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  1. Back up: UC Santa Barbara? They have a lot of actuarial and finance research in their stats department if you were interested in staying in that research area.
  2. Thank you for your insight @bayessays, this has been very helpful. Good to know that the degree title biostatistics vs statistics doesn't matter. These are excellent points. I will definitely be sending some emails about research during first year and ability to take real analysis. I didn't think SDSU is a bad idea per se (I've even seen some faculty, at UCLA for example, who got their stats MS from SDSU), but I realize that going to a higher ranked school has its perks (networking, research, funding, school name recognition/prestige for PhD apps and jobs, etc). Honestly, it is just going to be hard to leave San Diego if I have to!
  3. Can someone please help me decide between these schools? UCLA - MS Biostats UCSB - MA statistics SDSU - MS statistics I am still planning on getting a PhD after completion of masters. Not partial to biostats, despite extensive life science research background. My biggest worry is: if I go to a lower ranked MS, like SDSU, will I be shooting myself in the foot if I want get into an elite PhD program afterwards? UCSB Pros -funded -UC system -strong faculty focus in financial statistics, but still diverse faculty in terms of other research interests -degree is in stats rather than biostats, so more opportunity to go into a biostats or stats PhD? UCSB Cons -small town (<100k) -MA instead of an MS (not sure if this matters) UCLA Pros -will likely be funded -highly regarded school in UC system, and might help application when applying to PhD programs -located in LA -less theoretical program than UCSB UCLA Cons -located in LA -biostats in instead of plain stats SDSU Pros -located in SD where I live, and would ideally like stay -likely funded and/or very cheap -option to concentrate if Biostats if I want, but still an MS in stats -located in massive biotech scene SDSU Cons -not well known state school, and I want to go to a good PhD program afterwards -very small faculty, but they are diverse in research interests
  4. @NeededADisplayName please let us know if you hear anything back!!
  5. Has anyone tried to get ahold of UCSB admissions lately? I've tried a couple times to get in touch with admissions over the past 2 months and nothing... I've tried both phone and email. Thanks!
  6. I'm in the same boat! They are rolling admissions, so they might do rolling acceptances or batch acceptances. Historically though, they give acceptances throughout April, so we might just have to wait it out a little longer.
  7. Geez...what a nightmare. Yeah actually, I am very interested in specific professors. I guess I'll shoot my shot!
  8. Hello everyone, I see that UCLA's MS/PhD Biostats program is rolling admissions, and I decided recently that I want to apply. Anyone previously applied this late and know if it is worth applying to within the next month? I have to take the GRE for it since this is the only program that I'm applying to requiring it... Thanks!
  9. Damn, that sucks if true. I didn't see anything regarding biostatistics on the Grad Cafe results, but oh well. What is HC?
  10. I applied to Sackler, not the one in SOPHAS, so I was just wondering which one has given out invites since I haven't received anything from them yet!
  11. Which NYU biostat program is done sending out interview invites? Sackler or Department of Global Health one?
  12. Yeah you're right, I didn't see that. Per Berkeley's website: "Applicants to the PhD program who do not already hold an MA, if admitted, are admitted initially to the MA-PhD degree program, and then apply to continue in the PhD program. This practice does not prolong the time to conferral of the doctorate, since the first two years of both the MA and PhD programs for students coming from the baccalaureate are identical. Therefore, most students entering without a MA degree should be able to finish their PhD studies within a 5-year range. Students entering with a relevant master’s degree in biostatistics or statistics must have a faculty advisor (affiliated with the Division of Biostatistics) committing funding support." Either way, it looks like it is worth applying since they can conditionally admit you! Any midwest or new-england school recommendations that are worth applying to? I know that I shouldn't put all of the emphasis on location, but it is pretty important since I will spend like 5 years in this location.
  13. Student Type: Domestic Male Undergrad: Top 100 Undergrad (USNWR) Major: Biology GPA: 3.1 (took an additional 60-70 post-bac credits at a 3.7 GPA); low gpa explained - didn't know what I wanted to do really in the beginning and struggled without direction for career; very steep upward trend in GPA + post-bac Math: Calc I-III (A), Linear Algebra (A), Real Analysis (A), Discrete Math (B), Intro Stats (A) GRE: Taking soon, but confident in my ability to perform well Research: 3.5 years of molecular/cell biology research; 5 publications - 1 co-first author, 2 second author (one in a high impact journal), 2 fourth author; 5 co-authored posters at international conferences (1 first author, the rest 2nd) Letters of Recommendation: 1 from calc II/III teacher (very strong), 1 from academic PI (very strong), 1 from industry supervisor (strong) Schools: Reach - Harvard, UC Berkeley, Johns Hopkins Target - BU, U Pitt Safety - UCSD, NYU, MCW Any recommendations for schools would be great!
  14. I'm not dead set on that possibility, but it's nice to know that there isn't some unstated contract (social or not) where you can't do this. Thanks for the insight though, this is really interesting!
  15. I would say that I'm more than 50% certain that I want to get a PhD. I will definitely apply to PhD programs then; thanks for the advice! I was maybe considering doing my masters at one institution and then my PhD at another institution - maybe even an institution abroad. I'm not quite sure how to take this also into consideration.
  16. Thanks for advice! I don't know if I want to do a PhD in all honesty. I really like research, but I figured that I would test the waters with a MS first. You're right, I could also do this by applying to PhD programs outright, and then decide later on whether or not I want to drop out with a MS if I don't want to pursue it further. Unfortunately, the school I went to is not a top school; it is in the top 100 of the USNWR rankings. I know that I will have great LORs (1 from my math professor) and my math GPA is good, so it sounds like GRE will end up determining where I apply.
  17. Hello, I'm looking to apply to Biostats MS this year (maybe a few Statistics MS as well), and I have a lower GPA (3.1) from a biology BS. Since graduating I've taken an additional 60-70 credits (averaging a 3.7 GPA) trying to figure out what I wanted to do, and I really enjoyed my math/stats classes that I never really took in undergrad. I ended up taking the full calc sequence (all As), linear algebra (A), intro to statistics (A), discrete math (B), and have become fairly proficient in both python and R. I've also been doing biomedical research the entire time, and I have accumulated 5 publications during this time (1 co-first author, 2 second author, and 2 fourth author). I'd like to do a MS first before I decide on pursuing a PhD, but my undergrad GPA makes me nervous from getting accepted to MS programs (especially my chances at getting funded). Does anybody have experience with overcoming a low GPA? What was your application cycle like? Thanks!
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