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Hello, really need your help out there! I am still struggling between two schools. For a person who plans to find a job in NJ-MA area, which school do you prefer? Any advice would be really appreciated. Thanks!!!

Congrats! I am still waiting for my final decision. When did you get the acceptance letter from BU? I haven't heard from them for a long time. Simply hope it's a rumor that they waitlisted everyone...lol

I would say BU seems to be a better choice since you want to find job in Boston. There are many job opportunities in the city, and Rutgers might not have the same reputation as BU in Boston. Just personal opinions. Hope it helps.

I have trouble in deciding which school to choose. Let me explain some of my situation. My BS degree is in Food Science. So I really are not so familiar with biostatistics program. It is relieving to know that they didn't set a deadline for me to accept the ad. SUNY Buffalo Pros: Biostatistics ranking is higher, already assign an adviser for me (and this professor work on statistical genetics/children/women health research which sounds like my interest)' Cons: the weather must be really cold in the winter, and the location (Buffalo) doesn't seem to be an easy place to find an internship while studying. Umass Amherst Pros: overall ranking is higher, most of their faculty graduates from Harvard (I know it is not so scientific to judge the quality of faculty by where they graduated from) Cons: I didn't find too much information about the department because it was founded in 2014. although in the website they claim to have this major for like 40 years. I found my admission in the website and still waiting for the admission letter from the department. I guess I may need to find an adviser myself then. One other thing that I am struggling about is MPH vs. MS. I am an international student and would like to find a job in US after I graduate for few years before I go back to my country. So, can anyone give some suggestion? What would you choose if you were me?

Hello, are you familiar with these two programs? I don't know how to choose. Buffalo seems to rank higher in Biostatistics. UMass has a greater reputation. If you were me, what would you choose?