Will once turning down Master's admission impact a PhD application in the same department I notice there have been some similar questions, like Will turn down a graduate (Master&#39;s) program have effect on my application for the same program?.
But my situation is a little bit different.
I once turned down a Master in statistics admission at University A and accept another Master in applied mathematics at University B.
At that time, I think the Master program at University A focus more on the applied statistics but I want to learn more math and theoretical statistics to prepare for applying for statistics PhD program.
So I accept the applied math master program at University B.
I plan to apply for statistics PhD program at University A this fall.
Question 1
Will I be put into a less favorable place compared to other applicants because of this?
Question 2
Should I mention that I once turned down the master's admission?
I think it would be highly unlikely that they would disadvantage you, unless you are applying to a truly small and petty department. The small part is really key here: for most departments of any size, you would likely be one among potentially dozens to hundreds of applicants. That they would even remember your name on a later admissions from an MS application would be unlikely, unless they already felt you were someone special (which wouldn't hurt you).