You could go for ANY biostat MS program. My friend (from a large state university which ranks around 60) has a 3.5 GPA and she got into Columbia and Duke.
If you plan to go for a phd in finance, you should definitely consider WUSTL's finance master because you need finance related knowledge and you have to figure out what area in finance you want to go with.
Penguin123--I am sitting on masters from Yale, Chicago, and Columbia. I don't really know about Cornell Operations Research but I guess it is a good program. I know Berkeley's stats program is pretty good and Columbia's program is kinda ill-reputed. I would say go for Stanford if it admits you, otherwise you might want to decide between Cornell and Berkeley.
thanks monkey_business. I think we are about to hear news, just today (not very likely), tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
Penguin123--just curious, what are your options up to now?
Hi Shostakovich, thank you for your reply. I love Stanford too and I guess deep in my heart I know I will probably end up better there. Ok, I know I am annoying : ( It is such a hard choice for me to make!!
Hi Kimolas, thank you for your quick reply. I wasn't specific enough. I got accepted into Yale and is expecting Stanford's, so I am trying to decide between these two programs. My current plan is to go to industry after I graduate (but the phd route is not completely ruled out). I am looking at two possible directions: data mining and finance. I am aware that Stanford's program is a lot better than Yale's but I am worried about the harsh competition there. Also, Yale has been my dream school since my childhood. Please comment more given these info.
Hi guys,
I got accepted into Yale's MA statistics program, but Yale's stats program ranking (US news ranking) is relatively low I like Yale very much but I am worried about its stats program ranking. Anyone has any thought on the MA program? Please help. Any thought is appreciated