Biostat: Where are you going?

[Xero735]

Hey Biostats people: Where are you going and what made the decision for you?

[dracon]

I'm deciding between Hopkins, UNC, Yale, and Berkeley (PhD). Leaning towards Hopkins right now; going to decide very soon. They have a diverse and collaborative group, and a couple professors are quite good at what I'm (currently) interested in. Any general opinions on these programs from you guys?

[Xero735]

From what I've heard the best bet between those is UNC or Hopkins. But it also depends on the financial packages, area, and interests.

[Arn]

Xero, I finally decided to choose the University of Minnesota. It came down to location and financial assistance.

Now that I'm out of BU, have you heard anything?

[Xero735]

Sadly no, I got flat out rejected. I am still waiting on a spot at Brown University. Hopefully someone will decline their offer

[bynbutterfly]

Sadly no, I got flat out rejected. I am still waiting on a spot at Brown University. Hopefully someone will decline their offer

You should send letter to UBrown. This week one professor said there is only one spot left. Though I am in the waitlist, I do not have high rank and it is not big possibility to get offer. Yesterday I got offer from NYU and accepted today. I am very happy.

[Bruin123]

Congrats! You really can't go wrong with UNC, Berkeley or Hopkins. Berkeley has the best theoretical stats program (tied with Stanford), but it's biostats program does get hurt by the fact there is no med school on campus (thus fewer opportunities for applied research). From what I've heard about Hopkins program, it is very methodology intensive, but there are tons of opportunities for applied research as well. I hear UNC is fantastic (I also hear it is quite intense and difficult), and it's a great place to go if you are interested in going into industry. My advice is to look specifically at what you want to do and look at professor research interests and collaboratve research opportunities at each school to find some of the best matches. And compare the funding offers with cost of living in each area.

I'm deciding between Hopkins, UNC, Yale, and Berkeley (PhD). Leaning towards Hopkins right now; going to decide very soon. They have a diverse and collaborative group, and a couple professors are quite good at what I'm (currently) interested in. Any general opinions on these programs from you guys?