ilovefish

I think Harvard has more "big names" and better atmosphere: there are 3 faculty members having won the Presidents' Award. I visited Harvard last summer: a place giving me passion to work hard. I talked with the faculty members and they were very nice to work with. 

As far as I'm concerned, I would choose Harvard because of its broad research areas. Duke University and Harvard University are both very strong contenders in Bayesian Statistics, but I think studying in Harvard could enlarge your vision in Statistics during 5 years' study and cooperation with other experts. Besides, Jun S. Liu is an outstanding scholar in Monte Carlo methods. At last, I think Harvard has better academic reputation than Duke. These are my reasons to choose Harvard~

Has anyone else also received recent notification from UNC? I still haven't heard a thing since I applied back in December... It's nice knowing they are still sending out acceptances which gives me the smallest bit of hope... but I have another offer I'm ready to accept if officially rejected from UNC, but if by some miracle I'm accepted by UNC, I'd take their offer... Sorry, to kind of high jack your thread with another question, but does anyone know why UNC has waited so long to notify someone like me (I'm a domestic applicant too)?