What are the pros and cons? Some people say programs in biostat are not as strong in terms of theoretical foundations. My background is bio with coursework in computing and math. I'm interested in computational biology/bioinformatics right now. But I haven't done any research in this area, so it's hard for me to know if I will really like it once I do it. And I really don't know my long term plans, like 10, 20 years down the road. Would choosing a program in biostat limit my choices as to what areas I can work in? Would stat and biostat programs prepare me equally well as a statstician? Or would I have an extra edge by choosing a stat program? . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
