<p>Well, as I’m sure many of you who have been anxiously deliberating over your options know all too well, it’s coming close to deadline time. And let me tell you, it is with much relief that I have finally made my own choice.</p>
<p>UC Berkeley - Ph.D. Biostatistics and Computational Biology</p>
<p>Whew…feels good to say that!</p>
<p>Congrats! How’s your funding?</p>
<p>Full fee and tuition remission, ~15k stipend, plus 3k optional summer support. Health insurance is included in the fee, so that’s a nice bonus.</p>
<p>Oohhh, that’s some robust funding. :)</p>
<p>I know! I’m so happy to be able to go…ISU offered me TWICE that much if you can imagine, but I’ve always wanted to attend Berkeley for grad school no matter what, and the fact that I can go and AFFORD it is priceless.</p>
<p>Dang…twice as much?</p>
<p>You’re hot. ;)</p>
<p>Haha, they offered me “signing bonus” as well…I felt like I needed an agent or something :)</p>
<p>Sounds more like a fashion contract than a stipend!</p>
<p>Wow…go head now! :)</p>