re: OR/IE, Suggest search for past posts by redbeard
here’s a few:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/6388772#Comment_6388772
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/1511156#Comment_1511156
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/6278192#Comment_6278192
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/2787015#Comment_2787015
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/4219451#Comment_4219451
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/122183-top-schools-for-operations-research-p1.html
vs. financial engineering:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/2295-financial-engineering-p1.html