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Jasmine Ng

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    Jasmine Ng reacted to DanielWarlock in 2021 Phd Application Evaluation   
    Just so you know, I was rejected at a bunch of "safety schools" such as Uni of Florida and U Minnesota but got into UC Berkeley Harvard Duke ect. And you are a way better applicant IMO. You must apply to schools that fit you in terms of level and interests rather than trying to be "safe". Talk to your prof at UCL to see if he can guarantee you a spot. If so, you can save a lot of money by not applying to other "safeties". Otherwise, your list is very good and I stand by my opinion that you will get into Stanford. 
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    Jasmine Ng reacted to captivatingCA in Fall 2020 Statistics Applicant Thread   
    Since the application season is nearing the end for PhD applicants, are people interested in creating a results thread? I created last year's thread, and if there's enough interest I can go ahead and create this year's.
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    Jasmine Ng reacted to cyberwulf in Does extracurricular activities matter at all for PhD admissions?   
    Just include extracurriculars and don't worry about it. At worst they'll have no impact, and at best they might catch an admissions committee member's eye as a slight positive.
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    Jasmine Ng reacted to cl27 in Choosing Program, please give me advice   
    @Jasmine Ng yes I will be attending, just bought my flights a couple hours ago! message me if you’d like to chat!
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    Jasmine Ng reacted to SomeNerd in Choosing Program, please give me advice   
    Since nobody has talked about TTU, I am going to mention it briefly (it is my undergrad institution). Stats is in the same department as math, on your diploma it is not a big deal to have a phd in math not in stats, everybody knows those departments are quite common. But prelims are not only restricted to stats, one of the prelims you have to pass is in math. Some people take complex analysis cuz it's ez (it's not a pure waste of time obviously since the math faculty there are great, but it is not THAT related to stats). The department lost three stats faculty last year due to different reasons, hired a new one but he is trapped in China for some family reasons. So not a whole lot of faculty to choose from and each of them are doing different topics, there is one doing biostats (from Ohio State, but has LOTS of students), two doing consulting, one doing machine learning/data science in general, don't remember about the rest from the top of my head. 
    16k minus tax minus student fees is the bare minimum to live in Lubbock as a single person. Lubbock is cheap, but 16k is really not a whole lot. Summer assistantship is available but competitive (new rule starts this summer I think). Btw if you want to come to TTU for its basketball game or Patrick Mahomes (JK I know you probably won't), game tickets are not included in the fees you pay so you have to buy tickets yourself. 
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    Jasmine Ng reacted to cl27 in Choosing Program, please give me advice   
    I also asked Denver about moving from the MS to the PhD program. This is a direct quote from the program administrator: "If you are highly committed to getting a PhD, and do well academically and in your qualifying exams, you will likely have no problem joining the PhD program."
    I found this to be quite encouraging and might also choose that path!
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    Jasmine Ng reacted to cl27 in Biostats PhD from Economics Background?   
    I was offered admission to the masters program! I applied to the PhD program, but when I asked them they said they very rarely admit to the PhD program without a masters degree 
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    Jasmine Ng reacted to bayessays in Choosing Program, please give me advice   
    VCU and Cincinnati are ranked the same.  I'd go to one of those. Denver or UCI could be an ok option if funded.
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    Jasmine Ng reacted to Geococcyx in Choosing Program, please give me advice   
    A 30k stipend from VCU seems pretty impressive, given that it also appears to be your highest-ranked PhD program (albeit that doesn't really matter for industry).  Maybe Richmond is a lot more expensive than I think?  A cursory cost of living calculatory check seems to suggest 30k is still really good, but who knows how valid those are.
    I should obligatorially note that you don't need a PhD to go into most industry, but I understand that may be more convenient for you to get a PhD, particularly since it looks like you're an international student and there might be visa details to work out.
    Congratulations on your offers!
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    Jasmine Ng got a reaction from Geococcyx in Fall 2020 Statistics Applicant Thread   
    I got my first offer in Biostats program at VCU. What are you guys thinking about this university?
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