hayoung916 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I got admission offers from columbia(ma in statistics) and michigan ann arbor(applied statistics). I was leaning toward columbia university, considering its reputation, the merit of the big city and the short period of completion. (1-year) The problem is that I have heard several times that the program is not that good and even easy to enter. I am worried that it would be a problem if I decide to go on to do phD in the future. (I have not decided yet to go on to do phD or come back to the industry. This is a big decision, so I do not want to fix this matter right now.) Also, it is hard to give up the university of michigan, as I know that michigan is more highly regarded in the field of statistics. Thank you in advance for your helpful advice. (PS: tuition and life expenses are not my concerns as I have planned this for a long time.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexSun93 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Hello. I don't know about the program at Umich, but I am certain that the Columbia program will not of be much help for further study or job hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grad_wannabe Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Hello. I don't know about the program at Umich, but I am certain that the Columbia program will not of be much help for further study or job hunting. Can you expand on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Applemiu Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I sent you a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redchojang Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I sent you a PM. Do you have info about UMich's applied stat masters program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Applemiu Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Do you have info about UMich's applied stat masters program? Sorry, I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pateryiyi Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I sent you a PM. I got admission offers from columbia(ma in statistics) and michigan ann arbor(applied statistics). I was leaning toward columbia university, considering its reputation, the merit of the big city and the short period of completion. (1-year) The problem is that I have heard several times that the program is not that good and even easy to enter. I am worried that it would be a problem if I decide to go on to do phD in the future. (I have not decided yet to go on to do phD or come back to the industry. This is a big decision, so I do not want to fix this matter right now.) Also, it is hard to give up the university of michigan, as I know that michigan is more highly regarded in the field of statistics. Thank you in advance for your helpful advice. (PS: tuition and life expenses are not my concerns as I have planned this for a long time.) @Mocha, @Decaf Do you have any info about the Umich Stat MA and Columbia stat MA? Now I face the same problem... I also got the Columbia and Umich stat MA... Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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