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This thread is giving me hope. I called on Wednesday to find out I'm on a short list and that my acceptance would be contingent on others declining. I saw that two people have posted rejections today, yet my decision is still pending. Glimmer of hope? Fortunately, I was told I would definitely know by the April 15 deadline.

I see that there were two rejections just posted, yet I still don't have a decision. 5 days left...

Either we are still being considered or they're staggering rejections just because. Just out of curiosity, which concentration did you apply to?

I see that rejections/acceptances have been rolling out from University of Maryland's AMSC program, but I have still yet to receive anything. Anybody else in the same boat?

Northwestern is clearly the best choice. Overall university prestige is overrated. Prestige within your field is much more important.

Congrats WhiteLion! I think you made the right choice.

All else being equal, if you're sure you want a PhD, I'd save yourself the time and money and go with Pittsburgh. Besides, the difference in prestige is negligible at best (Brown #42, Score of 3.0 vs. Pittsburgh #47, Score of 2.9). How important is location to you? Does Pittsburgh match your research interests?

In that case, I would go with the Data Science Certificate on Coursera. The track includes statistics and R programming courses that will serve you well for school and beyond. I believe Coursera also has calculus and linear algebra courses you can take individually as well. https://www.coursera.org/specialization/jhudatascience/1

I received an email to check my status online. If you haven't received one by now, you may still be in the running!

Right now it's between Maryland and George Washington (I was rejected by Hopkins and accepted by Washington). I was only able to apply to Statistics/Biostatistics programs in the DC Metro area due to family/personal reasons. Maryland offers a concentration in Applied Statistics, but their statistical research options/course offerings are limited as compared to George Washington, so I'll probably go with GW assuming my source of funding pulls through.

Yes, I called and got the same information. It's a shame how drawn out the wait can be when you're on the waitlist, but, hey it's better than an outright rejection. And yes, it sounds like you're in a tight spot. Would you choose Maryland over this other program?

I see that you've applied to Maryland AMSC. Have you heard anything from them?

What amazing news! Congratulations!

Touche.

You forgot to factor in the debt the OP would likely incur if he/she were to opt for Stanford, Goliath15.

I emailed the AMSC department at University of Maryland and found out I've been waitlisted. I applied to the Applied Statistics concentration. It's good to know there's still a chance!

OK yes, that is what I meant.

Well isn't he comparing sets of standard deviations? Otherwise how can you compare individual data values using ANOVA?

Oh, I see, then I guess ANOVA could be appropriate. Two assumptions for ANOVA are that the data are 1) normally distributed and 2) that the variances are comparable between both groups, although ANOVA still holds up pretty well for large sample sizes when the former is violated . If you cannot assume homogeneity of variances, I'd opt for Welch's Test, instead.

I't's a bit unclear to me what data you have. Are you only given the SD's or do you also have the data points that were used to calculate the SD's? Also does each patient have one SD or multiple?

Or you can use Levene's test if you have more than 2 variances to compare...

I called the the AMSC department at UMD to find out that the first round of acceptances have been sent out via email earlier this week. Sadly, I wasn't included. Let's hope GW pulls through with funding because otherwise I'll be completely shut out this year.

This post is pretty spot on. One thing I might add is that based on my experience in biotech, it's the PhD level statisticians who get assigned to the more interesting and challenging tasks , whereas the Masters level statisticians tend to do the majority of the "grunt work." I personally found myself getting bored doing the "grunt work," which is why I decided to apply for a PhD. Looking back I probably should have went for the PhD outright and saved myself the time and money. While in the program, if you decide it's not for you, you could always leave with a Masters. Just my two cents.

Congrats on your acceptances, CommonerCoffee, ML_Hopeful, and footballman!

Good new, guys! I've just been accepted into GWU's PhD program in Biostatistics! I was only able to apply to local programs (JHU, UMD, and GWU) for personal reasons . After essentially being rejected from JHU (emailed the graduate director inquiring about it) I was worried I wouldn't get in anywhere, so you can imagine how relieved I'm feeling. As for funding, the professor who emailed me said they wouldn't be able to notify me until late next week as the funding decisions have yet to be finalized. Based on last year's results, non-funded offers seem to be the rule rather than the exception, but then again someone on another forum did mention that with the recent massive donation that the school received last year, they might be able to award a few grants/fellowships/assistantships this year. Anyway, I'm trying not to get too excited, but I can't help it. Woohoo!