Marlene5

Seriously? I thought a Master's degree in statistics is a continuation of a mathematics degree and that you need to study mathematics usually to attend such a program.

I don't have the energy to quarrel over one word with you. You're reading too much into this. Giving someone who is trying to be helpful innmany threads a minus as their first point is just mean of you. Go to hell. I might not be the most "polished" in manners but at least I'm not mean to people like you are.

Don't overinterpret. Assuming bad intentions on the part of others isn't going to make you friends.

Idk. On one hand, you might get feedback, on the other hand it can be stressful and you might get unconstructive feedback, since you haven't done the amount of grad/postbacc work advised and it can show in your work. Then you will take the feedback next year out from your drawer and see that after that one year more of study all of what they told you is very obvious.

Well, I'm not from America so I have no clue what kind of GPA is good or bad. It definitely depends on what you donoutside classes if your grades are so-so. And if I were an admissions officer, I would look more at the course-related classes for sure.

Hey Sorry if this is the wrong section. I don't know where to write. I already began a PhD without a Master's degree, doing them both at the same time. I'm wondering about upgrading my PhD program. Is this a good idea? I mean, my school is fine, it's just unknown. The scientific community is a bit small too. But it's one of the best universities in my home country. I think that if I transferred I would have to begin all over again. There are also a lot of other points where things can go wrong. My supervisor is a great person and is really clever, which is a lot of luck that I had. One thing that makes me want to move somewhere else is the community or rather lack thereof. The other, maybe better career prospects and prestige and connections. But I'm not sure if this pays off for me now as I'm in the middle of the PhD. Maybe there is another way to get that prestige and connections? But then, it's still a couple of years until I graduate and I think I could enjoy this time better too.

Do you have a plan B school if any of the tops school don't work out? It's always good to have a backup plan.

Unfortuantely, it came with practice. I can recommend learning your work by heart and work on it and make notes in the mean time. Helps a lot. Tbh, I don't understand why you don't know your work (roughly) by heart by now. The work begins in the head and ends on the paper. So maybe I "write" in my head and then write it down. I can never sit with one thing for more than two hours straight, it gets inefficient after this mark.

I haven't been through this yet, I'm still preparing and considering different options. However, I have heard from acquaintances a bit. Many PhD programs (if not all) want people with a Master, not a Bachelor. Also, they want people with research experience and it happens that someone applies to PhD and fails year after year even at not too known places. If they didn't get a solid background during your studies, they have to work on it after graduation in order to get in. So it doesn't surprise me you didn't get in. You should change your application next year. Improve it if possible. I'm sure you can. You will be developing academically during this year, hopefully. If not in class, you can gain research experience outside classes. Try to get a new and better letter of recommendation - one, two, three. And then choose the best three you will have. Also, did you have plan B and C universities that you applied to?

Ah, I see. I'm not too original with my interest in data science, ML and stats. It's just my uni that is so full of webmasters and database develeopers.

I wanted to ask about the GRE too. It is written that there is writing graded 0-6 and two tests: quantitative and verbal scored 130-170. The points for the latter are very counterintuitive but whatever. What is the average result? Am I right thinking that 160 should be a top grade, 150 a good one, 140 average, 130 poor? Or is it more bell curve based? Could someone tell me if I'm right? Is this just an American test? Or do European universities want it too?

I have a couple of questions about grad schools in America. One is, how old are you guys when going to a Master's degree, on average? And how long are those Master's degrees? In Europe it's 1-2 years. Two, how does your GPA work? What is the maximum and minimum grade? Is 1 the best or the worst? What tis the other end of the scale? How many courses do you take per term? And finally, if as an international studnet you go American grad school for Master's, how likely are you to find employment in America? Do people socialise in Master's degrees or not really? How is the enjoyment of life part? But that last question is rather a general one, not related to place.

Alright then. Thank you!

Thanks for reply! So the personality part is nothing to worry about? Then I'm relieved. :)

I applied to the UK for my undergrad degree (no, I'm not there, I'm home) and the applicants had to write a so called personal statement. I'd like to ask how a personal statement for a Master's degree or a PhD differs from the undergrad personal statement. The part that bugs me the most is "showing your personality". I can talk about my school and career accomplishemnts just fine. I got this and that grade, I like this and that subject because X, this is what I did outside classes, this is what I'd like to learn, this part of the grad course is interesting for me, those are my career plans, I had an internship here and there, I did some group projects so I can work in a group, I had this and that language certificate, and so on. But personality? Meh. Why do they even care? Isn't it stupid? Is it still a thing in grad applications? I can add a word or two about having hobbies, but... does this change anything? How much should I elaborate on this? What should I even write? Mind you, I'm a coder ;) Fluff isn't my strong side. If this question seems silly for you , ha ha.

When googling some graduate school info, comparisons, etc.

Hi I would like to ask about universities, preferably in Europe, that are good in the area of AI and data science and offer Master's degrees and PhD on this topic. Thanks in advance