[UNC Chapel Hill 2018]

I'm a guy and will be entering the Biostatistics PhD program. If anyone's looking for roommates, feel free to message me! Looking for an apartment and 2-3 roommates.

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[Chapel Hill, NC]

I'm a guy and will be entering the Biostatistics PhD program. If anyone's looking for roommates, feel free to message me! Looking for an apartment and 2-3 other roommates.

[Yale vs. Columbia Statistics PhD]

This is extremely helpful! thx everyone

[Yale vs. Columbia Statistics PhD]

12 hours ago, jswizzle48 said:

Not really...stronger programs don't fluctuate in rankings though (if you want to use rankings to pick Columbia) . I think if research lines up better at one school and there are multiple professors in that field, you should pick that school!

Thank you! This definitely helps. 

8 hours ago, SheldonCopper said:

I think one should also consider a size of the department and other closely related disciplines like computer science and economics. You can meet more people in the field and its related fields, which could provide you with more research opportunities. Especially nowadays, as the statistics and computer science merge together as a so-called field “Data Science”, having a strong computer science department is a huge advantage if one wants to study statistical learning.

True, good point. I definitely want to collaborate with CS departments, so this would be a good consideration to make.

3 hours ago, Gauss2017 said:

Yale doesn’t have a good reputation in most STEM fields.  They are working on improving it. I would go with Columbia especially if you want to go into industry

Could you expand on what you mean by this about Yale? Does that stem from them being more theoretical and smaller?

[Yale vs. Columbia Statistics PhD]

Thanks I appreciate it! Do you think that the rankings should matter at all? (Columbia at 16 vs. Yale at 31)

[Yale vs. Columbia Statistics PhD]

I'm having some trouble comparing and contrasting the PhD programs and Yale and Columbia. Obvious things come to mind like size, location, etc., but could anyone comment on research strengths, placements, quals/time till graduation, faculty, culture? I want to go into industry after getting my PhD (open to tech, finance, healthcare, etc.). I would really appreciate any insight at all that anyone has into either (or both) of these departments. Thank you.

[Fall 2018 Statistics Applicant Thread]

Has anyone else who interviewed for Johns Hopkins Biostat heard nothing back since their interview? Not acceptance, rejection, or waitlist?

[Stanford Statistics M.S., or Michigan Stat Phd?]

Personally, I'd be significantly more inclined to take the Michigan PhD, especially with that end goal in mind. A PhD will open up a lot of doors, and I've seen a lot of PhD statisticians get good placements in the Machine Learning field. Even if you do apply to more PhD programs after getting the MS at Stanford, I wouldn't expect it to make your application (too) much stronger. Whereas, as was said above, if you get a MS along the way at Michigan, it will be free, plus you'll still have similar options afterwards as you would if you get the MS from Stanford.

[Fall 2018 Statistics Applicant Thread]

11 hours ago, Kn8.Cuckoo said:

May I ask if you are applying for Master's or PhD? I am waiting on their response as well. Thank you!

This is for PhD!

[Fall 2018 Statistics Applicant Thread]

I got an email today as an invitation to visit Johns Hopkins Department of Biostatistics for their "departmental visitors weekend". Does this mean I have been admitted, or just that they are interested? Does this weekend serve as an interview? Would appreciate any input on this.

[Yale Statistics PhD]

56 minutes ago, ErdosJr said:

I really felt like Yale's statistics department looked a bit lackluster and small in the machine learning department. But I guess the Yale name is worth a lot! It mainly depends on what kind of universities your applying too. If you could list those, then we could compare the pros/cons.

In terms of comparing Yale to universities like NC State, UNC, Purdue, Columbia, Texas A&M. Every one of those universities is higher in the rankings than Yale is, but two professors told me that the rankings don't mean as much as I think they do, and that Yale is a top-notch program with incredible faculty and strong students. Wanted to get more opinions/perspectives

[Yale Statistics PhD]

@lovelillian yes

[Yale Statistics PhD]

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[Yale Statistics PhD]

What are the main research focuses of the Yale Statistics Department? For someone interested in machine learning, statistical genetics, and computational methods, would it be a good fit? Any general pros/cons about the department? I know it's a small department, so wondering how its size sets its apart from other institutions (in both good or bad ways).