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Ut is worse ranking wise, but i know many ms students that do research at md anderson (and take jobs there) and being with family and friends is important. Michigan and minnesota are about the same- id personally choose minnesota because i feel its stronger in more sub fields than mich.

Did anyone else hear back positively from michigan biostat funding?

Did both of you have scheduled times to talk to faculty? I guess things aren't looking too good for me...

Has anyone heard from Michigan biostat funding? I feel like I'm getting more and more anxious by the hour, even though we were told early March. Ughhhh

Hey- I don't know about vanderbilt, but I don't think the UTHSH biostat department has a good culture (not really social or collaborative unless you're Chinese, because American students seem to be the minority). Just chiming in with that.

Hi all! I applied to biostatistics programs last year, and got into a few. I ended up enrolling at a PhD program that gave me funding and turned down other offers. However, since starting, I feel like going to this specific program was a mistake, as the department is not a good fit for me socially, and the city is also not a good fit, and I cannot imagine being here for two years let alone five. Does anyone have any stories about being in this predicament? Also, I was thinking of applying to 1 or 2 masters' programs this fall. Do you think I should completely re-tool my application? I was admitted to the programs I would like to reapply for last application season--could I get two of my professors to send in the exact same letter of recommendation they did last year?