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biostatguy

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  1. Thanks Lelouch, But are these departments decent? they seem to be top 10-12 programs. I think decent programs might rank a little lower than them. Can you specify some schools that are decent (not too low and not too high..just in the middle range). It's relatively easy to determine the top programs but the picture get murkier when some little lower ranked schools are considered. Thanks!!
  2. Hello all, I know that this question could have N number of answers, but generally speaking, which Biostatistics departments would be considered as decent? Is there any range of ranking (particularly US News ranking for just Biostatistics departments and NOT Statistics departments) that classifies this particular group? e.g.10-20, 15-25, 20-40 etc. If there is no such range (or if you don't want to group them in such a way) then, which schools would you consider having decent Biostatistics departments? Thanks in advance!!
  3. To the OP, This is a friendly advise coming from a person who has been working in the Pharma/Biotech industry for the past 6 years (with a Biostatistics/Programming role). To be honest with you, the school rank DOES NOT matter much in case of finding a job. It's not true that you will get 6 figure salary after getting out of graduate school with Masters and no relavant work experience. I have seen and interviewed many, many candidates myself and found that they were not even close to getting a Senior position (Senior positions MIGHT get a 6 figure salary depending on the location of the industry, but I doubt that would ever happen). So in my opinion, go for SUNY Buffalo, get a masters with minimum debt, find a decent job and pay off all your debt. I would recommend however, to look for internship as it might weigh much more in finding a job.
  4. Based on the ranking here: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/statistics-rankings I see the ranking as: UC Berkeley UC Los Angeles UC Davis UC Santa Barbara UC Riverside I didn't see rest of the UCs on this list. I assume that the reputation goes along the same lines.
  5. Thanks bamafan, You lifted my spirit. Good luck with your applications/admission.
  6. Hi All, I am now done with my Masters program in Applied Statistics, which I did from the top 10 public university (very well reputed), and I finished this program when I was working full time (I am still working full-time). I had one very bad quarter becasue of extreme work load and got poor grades (C and B+), so I repeated the course in which I got "B+" before and now I got "A" in it, but I could not repeat another course becasue it was an upper division Math undergraduate course (Introduction to Numerical Analysis) and my graduate school policy did not allow me to repeat it since I got "C" (they allow to repeat undergrad course only if you get C- or worse). As a result I will have "C" on my transcript, but rest of the courses are pretty good (in the range of A- to A+). Now my overall GPA is 3.67 (that could have been 3.82 if I had opted for P/NP option for this course which is not related to Statistics in any ways). I have done MS in Bioengineering and BS in Computer science before. I have also been working in a pharma industry for past 6 years. I am hoping to get strong recommendations. I am interested in applying for Biostatistics PhD programs. I would like to know whether this one bad quarter is going to ruin my PhD aspirations? How the AdComs are going to view my application? Where should I apply? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
  7. cyberwulf and hedgie, Which schools you would recommend me to apply? BU, Emory, Brown, Yale, Rice, UPitt, UT MD Anderson? or any other?
  8. This is very interesting thing I found today. My current department got 152 applications for PhD and they accepted 12 of them (acceptance rate ~9%). Ultimately 5 of 12 have decided to join the department in coming fall. The average GPA of these accepted applicants is 3.96, that is pretty astonishing. This average GPA is even HIGHER than the average GPA of accepted PhD applicants at UNC (Biostat) which is 3.8 (as per their FAQ website). Does it mean that the smaller departments are more competetive? I do agree that my current institution is very very well known (nationally and internationally), but the department is definitely NOT that high. Does it mean that the top programs look for very diverse applicants and GPA is just one of the factors (which does not tell the entire story) ?
  9. Thanks cyberwulf and hedgie for the reply. Both of you have given good suggestions, but my concern with continuing phd at my current institution is that they don't offer biostat and they don't have school of public health. I was more interested in biostat because of my background in bioengineering and relevant work experience. Applying to wider range of schools never hurts though. Thanks again !!
  10. Hello All, Here is my info in brief: Current status: Working full time as a Sr.SAS Programmer at a major medical device company and concurrently doing Masters in Applied Statistics from a Top 10 public university. I have one more quarter to go and my GPA is most likely going to be 3.7, I know that this GPA is little bit low for Ph.D admissions, but I got "C" in an "Introduction to Numerical Analysis" class, which is an upper division undergraduate math class and has nothing to do with statistics and that did cut my GPA so short. In rest of the classes I got in the range of A- to A+. Since I have to manage my full time job responsibilities along with the classes, it's a bit challenge to get high grades at such a highly competitive institution. I will assume a Sr.Biostatistician position at my current company after the completion of my Masters program. History: I had done M.S. in Bioengineering with GPA 3.5 from a large state university (not very well known), but I was a research assistant and have published in a very well known and respected journal along with some conference papers/presentations. Then I started my current job in 2007, as a result I have been working for > 5 years now. Prior to that I did Bachelors in Computer Science from a well known university in India. I have gotten an Award from my company for excellent work performance (if that's any added value). I have not taken GRE yet, but will take few months before I apply for PhD. My big question is, where should I apply? I would like to work in Biotech/pharma company after PhD. I heard that work experience after Masters helps with PhD admission, but don't know how true that is. I am interested in Survival Analysis/ Longitudial data analysis (and partly Bayesian analysis). Will I be offending the admission committe if I apply to Top 10 universities for Biostatistics like Harvard, JHU, UNC, Michigan, Berkeley, U Wisc, U Minnesota, UCLA, Columbia, Penn etc? I hope to get strong recommendations from my professors. Any advise/ suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks a bunch.
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