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Hi all, Thanks very much for your help on this site. I am wondering, do people ever transfer from biostat phd programs at very good but not top tier schools (Emory, Wisconsin, JHU, etc) to a top tier phd program (Harvard, UW, UNC, UCLA)? What if you are not being funded by the school? I know it is possible to do great research at any school but as I am an international applicant it seems that a lot more opportunities will be open to me if I graduate from one of the top programs that has great recognition around the world.

Hi, I was wondering how many international students are generally in a cohort and how competitive their backgrounds may have been? For other schools like UW and JHU I can see student webpages and get a general idea of where people are coming from, but harvard does not have this feature.