UMBC PhD Statistics vs UNC MS Biostatistics

[Mneme]

So, I was accepted to UMBC Statistic program for PhD and UNC Biostatistics MS program (with possible segway into PhD program).

Both without funding.

I talked to UMBC and they were like, "we *may* have funding open up but you're not on the top list." T_T

UNC response was "We're giving Professor CV's to figure out if there's RA available if things match up." >_<

So, I have no idea what I'm going to do.

Help?

[Mneme]

bump

[avhosa]

Just keep pestering them. Have you talked to the other grad students in those programs? How do they get funding?

If you have to take out a loan, I'd say you're in the one field in which such an option wouldn't be completely insane. Statisticians are always in demand -- at least from what I've heard from various people in academia -- and don't have trouble finding jobs. Behind every great lab, every large business... every everything, there's a handful of statistics PhDs.

Edited April 12, 2011 by avhosa