<p>Hi, I was recently accepted to both NU, more specifically the MMSS program at NU and Duke. I'm not completely sure what I want to do yet in the future, but am thinking about Applied Math or Statistics or possibly econ, but I am definitely leaning more towards a quantitative/scientific perspective. I know that the MMSS program at NU is very quantitative and can help fulfill the Kellogg certificate requirement that is very useful in the finance/consulting/business field. However, I'm not completely sure whether or not I want to go into business yet. But I really like how NU is close to Chicago/downtown in contrast to Duke in Durham. However, I love both schools, and cannot decide on which school to pick. If anyone could also expand more on what MMSS is like (how big are class sizes usually, and how are classes structured/conducted? for example, are there large lecture classes that then split into smaller groups for discussion, like that kind of a style for classes?), also I'd like to know more about post-MMSS life. What other fields do people go into other than business or grad school? Same with post-Duke life, especially for Math and Statistics majors? Also if possible, if anyone is majoring in statistics at Duke, could they explain that program more? Is it very research oriented? Any advice is appreciated! (:</p>
<p>I’m not a stats major, but the math department of Duke is extremely prestigious. As a whole, Duke is more prestigious than NU, even though NU is a very solid school. Stats is research oriented to some extent for basic labs and stuff to get data, but I haven’t taken a stats class past the basic intro ones.</p>
<p>the thing about both schools is that they’re about equal in prestige, with Duke maybe having a notch higher in name. but that’s not what you should really take into account. take into the program you’re going to be in. see, MMSS isn’t just econ-- you’re going way beyond that, especially with the kellogg certificate. “kellogg” in the business world is huge, even if it’s just a certificate. if i go to northwestern, i will try to aim for that as well.</p>
<p>I was just reading last night about Bayesian Statistics at Duke - it is apparently one of the best research centers in the world, even though the major has not been offered until a few years ago. Sounds amazing…
[Department</a> of Statistical Science](<a href=“http://stat.duke.edu/]Department”>http://stat.duke.edu/)</p>