BrainDrain87

When did Umass let you know that there would be no funding for the first year? I'm admitted for the MS Biostat program and this kind of info would be invaluable. Thanks and Good luck. Maybe even see you there next fall...

How did you make out? If positively, have you discerned how competitive admissions are? I'm applying for the Stats MS program.

Hi All, I'm somewhat of an oddity here for stats. My interest is to get into Umass Amherst's MS Stats program or the Biostat program through the school up public health.... So by no means top tiered programs, but not bad either. My goal is to work in industry or gov. nothing academic beyond the MS. My academic background is a BA in English with a 3.5 from Umass. I then went on the take Calc I, II, III, Diff Eq, and linear algebra receiving an A in each course (at a local comm college since). In order to fulfill the minimum prereqs for most the programs I was interested in, I still needed a stat course. In my search to find a course that fit my work schedule I stumbled upon a grad level mathematical stats course at another UMass. I took the course and received a B... My question: will this grad level B be a stumbling block toward my progress of getting into my desired programs?? The coordinator at the school that I took the class (a lesser known Umass) said I'd be in solid shape with an A or a B for admission... My concern is the interpretive variations that seems to exist regarding grade from institution to institution; a B one place is borderline failure while a B somewhere else is fine.