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  1. @sqxz - Thank you for the thoughtful and thought-provoking response!! I will definitely take your suggestions and reach out to the program directors and some faculty. My concern is that I have multiple areas of interest that I hope to refine in the first year and don't want to be locked out of any options. @bsharpe - I am primarily interested in genomics and bioinformatics. However, as you mention, there is a lot of exciting research going on at CMU-Pitt!
  2. Hi. I'm wondering if anyone has any knowledge or experience with this program. I applied to a few programs this year and was lucky to get a few interviews, but this is the only program that accepted me. (There were two that I never heard from but I am assuming that's a default rejection.) My acceptance was through Pitt. I did like the program when I visited, but I had to go on an off-weekend because I was busy the normal interview weekend. I'm just trying to do my research before I accept the offer. I've read the website inside and out, and I plan to talk to a student contact there, but I'm looking for all opinions/thoughts I can find. In particular, I'm wondering if there's a division between the CMU enrolled students and the Pitt enrolled student? I know they try to make it as seamless as possible, but does that really happen? I noticed that there's a discussion on LinkedIn that says something about the difference being "tricky" and that made me curious (and maybe a little concerned). Any thoughts? Is it true that it's possible (easy?) to transfer between the programs based on thesis advisor selection? Does anyone know if it's really that easy? (My undergrad degree is Computer Science with a Biology minor, so I could see maybe being a better fit at CMU; however, they matched me with Pitt - they said - because of my statement of interest.) I am really excited about this program, but I want to make sure I go in with full understanding. I am right out of undergrad with just a couple years of research (in a related but not exactly the same field I hope to study), so I actually thought I might do a masters first depending on what happened with my applications. So I'm not sure if there's anyone out there with any knowledge of this program (it seemed like there were more applicants in prior years), but I'm open to any thoughts... Thanks!
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