SPIWizard
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6 hours ago, stemcells said:
Nice, what school is this if you don't mind me asking?
UBC
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44 minutes ago, stemcells said:
That is encouraging! Hopefully science faculties act similarly then. Thanks for sharing
Haven't received an award yet but when I asked they said I would be allowed to keep all my funding sources (TA/RA) if I wished. This is under a faculty of science.
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I just wanted to say that ARWU is an explicit formula based on publications (although 'top' journals are determined by survey) so I think Waterloo's size plays a factor there. Slightly biased because I just picked UBC over McGill and Waterloo for a masters, but I vote UBC for reasons already mentioned here unless you have a particular advisor in mind at McGill.
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20 minutes ago, NeuroAlberta said:
Hi,
I did the same and reached out to the awards office at the Faculty of Graduate studies at the U of A. Also, their letter to me had my rank on it.
As an update, I received notification that I had moved from alternate status to 'offer' status a couple of hours ago. So I'd say be hopeful as the list is moving along!
Congrats!
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Alternate at UBC for NSERC where I've already accepted my offer. Should I ask for my ranking?
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Good luck everybody ?
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I can confirm I received an e-mail with April 15th at 8:00 AM eastern time as the new release time from NSERC.
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9 minutes ago, Sagesaga said:
I just received an email saying that my status is updated, but in the portal, it still shows received by administrator. This is because all results will be released on Apr. 15. I wonder what do you mean that you declined an offer? is this for CGS-M? I don't think results are released yet.
Declined an admissions offer so I was deemed ineligible, this was on March 30th. Sorry for the confusion. I received the same email as you on the 1st of April.
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53 minutes ago, Sagesaga said:
My status is finally updated today. Still have to wait 5 days to know the result...
What do you mean your status was updated? I've had one update (ineligible) since I declined an offer, and another "update" where the date/time changed but the application still says received by administrator.
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14 minutes ago, 123Caf said:
I also received the email about the delay until April 15, and today received an email saying that the status of my application had changed. Going to be waiting on bated breath for the next two weeks! Would it be appropriate to reach out to the school that has updated my status to see whether they can tell me the result? Or would that look like I'm shirking the Tri-Agency's request that no school release results before April 15?
I decided against doing this today, since I couldn't convince myself that there was a reason beyond emotional labour and sheer boredom that I really needed to know by April 1st. That being said I still might do it sometime between now and the 15th.
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1 hour ago, underthewaves said:
I got an email about results not being released until April 15 and to ignore any automated messages about an April 1st release.
I received the same e-mail. Funny enough I also just received an email saying the status of my application has changed. I went to check and the updated time has changed, but the status has not.
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6 hours ago, Spaghettini Plot said:
I think you have a chance of some top 10 programs in the States (i.e. Stanford, UCB, Harvard, Chicago, UW, UM, Columbia, Duke, UPenn, CMU), though this depends a bit on your GRE score. But seeing as you already have your name on an ML publication and a very high GPA I think you could have probably gotten into one this year. I also think that after doing a Masters in Stats your chances will be even possibly better so you may have even more options within that tier.
Thanks for the response! This is a kind evaluation - I definitely thought I was lacking in math background compared to others on here, and maybe needed a more well-known undergrad program to crack top 10.
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Hi all, I just posted this in the results thread. I'm pursuing a masters to strengthen my eventual PhD application, but I've always been curious where I could have ended up if I applied straight to US PhD's this cycle. Assuming a decent GRE score, what range do you all think I would've had a chance at? I suppose I would be considered international if applying to the US?
2 minutes ago, SPIWizard said:Long-time lurker here. Don't usually have much to add to the discussion about PhD programs, I am applying only to Canadian masters programs.Undergrad Institution: Regionally prominent Canadian school (not Toronto, UBC, McGill or Waterloo)
Major(s): Statistics
GPA: 3.97 convertedType of Student: Domestic (Canadian)
GRE General Test: Did not take
Programs Applying: Masters in StatisticsResearch Experience: One USRA (aka. Canadian REU) working on computational statistics at home institution. One 2nd author paper in one of the big ML conferences.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's list, some GPA-based scholarships.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: High school math tutor, worked as an financial analyst intern almost every summer (excel stuff).Letters of Recommendation: Strong letter from assistant prof who was my advisor (I was able to see this letter), two good letters from senior profs, well respected in Canada.(Relevant) Math/Statistics Grades: Calc I-III, two terms of linear algebra (applied topics, but proof based), two terms of non measure probability, two terms of real analysis, intro to math stats, experimental design, time series, linear models, a few statistics grad courses: stochastic analysis, bayesian stats, GLMs, high dim. statistics.
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Nearly 10 courses in Economics, which mostly served to convince me that I was not into Econ.
