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Just how big of a problem is NCSU's size? I've seen several forum posts indicating that their size could be an issue. Students I spoke with there painted pretty sunny pictures of the department, saying that everyone was taken good care of. Does the bigger size imply that there is little to none one-one advising?

I have been fortunate to be admitted by both these schools for their Statistics PhD programs. My aim is to secure a good postdoc after my PhD, and enter academia after that. I am also more inclined towards biostatistics applications and would probably aim for postdocs/tt positions in biostats. I know that Duke has a slightly higher rank as per USN, but the personalized medicine cluster at NCSU and its collaborations with UNC Biostatistics really attracts me. Duke seems heavily geared towards Bayesian statistics, which is ok, but I have a stronger interest match in NC State. Is it giving up a lot, if I choose NCSU over Duke? Thanks in advance.