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I think you should accept the offer based on where you want to live after graduation. If you are planning to move back to RI but have made all your contacts in Florida, you will find it very hard to find a job and move back north. But if you want to stay in FL, then it would be better to move there now, so you can network during school.

You people are really making me out as some villain. I emailed the admissions coordinator in february and she told me to wait till april for a funding decision. She told me that there is no deadline.

I'm sorry I'm not versed in grad talk, but I've been curious about this acronym for months now and I figured I'd take the risk of looking stupid. So, what does POI mean?

I think the big advantage to going to school in a big city is that you could pursue opportunities while still in school. You could do internships or consulting work in NYC, but I'm sure there are slim pickings in Ithaca.

Look, I have made a decision to: a. Not fund another degree b. Not to get a degree of the same level (i.e. not another degree at the masters level) While I was reluctant, at first, to pursue a PhD. I think it is the only logical step after an MS. If you can't find a job after getting an MS, you probably will have just as hard of a time after an MPH. I would try and expand the net as far as job search. Look into completely different industries that require your skill set (plenty of jobs require SAS or R).

I have accepted an offer from a good program already. I also got into my safety school where they have no April 15th deadline. They said that they will let me know late April whether or not I will be receiving funding and then I can make a decision whether or not I want to attend. I'm kinda curious to know whether or not I get funding. Do you think it is ok to wait for the funding offer before I decline, or I should I decline right away?

I checked the survey section of this site and saw a bunch of acceptances and rejections for my program, so I assumed the letter should come any day in the mail. I waited for about 3 days and when nothing came, I called the department. I asked to check my status since I hadn't heard anything yet. She checked while I prayed and crossed my fingers. She then informed me that I was on the waitlist for funding which is why I hadn't received a letter yet. So I asked: wait, so I'm in? She told me not to get too excited since the waitlist was apparently rather long. Nonsense, I eventually got the funding

Most of the positions are in the pharm industry and not necessarily insurance. But as the poster above me said, it will be hard to get your "foot in the door" with just an MS degree.

Real Analysis is extremely important. I got rejected from a program only because I didn't take the course. I then spoke to a committee member who said he would be willing to change the denied status to deferred it I promised to take the class. So its very important. I don't think it matters the level of the course, as long as you have it in your transcript, your'e good.

I understand your problem. I was also faced with a similar problem for my masters and decided to go with the less prestigious yet cheaper school. I would suggest that if you do pick Stanford, try to do a credit overload and graduate early, that way you can at least save some of the living costs. I think you will do fine with either programs. I have seen a lot of job listings requesting only ivy league graduates, but if someone only wants a certain kind of employee, maybe you wouldn't want to work for such a company anyways. I think you are right, campus appearance or admin problems should not be a factor, the only factor is: is the name and the prestige worth the amount of debt? I would try to look for some opportunities in Stanford right now and also check the possibility of overloading credits and graduating early, if you find out that none of this is possible, then go to SUNY SB.

I have spoken to a Biostatistician in a very large pharm company and he said the following: 1. There are plenty of jobs in the field. 2. It is better to get a PhD in Statistics and not Biostatistics since it is considered more prestigious, for some reason.

I hope this isn't too much work for you and I don't know if this is relevant for your discipline, but I think the best TA experience I had as an undergrad was a TA who handed out a quiz every class and most people stayed and solved the quiz and discussed the answers. I just took the quiz and left because that way I could have a lot of questions to practice for the final. Perhaps you could do that.

Do they provide you with a W2 at the end of the year, or is it s schedule C? I'm not trying to pry into your personal business, I was just wondering whether it is the fact that you work freelance and not full time that makes it ok, or does it also have a difference in taxation in order to make it permissible to work.

yes, this is with roommates.

I'm looking at about 2/3 of my income for rent and car payment (oh, and I can't sell the car because I will need it for school).