pvacek Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I got accepted into Purdue's statistics MS program a few days ago, which seems unusually early since most prior MS admits came in mid March through mid April. Does this mean anything exciting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsHypatia Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 2 hours ago, pvacek said: I got accepted into Purdue's statistics MS program a few days ago, which seems unusually early since most prior MS admits came in mid March through mid April. Does this mean anything exciting? Only if they explicitly state it does. pvacek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer0617 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 9:02 PM, pvacek said: I got accepted into Purdue's statistics MS program a few days ago, which seems unusually early since most prior MS admits came in mid March through mid April. Does this mean anything exciting? Yes it means you are awesome and other applicants in this forum (especially me) will be envious of you! I am kidding, congratulations!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer0617 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Someone just posted GWU MS stats acceptance (with funding!!). I am literally panicking right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abstract_art Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Weird that Wisconsin is sending out the phd acceptances without funding before sending out the acceptances with funding this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khsf45 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Has anyone heard anything from Johns Hopkins Biostats? I only see one acceptance posted, but I could be missing some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khsf45 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 1 minute ago, khsf45 said: Has anyone heard anything from Johns Hopkins Biostats? I only see one acceptance posted, but I could be missing some. Actually, it's not even an acceptance just a visit day/interview request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoPackGo89 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 1 hour ago, marmle said: Weird that Wisconsin is sending out the phd acceptances without funding before sending out the acceptances with funding this year Without knowing how funding goes it seems like a great way to save money. Find out who is willing to come work for free Wzz, Neurotic_Jay and MsHypatia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisquare Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, marmle said: Weird that Wisconsin is sending out the phd acceptances without funding before sending out the acceptances with funding this year I heard a lot of rumors about how poor the Wisconsin's stat department is especially after the financial crisis. I guess that's why every year they will send out so many offers (about 1/4 to 1/3 of all applicants, which is abnormally high) while only a few of people will accept the offer. Edited February 22, 2017 by chisquare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Residuals Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 17 minutes ago, chisquare said: I heard a lot of rumors about how poor the Wisconsin's stat department is especially after the financial crisis. I guess that's why every year they will send out so many offers (about 1/4 to 1/3 of all applicants, which is abnormally high) while only a few of people will accept the offer. There is no doubt that the state cuts on UW system has had impact on financials like offering of scholarships. But, the rumors of UW Madison's department being "poor" are totally unfounded. There are top notch researchers (both at the senior and junior levels). Several Berkeley PhD's as faculty. They just hired two Wharton statistics doctoral graduates as assistant professors. So, no suffering in terms of faculty quality. What is suffering is the campus' ability to give $$. cabraloca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisquare Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Just now, arima said: There is no doubt that the state cuts on UW system has had impact on financials like offering of scholarships. But, the rumors of UW Madison's department being "poor" are totally unfounded. There are top notch researchers (both at the senior and junior levels). Several Berkeley PhD's as faculty. They just hired two Wharton statistics doctoral graduates as assistant professors. So, no suffering in terms of faculty quality. What is suffering is the campus' ability to give $$. Sure they are one of the top programs. By "poor" I mean financially they are not as generous as other programs. As a graduate student, I believe having sufficient funding for myself is more important than how many big names in the department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Residuals Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 I agree with you. It is discouraging for a PhD student to be admitted with no or limited funding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abstract_art Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 2 hours ago, statbiostat2017 said: Without knowing how funding goes it seems like a great way to save money. Find out who is willing to come work for free That might be true but it doesn't look like they've done that in recent years (in terms of sending out the unfunded offers first) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsHypatia Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 It's shameful and reflects poorly on Wisconsin's stats department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abstract_art Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Anyone hear back from Columbia stats yet? They're the only program I applied to that has nothing posted yet on the results search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer0617 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 7 hours ago, marmle said: Anyone hear back from Columbia stats yet? They're the only program I applied to that has nothing posted yet on the results search. One of my friends got accepted to the program on 2/21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abstract_art Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 5 hours ago, summer0617 said: One of my friends got accepted to the program on 2/21. PhD or MA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer0617 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 51 minutes ago, marmle said: PhD or MA? MA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarPower59 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Hi there! Can somebody please advice me on the following universities- University of Washington or Duke university or Columbia U for Master's in Statistics ? The parameters to be considered are: 1. Job opportunities upon graduating - 1.1. Are plenty of jobs available? 1.2. Which field do you get into generally after graduating from that particular school- finance,IT,medicine? 2. Class size (Does class size matter?) 3. Workload and opportunities to learn Thanks a lot ! I am so very confused and would really appreciate some advice/opinion. Have a great day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abstract_art Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 6 hours ago, summer0617 said: MA! Oh thank god you had me scared lol. The phd acceptances usually go all out at once so I thought I missed out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon90238409 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 CMU waitlist/rejections today. Has anyone not yet heard back from them? Wondering if I should steel myself for another rejection wave tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoPackGo89 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 For those that don't mind sharing, where did you get in? Where DIDN'T you get in? Are you satisfied with your choices? I'm used to people having their status in their signatures but only @marmle is doing that this year. Still early so good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dora the Destroyer Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I got in to UW biostat! I'm really excited and can't wait to explore Seattle next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mansy2257 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 @statbiostat2017 Sharing my admits/rejects below: Program: Statistics, PhD Admits: NCSU, U-Wisconsin Rejects: CMU, Duke, Purdue Waitlist: Booth for their Econometrics & Statistics PhD Am happy about the U Wisconsin admit, really like the department and would love to go there. Wzz, abstract_art and GoPackGo89 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynntoujours Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 The efficiency of Columbia Stats masters admission is unbelievable. Got accepted two weeks after I submitted the application. I heard some negative comments about this program. Between Columbia stats masters and Yale stats masters, could anyone give me some suggestions on which one is better? Yale has a very small department, I guess that explains a lot about their relatively lower ranking. I visited the department last week and liked it a lot. Feels like it would be a better choice than Columbia. Any suggestions please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now