申请UW的应数phd，却收到master

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目前其他学校已经发offer了，但是我没有消息。是不是只有去UW了？有人和我一样吗？thegradcafe.com有几个人都这样报。这个master值得上吗？请大家提提看法。

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是on campus master 么？ 我知道有人是online master。这个就坑爹了。。。

我知道今年他家有近300个申请，每年他们incoming phd class 是8-10人左右。所以竞争很激烈。一般拿到master估计也是在这300人的前30，所以也很不错了。

录取标准, 这个是他们的graduate program chair 和我说的： we admit you because we believe that you will successfully complete our curriculum and write an excellent PhD thesis. 正因为这样他们才愿意给funding. 换句话说， 拿到master ad 不代表他们不care you, 只是他们觉得以你现在的背景，还不足以让他们为你前两年的学习买单。但是我个人认为，如果你是他们master program 的 top 5, 并且和某些教授有很多交流，还是很有希望能完成master ，继续Phd 的。 这里的成本就是2年的master 学费 + 一些不确定性。

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谢谢提供这么多信息，我还在等待。

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华盛顿的邮件：On behalf of the Applied Math Department at the University of Washington, I am pleased to let you know that we are offering you admission as a MS student.  An offer letter specifying the details is attached. You will receive a signed copy of this letter by regular mail.

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Also, I want to point out the existence of our on-line MS program. That program is completely equivalent to our on-campus MS program: same courses, same instructors, same homework problems and same exams. The transcript does not mention the degree was taken online.  In fact, since you have the option of taking identical courses to your on-campus counterparts, the degree should not say online! Students watch (live or delayed) video feed instead of attending lecture. Admittedly it is a bit harder to interact with instructors, but you do have the benefit of pausing and rewinding.  Also, it is possible to transfer from the online program into the PhD program as well; one of the total 3 students who did this was admitted.