The Department of Biostatistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a Mentorship and Advice for Prospective Students (MAPS) program to provide support and mentorship to M.S. and Ph.D. applicants. All prospective students are welcome to participate in this program.
The MAPS program allows prospective students to connect with a graduate student volunteer (current UNC Biostatistics M.S./Ph.D. student or post-doc) prior to the application deadline. After the applicant answers a few simple questions and uploads their CV, a volunteer will reach out to the applicant to set up a time to meet, answer questions about their application, provide suggestions, and discuss graduate school more broadly.
Please note that the MAPS program is separate from the admissions committee, and that participating in the MAPS program does not directly affect an applicant’s chance of being admitted to the UNC Biostatistics program. Additionally, the MAPS program is student led; any materials submitted here will not be shared with any member of the admissions committee.
Click here to sign up for MAPS 2025!
If you have questions about MAPS, please contact Sylvia Zhang (syzhang@unc.edu), Brian Richardson (brian_richardson@med.unc.edu), Abby Foes (agfoes@unc.edu), Annika Cleven (arcleven@unc.edu) or Hong Niu (hong.niu@unc.edu).