I think schools like chicago and mit do not need to do that, even if their placement sucks, top applicants will still choose them. But rochester is different, it is going down and needs to make its placement good to keep its reputation.
Dean的报告应该指的是总体的phd学生,Simon养不起十几个financePhd的。如果能达到50%应该就是很好了。希望能这样吧。怎么进去我还真没研究过。因为我从刚一开始就没打算申请。如果申请Simon,我觉得可以直接找招生的director Professor Dewan 聊一聊。他说关键看感觉,他们喜欢了,就要~~花痴一下,Simon大部分的 faculty真的很好很亲和~