Applying to Where:
University of British Columbia - AcceptedMcGill University - AcceptedUniversity of Waterloo - AcceptedSimon Fraser University - RejectedNotes:- I hope this will help people who were in my position back in October. There are limited resources out there for domestic applicants in Canada, which makes sense given that even my own departments grad students are >50% international.
- The offers are all funded, with funding a little lower than average PhD stipends.
- I did not think my math background was sufficient to apply directly to PhD programs in the States, and hence did not take the GRE.
Looking forward, or perhaps dreading, to be back for the PhD cycle soon...
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Long-time lurker here. Don't usually have much to add to the discussion about PhD programs, I am applying only to Canadian masters programs.Undergrad Institution: Regionally prominent Canadian school (not Toronto, UBC, McGill or Waterloo)
Major(s): Statistics
GPA: 3.97 convertedType of Student: Domestic (Canadian)
GRE General Test: Did not take
Programs Applying: Masters in StatisticsResearch Experience: One USRA (aka. Canadian REU) working on computational statistics at home institution. One 2nd author paper in one of the big ML conferences.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's list, some GPA-based scholarships.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: High school math tutor, worked as an financial analyst intern almost every summer (excel stuff).Letters of Recommendation: Strong letter from assistant prof who was my advisor (I was able to see this letter), two good letters from senior profs, well respected in Canada.(Relevant) Math/Statistics Grades: Calc I-III, two terms of linear algebra (applied topics, but proof based), two terms of non measure probability, two terms of real analysis, intro to math stats, experimental design, time series, linear models, a few statistics grad courses: stochastic analysis, bayesian stats, GLMs, high dim. statistics.
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Nearly 10 courses in Economics, which mostly served to convince me that I was not into Econ.
Applying to Where:
University of British Columbia - AcceptedMcGill University - AcceptedUniversity of Waterloo - AcceptedSimon Fraser University - RejectedNotes:- I hope this will help people who were in my position back in October. There are limited resources out there for domestic applicants in Canada, which makes sense given that even my own departments grad students are >50% international.
- The offers are all funded, with funding a little lower than average PhD stipends.
- I did not think my math background was sufficient to apply directly to PhD programs in the States, and hence did not take the GRE.
Looking forward, or perhaps dreading, to be back for the PhD cycle soon...
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On 3/23/2020 at 2:07 AM, movingtostats said:
@SPIWizard does this mean that they’re taking international applicants for MS now? Also an 8- month program doesn’t sound ideal for PhD preparation so should I consider it if I want to go for a PhD after the MS?
Firstly yes I believe they are taking international applicants now. I think they always took international applicants, but because the program used to be funded, there was likely a very limited number of international enrollments.
I don't think it is a good program for your purposes. It offers no research opportunities, aside from a small project. Almost every masters programs in Canada give the option of doing a thesis over 2 years. If you choose to come to Canada, you will find that these 2 year programs can be very rewarding, and often your tuition will be covered. Canadian programs should recognize the ISI reputation, this will be an advantage for you. Of schools offering 2-year thesis masters, UBC has seen applicant numbers rise recently and hence acceptance rates are dipping close to 6-7% (https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/graduate-degree-programs/master-of-science-statistics) including domestic, so it will be highly competitive to get into. Waterloo's dept. is bigger and I would put it at the high end of schools you should apply to in Canada.
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Hey @the97kid and @movingtostats, just wanted to let you two know that U of Toronto made a drastic shift in their MS program this admissions cycle. Many international applicants at my bachelors program (in Canada) were accepted, but there is a catch. The program is now entirely self-funded. I actually recall looking at the application page late last year and seeing that MS students were financially supported (but I have no proof... maybe my memory is bad), but now if you look it explicitly states that the MS is self funded. Maybe something to think about if you can afford it? Regardless, it is an 8-month course based program, and now that it is self funded, I don't think it represents the rest of Canada being a region of high quality, fully funded research masters.
https://www.statistics.utoronto.ca/current-master-students/msc-tuition-funding
Applying to Stats PhD 2021: Am I delusional?
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I'm taking the path as suggested by cyberwulf, and now doing a masters in Canada at one of the top 4. My two cents on why below, you may find it helpful:
I also had a single NSERC RA, and similar grades from a decent but not top 4 in Canada. I got into all of the Masters programs you listed early in the admissions cycle, and was competitive for the CGS scholarship at each so I think you will be fine getting into those. I didn't send any applications to PhD's since I thought even if I had a chance, I could only increase that chance by doing the Master's first. I don't see the two years as wasted, it gives me more of an idea of the graduate research experience in math/stats (I was a late bloomer, first research right before 4th year), and also a way out to industry if I'm not interested, since most statistician jobs require a Masters here in Canada.