Student Life at OSU

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Student Life at OSU

• Statistics Grad Students

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Top Ten Reasons to Come to OSU
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10. Cockins Hall

• Desk space
• Computer labs
• Keys to building
• Lunchroom (fridge, microwave, tables)
• Free coffee

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9. Columbus

• Places to live
• Nice, affordable, many choices
• Entertainment
• www.explorecolumus.com
• Museums (COSI, art, etc.)
• Concerts, theatres
• Cedar Point
• Eating Shopping
• Fine dining
• Many shopping areas

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8. Money

• OSU is one of the highest paying schools
• Offer funding for all level of students (MAS, MS,
  PhD)
• Work as a Teaching Assistant or Research Assistant

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7. Football Band

• BCS National Championship Game Jan 7, 2008
• TBDBITL (The Best Damn Band in the Land)
• School Pride

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6. RPAC Athletic Facilities

• Swimming, spa, sauna
• Treadmills, ellipticals, bikes
• Climbing wall
• Weights
• Courts for basketball, racquetball
• volleyball, and more
• Mini-golf
• Much more

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5. Department Activities

• Intramurals
• Students in the department usually put together a
  softball team spring and summer quarters
• Many other sports too
• Annual Spring and Holiday Department Parties
• CMOOL
• 1st Annual Spring Camping Trip
• Student Gatherings and Parties
• Running for student co-presidents

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4. OSU Libraries

• 33 libraries on campus
• Access to both classic and new books
• Access to many e-journals
• Plenty of study areas
• Wireless internet access

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3. Placement of Graduates

• Industry
• TJ Walson (IBM Research) Hongfei Li
• SAS Cheryl LeSaint, Zhenhuan Cui Yonggang Yao
• Merck Shuyan Wan
• Capital One Fangzhou Hu Wei Lin
• Victorias Secret Lynne Tower
• Academic
• UNC-Chapel Hill Yufeng Liu
• Columbia University Martina Pavlicova

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2. Professors

• Want you to succeed and are willing to help
• Make time for students
• Variety of research areas
• Quality publications

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1. Students

• Diverse
• International Students China, Thailand, South
  Korea, Iceland, Germany, India, more
• Single, married, families
• Friendly, smart, enthusiastic, helpful

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Programs

• MAS, MS, PhD
• MAS much more applied
• MS theoretical at the masters level
• PhD (Biostat Stat) same as MS, but then builds
  on the theory

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Qualifiers MAS Exam

• MAS
• MAS Exam in the fall of your second year
• Open book note
• PhD
• Q1 at beginning of second year
• Theory and applied material
• Three grades Fail, MS pass, PhD pass
• Q2 at beginning of third year
• Theory applied theory
• MS
• Pass Q1 with an MS pass

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Places to Live

• General Information from OSU
• http//housing.osu.edu
• Place map with price
• http//www.apartmentfinder.com

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Places to Live (cont.)

• Walking Distance and Short Bus Ride
• Jones Tower (On campus housing Rooms for
  singles)
• University Village (1, 2, 3 bedroom apt Shuttle
  service)
• Buckeye Village (For couples and small families
  CABS)
• Houses around campus
• Driving Distance
• Upper Arlington
• Dublin
• Worthington
• Westerville
• Bexley
• Reynoldsberg
• Others

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Eating Shopping

• High Street Shops and Restaurants
• Various shops and grocery stores
• Fast food near campus
• Fine restaurants at downtown area
• Lennox City Center
• Target, Staples
• Movie Theatre
• Mall at Tuttle Crossing
• Department stores and brand stores
• Easton Town Center
• Department stores and brand stores
• Movie theatre
• Nice restaurants
• 2 Outlets (around 1 hour driving)