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Which is better from an admissions signalling perspective? 1. Advanced econometrics (uses Greene, focuses on going beyond OLS to IV, limited dependent variables, etc) 2. Mechanism design course in CS department (similar to Algorithmic Game Theory (CS364A), Fall 2013) 3. Stochastic processes I've heard that math courses are better signals than econ courses, but advanced econometrics specifically seems pretty important for admissions, so I'm not sure. I'm also unsure how the CS course (which has quite a lot of overlap with mechanism design econ) would be evaluated.

GRE: Verbal 165 (95%), Quant 159 (74%) *this was a long time out of school and I have studied and will retake Undegrad GPA: 3.51 Undergrad Degree: Design (merit scholarships) Graduate GPA: 3.82 Graduate Degree: MS Marketing (merit scholarships) Research Experience: I have a thesis paper for my MS degree Teaching Experience: I was a TA 1 year for a Java Programming course Work Experience: Significant work experience (10 years) up to director level in marketing (specifically in design management) Concentration applying to: Marketing (Innovation, New Products) Number of programs planned to apply to: 15-20 Dream schools: NYU, Columbia, Duke WhyPhD: I became extraordinarily interested in creativity and innovation during my career and masters studies. I have researched and written a great deal on marketing tech and design thinking but nothing published. It has really spurred me and I could see myself spending a career in the field. My Questions: 1. I am retaking GRE after months of studying so my scores should improve. Will great GRE score help me possibly get into a Top 10 or Top 30 school? 2. If I can apply to 15-20 schools how many top schools if any should I put in my list? 3. Also I am a little confused about ranking. Is everyone here referring to the UT-Dallas list or the US News MBA list or something else when classifying schools by rank?

Hey Guys, Could you please recommend me a list of books that would teach me about experimental design in marketing CB?

Just curious what others are interested in. I thought market design and mechanism design were pretty esoteric but from comments on this and other sites I think many of you may also be interested in these fields. If so, why? If not, what are your fields of interest?

What math classes would you recommend a prospective student to take if their interested in theory (micro theory, game theory, decision theory, mechanism design, contract theory, etc.). I figured this post might help some people out.