[UNC Chapel Hill 2015]

I will be going there for PhD Biostat (they sent out funding today).  I have found the average price for decent places to be in the 500s-600 range (per month, with roommates) so you can definitely find plenty of quality of places in that range, currently looking for roommates to find a place.

[Large Statistics Departments (PhD programs): Pros and Cons]

Also would like to hear anything on this, in the same spot in Biostat

[2015 Admissions General]

Does Michigan do direct PhD admit for biostat? I got a phone call and I got accepted to Masters with a path to PhD with full funding. Did any get accepted to PhD straight up or does Michigan not do that?

[2015 Admissions General]

Michigan was Phd Biostat for me as well

[2015 Admissions General]

I got a phone call from Michigan saying they are trying to decide how to fund me (asked about research and teaching experience) and that I would receive more info soon

[2015 Admissions General]

I don't know if anyone can answer this but assuming you get an interview, what is the likelihood you get rejected?  Is it mostly for the school to narrow down people from a first cut to a final decision or is it mostly for the student to get a sense of the program?  

[2015 Admissions General]

Thank you but that doesn't mean they have sent them all out it seems mant schools do it over the a period of time

[2015 Admissions General]

By email

it is a recruitment event with an interview session

for biostat btw

[2015 Admissions General]

Just got an interview invite from Johns Hopkins so they are sending them out

[2015 Admissions General]

I got invites to open house/interview events at Emroy and UPenn for Biostats PhD but no word on admission decision.  However they occur at the same time.  I feel like UPenn would be a higher priority for me since I live in the northeast, but anyone else have any advice on which to attend as well as information on these two programs?

[2015 Admissions General]

Also got an acceptance from Minnesota today, really happy 

[2015 Admissions General]

Got an email from UNC.  Accepted to their PhD Biostatistics program, no word on funding yet, pretty surprised but excited.

[Biostat PhD Eval]

Thanks for the replies.  I didn't know what to call SIBS though I agree that research experience probably isnt the best term.

[Biostat PhD Eval]

Just wondering what chances at getting into a top 10 biostats program for a PhD.  Some credentials

 

Institution: Top 60 National

Majors: Mathematics, Economics

GPA: 3.96 (4.0 except one A- in a graduate Mathematical Econ class)

Classes: Calc III (A), Linear Algebra (A), Probability and Statistics (Calc based) (A), ODE (A), Real Analysis (A), Econometrics (A)

Taking Real Analysis II, Linear Algebra II, Math. Stat., Combinatorics which are currently A's

Had a summer research experience in biostatistics through SIBS (Summer Institute in Biostatisitcs) at UofMinn. TC 

GRE (General): V-164 Q-163 W-Likely at least 5

Hold multiple jobs on campus (grader, math tutor)

Working on empirical econ thesis

Three solid letters from 1) Math. Statistics teacher 2) Real Analysis teacher 3) Thesis advisor

 

Im worried about my GRE Q score being 2 pts below the average at these programs and I am especially interested in UofMinn TC and curious if I have a reasonable chance (enough to justify applying to)

Duke, Johns Hopkins, Washington

 

Thanks