StatPhD2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 CW had a detailed post about the admissions process , you should read that. There is a huge difference between a 3.7 and a 4.0 and there is also a big difference between a 3.7 at Princeton vs an unknown place.
Stat Assistant Professor Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 CW had a detailed post about the admissions process , you should read that. There is a huge difference between a 3.7 and a 4.0 and there is also a big difference between a 3.7 at Princeton vs an unknown place. That's true, a 3.7 at a regional unknown university would not be as competitive as a 3.7 from a top institution. I guess I just meant to convey that GPA isn't the only thing that is considered (since there are a ton of 3.9-4.0's that are rejected, and you definitely do not need a 4.0 to get accepted... below a 3.5 might make it extremely difficult though). I meant to stress the point that letters of recommendation are weighed very heavily -- when you have a LOT of applicants with GPAs in the 3.7-4.0 range, Ithink the LORs will make the difference between acceptance/rejection more than some trivial difference in the GPA. In the 2014 applicant profile thread, there is someone who had a 3.73 Master's GPA that was accepted to Berkeley, Washington, Harvard, and Michigan.
StatPhD2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 He has also went to very impressive undergrad and grad institutions
Stat Assistant Professor Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 He has also went to very impressive undergrad and grad institutions True. I should perhaps qualify my original statement. The less well-known or lower-ranked your schools are, the more the GPA matters. But I think GPA can only go so far, and a high GPA will not necessarily get you admitted. The strength of the letters of recommendation are what will get you in, provided that your undergrad institution has reasonably good reputation and your GPA is above 3.7 (once it's above that, I don't think you can "guarantee" much at all -- I would think that a 3.7 with strong letters of recommendation has a better chance than a 3.9 with mediocre or unmemorable letters). Also, if anyone cares, I have contacted the Student Affairs Officer at the Stats dept at UCLA to inquire about the status of my application. I'll report back what she says, to those waiting to hear from UCLA.
muzili Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 got an interview from UCLA...but they already sent out acceptances..don't know what this means
fantastic Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Anybody know if Brown（Biostatistics）send out all their decisions? Haven't heard any news yet...
cyberwulf Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 True. I should perhaps qualify my original statement. The less well-known or lower-ranked your schools are, the more the GPA matters. But I think GPA can only go so far, and a high GPA will not necessarily get you admitted. The strength of the letters of recommendation are what will get you in, provided that your undergrad institution has reasonably good reputation and your GPA is above 3.7 (once it's above that, I don't think you can "guarantee" much at all -- I would think that a 3.7 with strong letters of recommendation has a better chance than a 3.9 with mediocre or unmemorable letters). The point of a lot of my previous posts is that it's a combination of factors which make a successful applicant. There are very few "perfect" applicants, so we end up balancing each applicant's strengths and weaknesses. Great letters can make up for a lower GPA (within reason), mediocre test scores might give some people pause even if grades and letters are strong, lots of good grades in rigorous math courses can sometimes overcome unexciting letters, etc. No one factor dominates. StatPhD2014 and Stat Assistant Professor 2
Stat Assistant Professor Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 The point of a lot of my previous posts is that it's a combination of factors which make a successful applicant. There are very few "perfect" applicants, so we end up balancing each applicant's strengths and weaknesses. Great letters can make up for a lower GPA (within reason), mediocre test scores might give some people pause even if grades and letters are strong, lots of good grades in rigorous math courses can sometimes overcome unexciting letters, etc. No one factor dominates. Thanks for the clarification.
gary123 Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Any one knows the UIUC statisitcs department and its phd program? Is it a good one? What is its strength?
qqyyzz Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 got an interview from UCLA...but they already sent out acceptances..don't know what this means Is that UCLA stat or biostat? I don't remember UCLA stat giving interviews.
Stat Assistant Professor Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Any one knows the UIUC statisitcs department and its phd program? Is it a good one? What is its strength? Not sure about the program's specific strengths in sub-areas of statistics, but judging from its PhD Alumni page, it is a solid program at placing its graduates in both academia and industry.
ellipsoid Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 I would like to request applicants accepted/waitlisted at Minnesota Biostatistics department to kindly withdraw their application if they got accepted at a more preferable place. Kleene and gradschoolroulette 1 1
coffeehouse Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Any opinions on Stern's program? I have an interview coming up and I'm not sure how the program compares to one like Minnesota.
Stat Assistant Professor Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 (edited) Stern seems to be very focused on a few areas of statistics research. According to the site, the stats program focuses on research that can be applied to management science and business (e.g. time series, stochastic processes). I think you would have more research areas to explore at Minnesota than at Stern. Depending on what your research interests are though (e.g. if they are very specific and can be fulfilled by NYU), then NYU could be a better option. NYU doesn't have any job placement info published on their site, and I haven't heard of any faculty in Math or Statistics departments with PhDs from NYU Stern. It might be that Stern aims to place graduates in business schools or industry primarily, but I am uncertain. You may want to find out about placement (industry vs. academia). Edited February 25, 2014 by Stat Applicant
Stat Assistant Professor Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 I got a response from the Graduate Vice Chair of UCLA. He said the status of my application is "undecided."
toyoujhj Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Does anyone know what Hopkins is upto? They did their interviews more than three weeks ago.
ginagirl Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Does anyone know what Hopkins is upto? They did their interviews more than three weeks ago. Well, I have no idea but I did notice that my online application now says "Final Official Transcript Upon Admission: Not Received" when it didn't before. Not sure if they do this for all applicants or not but..
mhnaomi Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Just got rejected by Emory Biostats. me too
qqyyzz Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 UC Davis has sent out acceptances. For those accepted, care to share your profiles? I haven't received anything and I'm starting to worry!
Lelouch Lamperouge Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 Got admitted to Penn Biostatistics PhD.
cyprusprior Posted February 26, 2014 Author Posted February 26, 2014 Got a rejection from Emory biostats.
dasgut Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Is that Columbia MA waitlist real? Edited February 26, 2014 by dasgut
muzili Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 Is that UCLA stat or biostat? I don't remember UCLA stat giving interviews. stat
CarpeDiem Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 Is there anyone who knows the STAT-OR department of UNC-Chapel Hill in detail?? The department provides three programs that are STAT, OR(Operations Research), and INSOTRE(Interdisciplinary STAT and OR), and there is each admission director for each program. Here, what I want to know is whether the ultimate admission decisions of all three programs would be done simultaneously?? That is, all three programs send out admission results at the same time?
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