Thank you for sharing your opinion, @cyberwulf. I've always gotten useful information from your posts! May I ask you a question regarding the potential impact of outsource funding (e.g., Fulbright, IIE, etc.) on stat (or biostat) PhD admissions? As an international applicant, I'm expecting this would be helpful (even a little) for my admissions under these unprecedented times. I am now sorting my lists of application, but still not sure whether I am competitive for the top programs or not. Do you think the admissions committees in the top programs would also care about the funding factor?
