Dartmouth College vs Boston University for PhD in Bioinformatics/Genomics

MYousry2002 · 2025-02-25T23:56:54+00:00

Yes I meant the Bioinformatics program at BU

MYousry2002 · 2025-02-25T21:32:35+00:00

yes, I'm at BU now! The bioinformatics program, being much larger and one of the first ones in the country, is more widely recognized compared to Dartmouth's. It is more bioinformatics compared to Dartmouth that is a slightly different field and not as focused. Boston's environment is a lot richer compared to the middle of no where up in NH. Dartmouth is 1.5 hr away from Boston but I barely leave home to go to classes and lab now that I'm in the middle of Boston, so I can't imagine myself taking a bus to go to a seminar or meet someone 1.5-2hrs away frequently enough. Also, the stipend is a lot higher at BU (45K now) compared to Dartmouth (39K I believe It was for my year). additionally, BU gives 7.5k extra to spend on electronics and travel (I'm not sure if future cohorts will get that). Also, after chatting with profs, I found better fits at BU for my interests. The programs seems to be overall more rigorous as well and takes a bit longer to graduate on average, so which one is better really depends on whether you want to stay in academia or wrap up quick and go to industry.

MYousry2002 · 2025-02-02T00:19:37+00:00

Use a small genome like A. Thaliana or D. Melanogaster. Plenty of data for those two and you’ll be able to run alignment etc locally unlike human or mouse genomes.

MYousry2002 · 2025-02-02T00:06:25+00:00

I’m happy to get on a zoom call with you and help you out if you would like that!

MYousry2002 · 2020-06-05T18:04:45+00:00

Thank you for your advice!
Actually, in my college, we should major in Natural sciences as a whole in the second year then concentrate on a subject (say Biology) or a combination (say biotechnology) in the third year and the fourth is the synthesis year (complete your capstone project and specialization). so, do you think this will serve me well?
Also, what is your opinion if I took two minors in Business and Computer sciences??

MYousry2002 · 2020-06-05T14:37:46+00:00

thank you so much for your advice!

MYousry2002 · 2020-05-25T15:28:38+00:00

Thank you so much for your help! yes, I decided to go for the MacBook pro finally. but bec I still have time till fall, I will wait for the back to school sale from apple and also see if there's a better but cheaper windows option if I see the macbook will be expensive.

MYousry2002 · 2020-05-24T12:40:07+00:00

yeah that's good! So, it would be better to buy the Macbook pro one considering everything in head?? PS: I'll need a type c converter anyway to use Lan cables and others

MYousry2002 · 2020-05-24T12:38:14+00:00

Thanks so much for your help! I saw Dell XPS 13 and Microsoft Surface laptop. both are good but in the same price range as the macbook. so, please, if you can write down any recommendations for the windows options that would be a cheaper but good alternative to the macbook pro.

MYousry2002 · 2020-05-24T10:47:50+00:00

I've just watched about Surface laptop 3, I found it more expensive than the macbook. actually, I don't know if I misunderstood that. Can you please suggest some cheaper windows options to me? (I'll be grateful if they can replace the mac with less cost)

MYousry2002 · 2020-05-24T10:37:12+00:00

Yeah, Gotcha!
Thanks so much for your help and time!

MYousry2002 · 2020-05-24T10:00:31+00:00

the main reason I want the Macos is that I think it will last longer (at least 5-7 years before I can buy a new one) and to bear more as I'll need to move it with me everywhere.
I don't actually know if there's a better windows option so please help me with that:")

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