PhD in SES, MIT IDSS

Graduate School
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I’m female international student in USA doing my undergraduate studies in CS with minor in Data Science and Analytics.
My current GPA is 4.0 and I’m aiming to keep it 3.8+.
I’m trying to see which programs will be suitable to me in terms of funding and how I can improve my chances of getting in.
I’m currently doing a research in Stochastic Modeling( I haven’t taken any courses yet related to probability or stats at university, but I have online from MIT and will continue doing researches during next 3 years of college(I’m freshman).

My question would be is there anyone who got in into that program? How is your experince with it? How is your funding? How realistic is it to get into PhD without masters?
Also, what can I do to keep myself competitive to get into this program?(as you can see from my other post, I’m looking into different programs, but because of my future goals and funding for programs, I have decided to settle on PhD).

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What advice do your professors give you about pursuing any particular degree program?

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@happymomof1 they haven’t told me anything as I’m freshman, that’s why I came here.

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If your goal is a PhD program, then it is perfectly fine for you to talk with your major advisor and other professors about it now. They know where students from your program have gone for grad school, and they know about school-year and summer research opportunities and internships.