[Should I panic about my new program?]

On 7/12/2018 at 6:40 AM, Picketfence said:

No, it is not the time to panic. You are worried over what people are saying and not what you have experienced. You need to find out the lay of the land yourself.

totally agree with this. every working relationship is different, and maybe your working style fits just right with that adviser that you have chosen!

[Feasible to Self-Teach Materials During the Semester?]

heard from my professor that a statistics background is crucial in research nowadays. Seems like it is true across many different fields