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When did you apply though? I applied on Jan 13 (before the first priority deadline) so it has been more than 4 months. I wonder what is taking them so long, maybe we are on an unofficial waitlist?

Accepted: UC Berkeley EECS M.Eng (Data Science and Systems concentration) Pending: Columbia MS Computer Science Penn MSE Data Science Rejected: Harvard MS Data Science Yale MS Statistics and Data Science - Is anyone else still waiting to hear back from Columbia and Penn? I sent my application to Columbia on Jan 13 and Penn on March 5th. Haven't heard back from either, so I think it is safe to assume that I got rejected from both at this point? :[ - Also, anyone familiar with Berkeley EECS M.Eng program? I dont think I have seen anybody here applied to the program. I know that Berkeley's EECS department is ranked #1 in the country and that I'm looking for an engineering focused program. However, I still have a few reservations: mainly that it is only 1-year, which is relatively short and would not allow me to have a summer internship like a regular MS program (although I already had a few years of work experience, so not sure if an internship would be that impactful?). Also, the program recommends students taking only 4 technical courses (CS, ML, DS), while requiring 4 business leadership courses and 2 capstone research courses. I really want to take more than 4 technical courses lol. - If anyone here is familiar with the program I would really appreciate your inputs

Thank you so much for your response! I was concerned because I have heard rumors that the Mathematics & Economics combo is seen as inferior to a pure math degree, and is in fact considered in the bottom of the "ladder" of math majors. Also, this in addition to the fact that I am from a not-so-highly-ranked school, I'm just very afraid that it would detrimentally affect my chance at a tiptop program like Berkeley or Chicago.

Hello, I am a junior majoring in Mathematical Economics with a minor in Data Science at an average rank university. I am planning to apply to top 20 Master programs in Stat/Biostat. Right now I am very unsure about whether I should switch to a B.A. in Pure Math, which I was told would be more competitive for top MS programs in Stat (and a career in Data Science?). I like econ, but at the same time I think it is necessary to take more math classes. If I switch to pure math, I will be able to change 2 econ classes (Mathematical Economics, which covers basic convex analysis and optimization, and Econometrics 2) to two upper level math courses Below are my courses history and intended plan if I stay as a Mathematical economics major. Courses Taken: Math: Multivariate Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability Theory, Discrete Math (Intro to proof), Real and Complex Analysis 1, Intro to Modern Algebra. Other: Intermediate Micro, Intermediate Macro, Econometrics 1, Money and Banking, Biostatistics, Java 1, Java 2 Intending to take: Fall Junior Real & Complex Analysis 1 Econometrics 1 (Grad Course) Money and Banking Intro to Modern Algebra (Ring Theory) Biostatistics Spring Junior Real & Complex Analysis 2 Theoretical Linear Algebra Ordinary Differential Equations Mathematical Statistics Principles of Data Science Fall Senior Numerical Analysis 1 Honors Physics 1 Probability 2 (Stochastic Process) Foundation of Machine Learning Applied Math OR Complex Analysis OR Algebra (group theory) Spring Senior Mathematical Economics* Partial Differential Equations Data Intensive and Cloud Computing Physics 2 Econometrics 2* (grad course) Econ Writing Seminar As you can see, if I change to a pure math major, then I will be able to make changes as follow: Mathematical Economics (Convex optimization) -> 1 math elective in (Topology, Numerical Analysis 2, Number Theory) Econometrics 2 -> 1 elective in (Number theory, Nonparametric Statistics, or some other math elective) Do you guys think it would be worth it to make this change? Like i said, I like econ, but I also need to be practical, and to increase my admission chance to top MS programs, I think I will need more math. So I guess my real question is that would 2 more math electives instead quantitative econ classes be make much of a difference? Thank you so much for your time!