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Just out of curiosity:

 

has anyone else accepted an offer yet or plan to in the next few weeks? What other offices did/will you decline, if so?

Hello,

I'm about 90% sure I'm going to accept my Carnegie Mellon offer. i just have one more visit this weekend to UCSB, then I'll probably decide last week. The only place where I would open up a lot is from NC State's waitlist, and wherever I stand with Columbia and UCLA

 

http://www.areavibes.com/cost-of-living-calculator/pittsburgh,+pa-vs-seattle,+wa/

 

Here's my COL calculator comparison. Looks like I won't be taking a huge hit financially even though the stipend is less than my full time job. 

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to "statisticsfall2014"

hi,

 

did you receive a decision letter(email) from UCSB??

If so, did you applied for the applied probability and statistics PhD program??

Since I have not received any messages from the committee, I am curious about it!!

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to "statisticsfall2014"

hi,

 

did you receive a decision letter(email) from UCSB??

If so, did you applied for the applied probability and statistics PhD program??

Since I have not received any messages from the committee, I am curious about it!!

 

Hey,

Yes, I received an official letter from that program. I think if you haven't heard anything yet, you will still have a chance. I'd imagine you will here more next week after the open house when people start accepting/declining offers. 

Posted

Thanks for the notice.

I hope to get an admission from the program, and also good luck to you for your remaining application results.

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Hi Everyone,

 

I finally found out that I am waitlisted from UCLA.  I know this is a lot to ask because people like to consider as many options as possible but if you guys have other offers and don't think you'll be going to UCLA please decline.  I'm really worried as I don't have any offers yet.

 

Thanks

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To anyone who is waiting to hear from UNC-Chapel Hill, I e-mailed the department, and this is what he said:

 

"The admissions committee has made first round admissions offers and notified those students. Based on the offer response and the departmental budget for Fall 2014, they may offer a couple more Ph.D. students admission. Your application is complete and will remain eligible for review if we are able to make any additional offers."

 

So it sounds like UNC won't reject anyone officially, but that they will possibly accept more people, based on how many accept their first-round offers (I assume those who are ranked the highest ranked below the list of those who were accepted). If anyone has an offer from UNC but is not planning to attend, I'm sure some people would be very grateful if you were to decline very soon.

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Hello, Everyone,

I have got offers from UC Davis and Ohio State University. If my plan is to become a professor, which one do you think it is a better choice? Both programs provide me with full funding. I would really appreciate any advice. 

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Hello, Everyone,

I have got offers from UC Davis and Ohio State University. If my plan is to become a professor, which one do you think it is a better choice? Both programs provide me with full funding. I would really appreciate any advice. 

Those are both great options. Congrats! I think they are similarly ranked in both USNWR and NRC. Have you checked out the placement on their sites? I think both would give you an equally good shoot at getting an academic position... In this case, your success at getting one would be more dependent on who your adviser is and who their connections are (as well as what your research is on, how many publications you have when you go on the market, etc.), rather than the name of the school.

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Hello, Everyone,

I have got offers from UC Davis and Ohio State University. If my plan is to become a professor, which one do you think it is a better choice? Both programs provide me with full funding. I would really appreciate any advice. 

Look at the job placements for both: http://www.stat.ucdavis.edu/people/alumni-info and https://www.stat.osu.edu/people/alumni  I think from the looks of it OSU has better academic placements.

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Look at the job placements for both: http://www.stat.ucdavis.edu/people/alumni-info and https://www.stat.osu.edu/people/alumni  I think from the looks of it OSU has better academic placements.

Thanks for your advice. According to the two links, why I feel that UC Davis is better in the sense of academic placements? It seems some PhD graduates became AP in U Pittsburg and UCSB. 

