Bruin123

Second this post. Also, aside from pure rankings, when choosing a biostats MS or PhD program it is important to consider what the university has to offer as a whole for collaborative research (i.e. med school, school of public health, nursing school, and research institutes nearby). Georgetown has many nearby opportunities for getting some applied experience not only within the university but in the DC area as a whole, whereas Brown is relatively isolated in Providence.

It also depends on what you want to do afterwards. The MS and MPH are vastly differnent degrees: generally MS programs are very heavy in applied methodology training, programming, and some theoretical statistics, whereas the MPH emphasizes broad perspectives across all fields of public health with just a few extra classes in Biostats. And if you are considering eventually going for a PhD in the subject, an MS is much better preparation. Also, MS programs tend to be cheaper/easier to find RA positions (the MPH is considered a professional degree program, the MS an academic).

I just got a mental image of the GRFP looking like Pumba and doing the hula to distract the hyenas.

I also find it hilarious that there are now 65 people watching this thread like vultures waiting for someone to say they found a golden ticket. *and yes, I'm mostly laughing at myself (silently). Especially since I'm in the middle of class right now.

That's so not nice!! And if they were really serious, wouldn't they post it on this forum rather than just the results section?

You rock! And now I am justified in being glued to my email...

Perhaps we should start a betting pool on when/what time it will be? (Winner gets some mad props from everyone else). I say Monday, April 4, 4:25 AM EST. Note: At this point I see 20 other people watching this thread in angst. Surely NSF can put us out of our misery soon?

Which fellowship are you talking about? I applied from Biostatistics (which at my university is in the School of Public Health) to both the NSF and NDSEG, and never got a notice that I was ineligible (and fingers crossed that I still am/have a shot at getting it). Epidemiology or any of the other public health related fields can usually apply for these too as long as the research goal is not disease specific but more focused on general methodology and degree objective is an MS/PhD not an MPH or DrPH.

I'm just going to go ahead and assume that this is 2011's NDSEG thread. I'm anxiously awaiting results, but in the mean time am looking into the logistics of how the funding works. Does anyone know if there are particular restrictions on accepting the NDSEG? And by that I mean, there have been rumors/articles floating about the NSF GRFP placing a ban on pretty much all other sources of funding, not just major national fellowships, including TA and RA-ships, and I'm wondering if the NDSEG has the same rules. While I'm likely to get neither, a girl can still dream and plan for best-case scenarios .

I keep checking this forum in hopes that they announce early. I figure this would be the first place to hear about glitches for early notification. I'm especially nervous as this is my first time applying and the last time I'm eligible. So to keep things off the "oh my god, why don't they just tell us already" topic, which fields are everyone applying from? I'm second year Biostatistics, so I put mine in the Math category.