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Got it. Many thanks!

Thanks for your reply! I was admitted with RA offer sent by two specific profs (they'll co-advise me), and they mainly work on genetic data. Since I had little exposure to genetic research during my undergraduate and am not very familiar with this field, I wonder whether it's a promising research direction and whether UNC is good at it. Actually, I'm interested in Prof. Michael R. Kosorok. So I wonder whether RA offer means I'll be tied with the two profs for the coming five years of Ph.D. Is it possible for students to choose their research advisors after the first year (qualifying exam) in UNC? By the way, congratulations on so many good offers you received. I guess you are struggling to make a decision lol.

Hi everyone, I have been hesitating a lot these days about which Ph.D. program to choose. I tend to choose my major as Statistics, but as you know, Biostats@UNC is fascinating for its reputation. My main concern is whether it's worth giving up Statistics major for the sake of the reputation of Biostats@UNC. If we just think about the major, is there much difference between Biostatistics and Statistics (ex. way out to academia & industry)? I really need you guys' advice, especially the details about the two programs and way out of them! Any advice or perspective is greatly appreciated. Thank you very much!

Thanks for your advice! Yes, the three programs all have more graduates going to industry than academia. So maybe I should think about the type of potential industry job I'll seek (such as tech, IT, finance), which would help me make a decision lol.

Thanks for the information! It does help. Cun-Hui Zhang is prestigious in the areas you listed. But when I look through the Statistics faculty of American universities, very few of them graduates from Rutgers (actually, I have never seen faculty who graduated from Rutgers Statistics). So I wonder whether I should expect too much concerning way out to academia if I choose Rutgers. Rice Stat is closely associated with the MD Anderson Biostat and profs from two departments have close collaborations. Ph.D. of Rice Stat have the chance to be co-advised by Profs from Rice and MD Anderson, which I think is a strength of Rice Stat.

Thanks! Have you joined the open house which was held on Feb 25? Maybe we have met with each other already lol. Yes, both UC Davis and Rice have most of their Ph.D. going to the industry. I have looked through the placement of Rice Ph.D. (https://statistics.rice.edu/doctoral_alumni). But I'm not sure the placement is good enough or not as there is no placement data about UC Davis. My main concern is whether Houston is a good choice if you prefer to work in the industry after graduation as Houston is famous for petroleum industry rather than high tech. Dr. Genevera Allen is a potential advisor if you want to do research on statistical machine learning, but current Ph.D. students told me that it's competitive to join her lab. Hope the information helps.

Hi everyone, As of yesterday, I've heard back from most of the schools I applied to. It is exciting to have been accepted to these amazing schools. My undergraduate major is Statistics and really want to learn something in Ph.D. training. I am very confused about these three programs as they rank very close and all have profs I would like to work with. During my undergraduate, I have been exposed to research about high-dimensional data, network analysis, and statistical inference. My research field is not that clear but at this stage, I prefer high dimensional data and network analysis. I am not sure how well I could do so I am not sure I could go to academia or industry. But if I do well in academics, I prefer to being a professor. UC Davis Pros: 1. rank highest among the three programs 2. prestigious profs such as Hans-Georg Müller and J.L. Wang 3. it's California, although the corner Cons: 1. I could not find the placement of Ph.D. students so I'm not sure if they have a good way out 2. the research is too theoretical Rutgers Pros: 1. talked to one prof from Rutgers, got to know that the size of the program is relatively small (no more than ten Ph.D.) and the rank of it is significantly underestimated 2. it's New Jersey and close to NY Cons: 1. way out to academia is not very satisfying 2. I know it's naive but the overall ranking of Rutgers is relatively low Rice not very familiar with this program and can not find much information about it Pros: 1. Houston is a big city and the life there is more comfortable Cons: 1. research area is relatively narrow as there are only 12 faculty members I have confidence in finishing the Ph.D. training in either school. However, since my research area is not settled and I am not sure about academia or industry, I really need your advice, especially the details about the three programs and way out of them! Any advice or perspective is greatly appreciated. Thank you very much!

Got you. Thank you!

I am confused about these two terms. My POI told me that I am on the short list. Does he mean 1. I can only be admitted if someone else declines 2. I'm on the admission list? Thank you!

I thought that CV and resume are the same.