lidon
-
Posts
12 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Posts posted by lidon
-
-
I'd rank Harvard higher, simply due to its name appeal to uninformed employers and faculty.
Though this may be true for a limited number of employers in industry, I think you'll find that
(1) Most within the statistics community will be aware of the reputation of the individual department. The fact that Harvard is Harvard will mean nothing when trying to get a job (particularly in academia). Those industry employers that would be impressed by the industry name generally wouldn't be too picky about where you get your doctorate anyway.
(2) When developing the tools needed to be a successful researcher, the lack of research exposure and rigorous coursework that you'll get as a PhD student there will do you more harm than any benefits you might have just from being at Harvard.
-
I think you'll find disagreement over the top tier as well. Based on conversations I've had with faculty, I would probably list the top five (pure stat) as Stanford, UPenn, UC Berkeley, UChicago, and Washington. In particular, UPenn appears to be very underranked and Harvard appears to be very overranked.
But how do you really assign a single number to an entire department anyway?
-
I have been informed that I'm fairly high on UC-Berkeley's waitlist. If any of you have been accepted and don't think you will attend, I'd greatly appreciate it if you declined the offer! Waiting until mid-April before replying really puts the program and those of us on the waitlist in very difficult positions, and consequently forces me to hang on to offers that could go to other deserving applicants. I will decline CMU, UMich, UPenn, Cornell, and Minnesota if I am accepted off Berkeley's waitlist.
From the perspective of someone who has a few acceptances, it's very difficult to decline offers until campus visits have been made. It's amazing how the perspective of a department's strengths and fit can change drastically by visiting in person.
Most of my departments have their visits in the first week of March. I will (and I encourage others to do so as well) turn down offers as soon as I am able, but recognize that this may not happen until early to mid-March. I certainly won't wait until mid-April.
-
oh, really? That seems antagonistic to what I have seen on this board. Considering you haven't taken two semester's of real analysis and a prob theory sequence I'm rather nonplussed. Although you may have had exceptional research experience/LOR's?
That is great news though. I'm hoping to stay in my home state of Minnesota, so that would be awesome!
Biostatistics programs tend to be more lenient on the math requirements than statistics programs.
-
I think the best thing you can do is wait until you attend CMU's visit day. You may fall in love with the place or you may find it's not for you, but I think most people are surprised at the impact a department visit can have on your decision.
-
I haven't lived in Pittsburgh personally, but I visited there spring of last year. I was very pleasantly surprised by the city. It is far from the industrial wasteland I expected. I really admire the pride the local people take in the improvements in their surroundings. I was able to rent a bike and explore along one of the three rivers (I think it was the Monongahela?). I also am a big outdoors enthusiast, and while it's not necessarily my ideal place to live, I think it compares favorably with most other similar-sized cities. Actually, while there may be more outdoorsy people in places like Madison Wisconsin, I think Pittsburgh has the advantage of being close to the awesome mountains and wilderness areas of West Virginia. Bottom line, I would not rule it out as "unlivable" until you can visit in person.
Agreed. Though I've only visited Pittsburgh a few times, I do like the city. Out of those Rust Belt cities in the Midwest and Northeast that were hit by manufacturing decline some decades ago, Pittsburgh (in my opinion) has done a remarkably good job cleaning itself up and shifting to a tech/service based economy.
-
Yeah, I'd guess Harvard is all but done with acceptances since it's not likely many will decline.
I'm not sure. Harvard's statistics department isn't nearly as strong as the overall brand of the university, and I think many people (especially international students) apply there just because of the name. They have a few strong people (e.g. Samuel Kou) working in some very narrow areas, but there are a number of other places I would take over Harvard for a graduate education (Stanford, UPenn, UChicago, Berkeley, Washington, to name a few).
-
Anyone know the admits visit date at Washington statistics?
March 7, according to their website.
-
I don't think anything really has come out yet.
Last year the first results recorded were:
Washington Jan 19
Wharton Jan 19
CMU Jan 25
Harvard Jan 25
Chicago Jan 29
Michigan Feb 1
Looks like we got another week or two of waiting.
NC State sent out some results on January 10 (very early!). They appear to be the only one so far though.
-
Thank you. Their long list of pre-reqs is quite overwhelming though.
Any thoughts on Northwestern?
Unfortunately I don't know very much about most of these programs. As you said, most are very new and so there aren't any data on placement, save for NC State.
-
NC State has the oldest and one of the best programs.
- emco and Alagashblack
-
1
-
1
Statistics internships for the summer before grad school
in Mathematics and Statistics
Posted
My guess is that it's reflective of the fact that companies want to hire interns that will subsequently become full time employees, not those that are jumping to PhD programs after the summer ends.
As has been suggested above, if money is your primary concern, you could spend a very rewarding summer doing something non-statistics related: camp counselor, working at a national park, etc.