<p>Hi, iv recently gotten offers from columbia's MA in statistics, UIUC's MS in statistics, UCSD's MS in statistics and George Washington's MS in statistics. </p>
<p>I cant seem to find any reference to columbia's MA in Statistics in any forum. Does anyone know how good it is? I know that columbia is one of best univ in world. But, it is a MA...and the core courses of the program sound basic. The students r almost Chinese?! Besides, someone told me that after graduation, it is really hard to find job if I take it. You know, it seems a little wierd. </p>
<p>I like UCSD and UIUC. UIUC's MS in statistics seems great. </p>
<p>I like Washington, too. It is capital. but the rank of it seems not so high. Will it matter when searching for job ?</p>
<p>any advice would be greatly appreciated.
thx.</p>
<p>First of all, you are posting in an undergraduate forum, where no one will be able to lend you a hand in any way, shape, or form. Secondly, How do you receive an offer of admission from a school when it is plainly obvious that you have no clue of what you’re talking about? Sure, third party ranking systems do play a small role in the decision making process to assess popularity and selectivity, but to encompass the whole schools academic prestige plainly on what US news & World Report says and allowing your friends, and random nobodies off the street to consult you with useless opinions is tantamount to taking advice from Yahoo’s top ten list where a “System Engineer” is the “best job” and “highest paying,” simply isnt true and is certainly a matter of preference in most cases.</p>
<p>Sorry, but most people at this stage of the game already know where they are headed, thus they dont need much convincing on what careers they wish to pursue or question whether those jobs are in abundance when they graduate. In other words, if you cant figure it out at the Masters level, then you just aren’t a good fit and its probably better off that way. </p>
<p>Sincerely,
A Statistics & Economics student.</p>