Unofficial transcripts are accepted. Obtain your transcripts, scan them, and submit the scanned versions online. Submit transcripts from any university where you studied. If applicable, a score of at least 90 on the internet-based TOEFL, 600 on the paper-based TOEFL, or 7.0 on the IELTS is required. This is a minimum requirement and no exceptions will be made. IEMS does not require, and will not accept, GRE scores. Admissions into the PhD program requires applicants to have a good academic record from a top-tier college or graduate program. It is difficult to give precise guidance about what this means because the grading schemes, curricula, and selectivity of different colleges vary greatly. We concentrate on the following characteristics: Grades in mathematics, industrial engineering, and computer science are most important. At a top-tier institution, a grade point average of at least 3.7 out of 4.0 or 90 out of 100 is desirable. Most of our students were in the top 2% - 10% of their classes at top-tier institutions.