would also be such an experience travelling, solving probs for people etc but then again I might not get that. I am obviously looking at industry because I know it would offer a quicker way to service my debt. I guess if I apply before I am 30 I should be good or at least that is what people on a different forum told me; however, with applying later I will have a larger opportunity cost. Or I could just apply to programs, I think it is a December/January deadline and go from there. If I get accepted then I go to PhD and if not I will find a job. I am just so confused, I guess I will play it by ear and see how it goes.

If XanthusARES and/or rsaylors could provide some insights it would be greatly apprechiated

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Hi I am a MSc Analytics student, starting school in the fall 2014. As I just finished undergrad I will be one of the youngest people in my program. My program is course based, and with being so I have to pay a large amount of tuition. (I got turned down for a research based MSc, also limited myself via school locations) I was wondering what should I do in order to help me get into a PhD position in the USA or Canada? Summer -I believe I will try to obtain a research position even if it is not in my desired field just so I get some research experience, I will also apply to some industry jobs -I have a 670 GMAT, kind of low for academia but acceptable for course based programs, not sure if I will rewrite or just prepare myself for industry (case interview prep, kaggle competitions, more software training etc) -> kaggle is online data science competitions -my decision to rewrite will depend if I will be going to industry or academia post-masters Post-MSc -If I network with professors from my program and have an in would it be advisable to do a PhD right after my MSc? - I was wondering wouldn't it be nice to try to leverage my school's career services (network, alumni, recruiters etc) to land a nice job? Also the job would help me with paying off the loans I will be taking in order to do this program. -Would it be hard to get professors to write me a reference after I work in industry for a bit? -I heard from a GMAT forum that the chances of admissions to a PhD go significantly down once you are post 30 yrs old so I will hopefully start my PhD before then if that is still what I want. -Or is a PhD one of those things like if you have a chance take it because it is rare and hard to get? -I am not sure do most people have industry experience before a PhD or just enter straight from school? It is hard to tell based on school statistics because there are some people that skew the data -> I know I am an analytics student I should be able to make deductions based off data but I dont have the csv data lol Non accredited programs -I do not believe Schulich (York University) or Richard Ivey (Western) are AACSB accredited programs, will this cause problems if I were to do a PhD there? Alternative PhDs -I know I am an analytics masters, which doesn't really have any directly correlated field. So far in my research for perspective PhD areas I think I could enjoy a program in Operations & Finance -How is the career outlook for a PhD in Statistics, is it much better to stick to a PhD in business because of the AACSB accreditation? I know I have a lot of questions. Thanks in advance for anyone who can help