Hey there TalkStats folks,
Found these boards not too long ago and was happy to see there is a place for students/professionals interested in statistics to gather and chat!
Brief academic background:
I graduated with a B.S. in Biology (minored in math) in spring 2010. During my much needed year long break after graduation, I scratched my head and thought about what I wanted my next educational step to be. The job prospects for newly graduated people with M.S.'s (or even PhD's) in Biology looked pretty grim, and I knew that doing wet-lab biology didn't interest me much. After considering the different careers that would combine my biology and math background, my mind kept drifting toward biostatistics as a good fit. I got accepted for the M.S. program in Biostatistics for the fall 2011 semester at my alma mater and...voila, here I am.
Challenges ahead:
Coming from a biology background, I have a lot of ground to make up in terms of general statistical knowledge. My undergraduate major required only one semester course in biostatistics, and I chose to take mainly theoretical math courses for my minor.
I'll stop here before I start get carried away with talking about "the road ahead" for me. Glad to have found these forums, and I hope to be able to contribute to discussions at some point in the future!
- Max
Found these boards not too long ago and was happy to see there is a place for students/professionals interested in statistics to gather and chat!
Brief academic background:
I graduated with a B.S. in Biology (minored in math) in spring 2010. During my much needed year long break after graduation, I scratched my head and thought about what I wanted my next educational step to be. The job prospects for newly graduated people with M.S.'s (or even PhD's) in Biology looked pretty grim, and I knew that doing wet-lab biology didn't interest me much. After considering the different careers that would combine my biology and math background, my mind kept drifting toward biostatistics as a good fit. I got accepted for the M.S. program in Biostatistics for the fall 2011 semester at my alma mater and...voila, here I am.
Challenges ahead:
Coming from a biology background, I have a lot of ground to make up in terms of general statistical knowledge. My undergraduate major required only one semester course in biostatistics, and I chose to take mainly theoretical math courses for my minor.
I'll stop here before I start get carried away with talking about "the road ahead" for me. Glad to have found these forums, and I hope to be able to contribute to discussions at some point in the future!
- Max
