MDSensei

Overall how much time did filming take?

Also, I was too young to even think about applying while this show was on the air. How were you chosen?

I hope it's not too late to participate, but I was wondering if you had any advice on actually becoming a policy researcher.

Currently, I am an undergraduate with the hopes of being able to immediately advance into a PhD program. The opportunities at my university to ground myself in statistics have been limited, so I have been doing extracurricular research with a professor for the past year. With his help, I am currently working on dynamic models such as instrumental variable analysis as well as Stata programming. Still, I recognize that most of the foundations I need to comprehend the logic associated with models is lacking.

What can I do or read to supplement a master's degree for PhD candidacy? What are some avenues I should take to hopefully secure a paid research assistant position before then?