Barely_Awake

Has anyone had their status changed for the NSERC CGS-M at University of Toronto? My status still says "Received by administrator" and it's the only university that hasn't changed their status on my application yet. I see that some people have posted that they were offered CGS-M at Toronto, but I'm guessing that they might have been the SSHRC or CIHR version.

Fantim, for what it's worth, I'm also in the same boat as you. I've been accepted to both of those schools, as well as a couple others, and I'm trying to pick a path that will provide the most opportunity for PhD studies afterwards. ParanoidAndroid is right, UBC has a thesis option, which offers you the opportunity to do some research and perhaps even publish. On the other hand, UofT only has the 8 month course-based program, but boasts a large stats department with some really reputable faculty. Also, you can do a project course at UofT, but to me this just isn't the same as having a whole extra summer and school year to do RA work and write a thesis. As for funding, after subtracting tuition fees from UBC's offer, I found that my offer from UofT was slightly better. Even with this information, I'm still terribly undecided. Hopefully someone else will have some new insight!

Thanks cyberwulf! My feeling is that they are all about the same, as well. Even though McGill doesn't have a dedicated Statistics department, I think the university itself has a strong international reputation.

Thanks 'Applied Math to Stat'. I would say that the University of Toronto is likely one of the most reputable Canadian schools for stats, especially in Probability and maybe Machine Learning too. However, I think it's worth noting that they only offer a 1 year, course-based Master's program, whereas most other Canadian schools offer a 2 year program with thesis. This makes me wonder if a Master's degree from Toronto would be considered "less valuable," as compared to a Master's degree from one of the other "Big 4."

My question is, from an American view-point, which Canadian schools are the most highly regarded and well known for Statistics? It seems to me that part of a strong application is having a degree from a highly regarded and well known university. My plan is to pursue a Master's degree in Statistics at a Canadian university, with the hopes of later applying to some American schools for a PhD. As a Canadian, my perception is that schools like McGill, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto and Waterloo are all equally well regarded for Statistics in Canada. Is this true outside of Canada as well, or are some of these schools seen as "better" than the others? Your opinion would kindly be appreciated!