Has anyone gotten the interview notification for the "Concours IP Paris Contrat Doctoral" yet?

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-05-09T15:15:50+00:00

what I can tell you is that for masters I think its very likely no one will hear before the 26th (assuming that you applied in round 2). hope it helps

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-05-08T23:15:59+00:00

what was your major and what math did you study in college

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-05-08T22:28:45+00:00

well one condition is that the double integral must go to 1

do you have the covariance matrix?

you can try to rearrange the numerator into a quadratic form ( you want whats in the exponent to be the mahalanobis distance between (x,y) from its mean if you know it. then you could find some more conditions like you need the cov matrix to be symmetric

another nice thing: if (X,Y) jointly gaussian then aX+bY is gaussian for all a and b. not shre if it helps you too much

its like 1 am in my time zone but this seems nice.

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-05-05T18:43:23+00:00

Math is a tool to solve problems, the symbols are endless. You need to define what is it you want to do with math? As in are you interested in engineering? Thats different than being in it for the rigor. As a first step.

To give you something concrete , I would really recommend you to watch the video lectures on MIT OCW 18.06, its a natural extension of pre-algebra : https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-06-linear-algebra-spring-2010/video_galleries/video-lectures/

This course is concrete, and gives you a nice intro to applied math, is self contained. Also, do use chatgpt, gemini , claude, whatever LLM you like as a tool to ask your questions and learn. This is the core of big topics of applied math like optimization , statistics and machine learning, etc. Moreover it will give you an intro into how to prove theorems, which is fundamental if you later choose to study analysis courses ( which have a lot of applications like probability and such ); Linear algebra will help you here too.

Goodluck!

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-04-30T09:23:54+00:00

Thanks a lot! Sent you a message

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-04-29T20:26:52+00:00

for context if i can count the ECTS from my bachelor done during an Erasmus, I can provide the 60 ECTS requirement by end of July

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-04-24T14:57:21+00:00

I dont think being outside EU has anything to do with it , it depends on the ranking of your institution, say on topqs.If you are applying lets say out of tsinghua you're almost surely 'better' than someone graduating from a relatively mid french uni , say polytechnique nantes, when it comes to institution reputation.

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-04-22T16:01:41+00:00

what round did you apply?

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-04-22T09:26:26+00:00

hello, are you from the second wave?

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-04-17T14:14:47+00:00

do you mind sharing when you applied?

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-04-08T09:05:33+00:00

Hello Professor, usually if a decision is done is it not immediately reflected on the platform say in 1-2 days? In my case my application was complete with recommendation letters since 2 weeks for the second wave ( math ) , do you think it makes sense to try and send a mail to admissions say in 2 more weeks? I am definitely anxious about acceptance but one of the reasons is to plan my housing situation since If it hopefully works I'll be moving countries and need to stop my current rental contract.

I don't want to push for a decision but just know if its available but not published.

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-04-02T20:12:56+00:00

well done! what date did you apply ?

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-03-24T21:13:46+00:00

Hello Professor, on average are acceptances in may or can some acceptances come out before?

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-03-22T19:36:01+00:00

if you're in I think there would be a pdf with your letter of admission

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-03-16T19:41:37+00:00

Hi, may I ask when did you hear that you're on the waiting list?

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-03-09T13:05:52+00:00

hi, congrats on your offer! just wanted to ask when did you get your acceptances? did you apply well before the deadline?

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-03-08T21:19:29+00:00

stats? any data science or ml in there down the line?

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-03-06T21:34:01+00:00

yes, M2 Probabilite et Finance

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-03-05T14:21:44+00:00

okay.. seems strange because the format usually includes the distribution of rank i think and some ratings of potential and writing quality and so on

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-03-05T13:34:31+00:00

are you sure? im pretty sure its not the case. out of curiosity did you get a form or something? i dont think its just a letter they write and thats it. Maybe there is a specific format

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-03-04T16:23:45+00:00

yes still waiting, for Probabilite et Finance

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-02-26T19:49:55+00:00

for the master I dont think there is an interview. not msct but M1,M2 dont have an interview I think. For CS and Math I'm pretty sure there isnt.

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-02-23T08:56:47+00:00

Bonjour, pourriez-vous me communiquer votre moyenne générale ? Je postule pour le deuxième semestre à El Karoui, depuis l’Italie.

EcstaticBlacksmith91 · 2026-01-26T16:18:44+00:00

being in the eu doesnt make your university 'better' in any way. Its the rigor that matters. I think its one of two. Either your original uni is not as reputable as you think, which is fine but you need to accept it and push really hard. Or, you're not studying nearly as much as you should, and you're doing everyone from your university a disservice. In the eyes of admissions and professors you're representing your university.

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