beandog95

Hi, I am in a predicament. Columbia or WashU in St. Louis. Masters program. Columbia is much better, but sooo expensive. I have a scholarship at WashU so financially it would be the better choice. Advice? Ease of finding a job after? Is Columbia really worth the price difference? Opportunity to earn money while in school? Please help! Monday is the deadline! Thank you for any advice!

So, I applied to 6 biostat programs, but I am worried that I will not get into any because schools will be concerned in my statistics background. Do any of you know of any statistics post baccalaureate programs that I can still apply to that will help me prepare for the next round of applications? Thank you ahead of time for your input!

Okay, thank you. Do you know the reputation of CU Denver's biostats program?

My math GPA is not higher than my overall GPA. I think I have like... a B/B- math GPA.. My school reputation does not have a good academic reputation, which is more so why I look at my GPA as such a weakness. Thank you for both of your inputs. I think I will apply as a masters student to an edited version of my original list and add in some of the next tier programs for phd. Funding is an issue, but I have decided that I am going to grad school regardless since I do see it as an investment. Why is the reputation of CU Denver's biostats program? What score for GRE should I be aiming for if I am looking at this next tier of schools? I know for the first tier I would need essentially a 170 quant, but for the second tier, a 165? And as far as verbal goes, 158?

Hello, I do not know where to apply for biostats programs. I feel like there are either really good programs or really crappy ones. not a whole lot of middle ground. I am majoring in math with a GPA is 3.36 (crappy GPA, I know) at a small private school. I am taking the GRE soon.. I do have a lot of great summer experiences. SIBS at UW Madison and interning at a Cancer Research Institute this summer- I am paired with a biostatistician working on her research team. I have gone to a lot of conferences too and presented posters. I believe that I will have pretty good letters of recommendation and I have been working on my personal statement. I also know C++, R, SAS, Minitab, and Maple. I am assuming that my chances for a phd program are minimal so I am going to pursue a MS at: 1. UW Madison 2. CU Denver 3. University of Minnesota 4. UNC 5. University of Michigan First, question: Is my assumption that a phd program is out of my reach true? Second: For MS programs: Am I aiming too high? If so, what schools should I be looking at? Thank you so much for your input!