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I felt the same when I unexpectedly got a generous fellowship for my first year that freed me from any work obligations. What I did was use the "extra" time to get more coursework done. I am in the last term of my second year and I am done with all coursework, while most of my friends (the ones who didn't get 1st year fellowships) are still taking classes... this term I am writing a research paper and it's so freeing not to have to be in class reading stuff that's only tangentially related to my research interests. I feel very fortunate to have had the money last year. So... enjoy it and take advantage of the free time!
Thanks for the thoughtful reply! I'll certainly put the time saved into my coursework so that I can be more prepared for future researches!
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If you feel unworthy of the money, you can always donate it to charity. The spellbanisher relief fund is a very worthy cause.
lol thank you for the advice spellbanisher. Sounds worthy indeed
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LOL. First time I took a bribe in my life!
To the OP: It's a bit strange that they're offering you a fellowship this late in the process, but I don't think it means anything other than they believe in your ability to succeed in graduate school The reason for the switch might be that someone turned down the fellowship and they picked you to replace - however that's just my theory, I actually am under the impression that most fellowships are non-transferable. Regardless of the reason, it's a good sign - they seem to have faith in you and you have more time and money to devote to your research. Don't think of it as welfare - I'm international too and I was offered two fellowships! I think the difference in stipend and lack of service are nothing compared to the extra tuition they have to pay on our behalf for all 5 years
Cong on your 2 fellowhips! Yep I'm pretty certain I'm getting a fellowship 'cause someone else turned down the offer. I think it's a great sign, too. Just a bit curious about the difference in duty between a fellow and an assistant, hmmm...
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What do they expect of us? To complete graduate studies. It's a bribe. TAKE IT.
Well they've certainly successfully bribe me!
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Hi everyone,
I've just received a very kind offer from my future grad school in US to change my TA to fellowship, which guarantees more stipend and requires no service duties for my first year. I really appreciate the offer and am sure to accept it. However I can't help but to wonder why the school should think I deserve that money.
I will feel perfectly comfortable receiving a stipend if I am a TA/RA, after all I am getting paid for my services, but to receive a stipend by just taking courses? This really makes me think the university is being a little too kind to me lol.
Maybe for public schools, those fundings are provided by the government. My home country (I come from outside US) also spends huge money on her graduate stutents. But then I am an international student so I guess the fellows is not a welfare particularly for US citizens.
So does anyone know why schools/governments provide such a type of financial aids to students? What will they expect from a pre-doc fellow during his/her graduate studies?
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Accepted an offer from UF yesterday night.
I hope Gainesville isn't too big because I don't know how to drive a car :=d
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qinqin11,
I'm not sure if you have already made your decision as to where to go, but to address the UFL issue... Florida recently split up their statistics department into stats and biostats, so I don't think it is that a lot of the faculty have left UF, it's just that they are part of the recently formed biostatistics dept instead.
Thanks for the piece of infomation. So that's a reason why they look smaller than other stat departments...
I haven't finalized my decision yet but I think I'm going to Florida in fall. Don't know if it's right. Hope I can do well and become a professor someday, haha...
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Hi there,I posted this thread on the Decisions, Decisions forum and was adviced to come here.So I've been accepted by PhD programs in statistics at florida, missouri and virginia tech. Now I don't really know how to choose.UFL have a good reputation, but their department seems really small, and it seems they have been losing a number of important faculty members in the past few years.I think Missouri have some strong professors. I don't understand why their rank is much lower than UFL. I am too new to statistics, rankings trouble me a lot.I didn't dig deep into Virginia Tech( partly because I haven't received any financial aid from them) but I like their website ...I hope to get a academic position in the future, but I am really new to the field( I studied physics as an undergraduate). I haven't made up my mind as to what area of statistics I want to research in... all those areas seem equally interested to me! OK maybe time series or Bayesian analysis might be two good choices.So does anyone know about the statistics departments( or their PhD programs) in these three schools? Any information will be helpful. Opinions on their academic level are especially appreciated! Thank you and good luck to everyone~
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What kind of research are you interested in?
You might want to ask this in the Mathematics and Statistics forum.
Thanks for the advice! I'll try asking there.
As to what kind of research I am interested in, I really haven't decided yet( shame on me). I think time series or Bayesian analysis might be two good choices.
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Hi there,
I've been accepted by PhD programs in statistics at florida, missouri and virginia tech. Now I don't really know how to choose.
UFL have a good reputation, but their department seems really small, and it seems they have been losing a number of important faculty members in the past few years.
I think Missouri have some strong professors. I don't understand why their rank is much lower than UFL. I am too new to statistics, rankings trouble me a lot.
I didn't dig deep into Virginia Tech( partly because I haven't received any financial aid from them) but I like their website ...
I hope to get a academic position in the future, but I am really new to the field( I studied physics as an undergraduate). So does anyone know about the statistics departments( or their PhD programs) in these three schools? Any information will be helpful. Opinions on their academic level are especially appreciated! Thank you and good luck to everyone~
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Thank you Orange and WildViolet It's been nice to hear about these experiences and suggestions of yours!