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  1. Hmm, it's a tough choice. A good headache to have though. Just to get your full view of things: what is your opinion of MSU's department? If I'm understanding correctly, MSU vs. Johns Hopkins for me is coming down to personal factors vs. better reputation if I am to pursue academia? Thanks for your thoughts!
  2. I'm quite happy with my application cycle. I was fortunately accepted into two places I would love to attend, MSU and Johns Hopkins. Now, I have to make a choice. A friend of mine suggested I post here to get some thoughts. I don't really have an established research interest to be frank. I'm open to a lot of things, and research relating to applied work in general appeals to me. Maybe I'm more interested in applications related to social science? But it's not that strong of a preference, pretty much every science has something interesting about it in my experience. I think I'll most likely end up in industry. I did find probability and Stochastic Processes courses very interesting and fun. I realize this is something MSU is known for, so that's cool. Apparently they're also known for methodological research, which kinda sounds application oriented research, but I'm not really sure what it exactly is. I also have my family and friends in Michigan, and that's also important to me. I am also aware of the fact that Johns Hopkins is kind of a prestigious name, so I don't want to screw up and not take a big opportunity if one is presenting itself to me. But I couldn't find a lot about the AMS PhD program in Statistics on here. They're not even ranked in USNews as far as I know. But it looks like it's in Whiting School, which is well ranked, and has big name people (or at least Donald Geman). Overall I'm leaning towards MSU at the moment. I don't really want to go away from my personal circle for a comparable education and career prospect, and MSU does indeed seem like a respectable school with its own strengths. However, if Johns Hopkins will be a major upgrade in any way, maybe I should take the chance. Any thoughts or guidance is appreciated, thanks for helping me make the decision.
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