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Posted (edited)

Those are both great options. Congrats! I think they are similarly ranked in both USNWR and NRC. Have you checked out the placement on their sites? I think both would give you an equally good shoot at getting an academic position... In this case, your success at getting one would be more dependent on who your adviser is and who their connections are (as well as what your research is on, how many publications you have when you go on the market, etc.), rather than the name of the school.

Thanks a lot for your prompt response. Right now I am leaning towards UC Davis. I feel UC Davis is younger and more dynamic. USNWR, Davis leaped from 31 to 27 and NRC also ranks Davis higher. There are some pretty good professors in UC Davis while OSU is simply bigger (maybe more options?). As to the climate and location, I feel that UC Davis is nice college town in North CAL (close to SF) and I will enjoy my life there more (I have to say I like Bay Area a lot).  The only concern right now for me, I am not sure whether roughgly $1700 per month stipend (estimated) is enough for me to live comfortably in Davis. Do you have any idea? I do not want to ask for support from my parents. In comparison, OSU offers fellowship $2000 per month. But people say money should not be a primary factor when deciding where to go. I agree on that. What do you think? 

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Thanks a lot for your prompt response. Right now I am leaning towards UC Davis. I feel UC Davis is younger and more dynamic. USNWR, Davis leaped from 31 to 27 and NRC also ranks Davis higher. There are some pretty good professors in UC Davis while OSU is simply bigger (maybe more options?). As to the climate and location, I feel that UC Davis is nice college town in North CAL (close to SF) and I will enjoy my life there more (I have to say I like Bay Area a lot).  The only concern right now for me, I am not sure whether roughgly $1700 per month stipend (estimated) is enough for me to live comfortably in Davis. Do you have any idea? I do not want to ask for support from my parents. In comparison, OSU offers fellowship $2000 per month. But people say money should not be a primary factor when deciding where to go. I agree on that. What do you think? 

They're both really good in terms of reputation, so you can't really lose on that measure whether you go to OSU or Davis (academia is a very reputation-based business, I don't think going to one would give you a huge advantage over the other).

 

I think it is important to consider location and money. You're going to be living in this place for five years, so you may as well go with a place where you wouldn't hate living. Re: money. This will depend very much on your situation. Some people can rely on family support, but others can't as easily. If you think you would greatly prefer Davis and can survive on the stipend they're offering you, then I don't see why you shouldn't go there! :)

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This might be a long shot, but does anyone know what the yield rate is like for UC Berkeley, how many have been admitted so far, and what the target incoming class is?

 

I saw someone posted what it was for UC Davis on page 40, so just curious if anyone can give any insight on this for Berkeley. I'm on an unofficial waiting list for Berkeley, but I'm curious how likely it is that they will send out more offers.

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Does anyone get any news from

Purdue Statistics

Texas AM Statistics

Maryland Applied Math

UC Irvine Math

Caltech Applied Math

?

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to statisticsfall2014

 

(the quote function doesn't work on my computer... anyway)

 

hey, would you let me know when is (or was) the open house of UCSB???

and...after the open house, could you let me know "how many people were there" and "any other information which is related to the admission"?

thanks in advnace

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Carpediem (and others waiting on ucsb)- there was about 10 students at the open house. It's hard to say how many will commit, I would guess about 1-5. Funding doesn't seem to be a guarantee, especially in your first couple years if your a non California resident. The group of kids who attended were all pretty cool, so if they all go I'd imagine it would be a pretty fun cohort. I would not lose hope of getting an offer, as the cards are going to start to fall here once visits wind down and people start accepting/rejecting offers.

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Carpediem (and others waiting on ucsb)- there was about 10 students at the open house. It's hard to say how many will commit, I would guess about 1-5. Funding doesn't seem to be a guarantee, especially in your first couple years if your a non California resident. The group of kids who attended were all pretty cool, so if they all go I'd imagine it would be a pretty fun cohort. I would not lose hope of getting an offer, as the cards are going to start to fall here once visits wind down and people start accepting/rejecting offers.

Thanks for the comments!!!

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