bumath

I would say the advisor is really the most important thing in PhD life. So choose the school with professors working on areas that you are interested in. Large schools have the advantage that you can have a broader perspective in the arae of study, but the best possible thing is that you already have a feeling of what you want to specialize in, and thus you can make your decision easier. Good luck!

from an email today, i am on the waitlist now....

Hi Pierre， BU math is quite a small department (at least in the pure math part) in terms of number of faculty or students, the advantage though, is you can take classes and seminars in neighboring Harvard and MIT. But generally it's almost impossible to take advisors from MIT or Harvard. The life in Boston, as Multiple Infusions pointed out, is pretty nice. But generally students don't own cars. the housing rent is just usual as in any major American cities. the public transportation is convenient. The winter is very long though, and can be really cold. It seems that you are admitted to UNC now? I think UNC ranks top 3-top5 in stat departments in USA, but of course, the most important thing in grad studies is the advisor, not just how big the department is. And I think you can take this chance to visit Boston and then make your decision! Best regards!

According to Grad Cafe record, at least one International student is given an offer (in statistics though). According to what I hear from a professor very recently, they've already made some offers and are waiting for responses to see if they will send more offers . So anyone who got offer from BU math who chooses not to go, please withdraw as soon as possible~~.