Hello Everyone!
First of all, to all those waiting to hear back, keep your hopes up! Otherwise, congrats to those who have received offers thus far.
So I got into NC State, Purdue, and most likely Toronto (no official decision yet) for the PhD programs in Statistics. I feel quite lucky, but I am having a hard time trying to figure out where to go.
About me: I am a slightly older student (26) looking to focus on statistical genetics research. I suppose I am tending towards industry as opposed to academia, though I feel I could do something Biostats related in academia if I really worked at it (I think I am just a bit put off from academia seeing as it is extremely competitive nowadays and don't know that I want to move 3 times in the next 8 years going from phd to post doc to assistant professorship). I was nominated for a fellowship at Purdue so no TA work and extra cash, and got basic funding from NC State, with TA work ( and probably the same for Toronto).
Would the Grad Cafe mind weighing in on my options? Either a quick, gut response answer, or a more informed, personal-experience laden, answer would be much appreciated!
Thanks in advance!