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    2017 Fall
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    MS Statistics

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  1. Hello all, I’ve read much of the excellent advice given to others and hope that someone here can help me out as well! I am a recent graduate from EDHEC Business School in France (double degree Master's in Financial Economics and Financial Markets) and I have a BS in Chemistry from Christian Brothers University (CBU). Looking to study a MS Applied Statistics or Joint MS Applied Statistics/Computer Science Programs in order to extend my computing and modeling skills en route to a career as a quantitative researcher/trader. Ethnicity: African American (male) Maths at CBU: Calculus 1 (B) 2 (B) 3 (A) , Differential Equations (A), Statistics (A) ---- Overall GPA 3.5/4 Relevant courses at EDHEC: Econometrics, Empirical Methods in Finance, MATLAB, Visual Basic for Applications, Continuous Time Finance ---- Overall GPA: 14/20 (good for French grading scale - equivalent to ~3.5) GRE General: Maths 161, Verbal 155 Research Experience: Master's thesis (Financial Markets), EDHEC projects (Statistical Arbitrage, Monte Carlo (+ with stochastic volatility), Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Chemistry, USA), Minority Health International Research Training program (Chemistry, Brazil) Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Varsity Basketball at CBU, Intern at UBS Wealth Asset Management (Monaco), Intern at Amundi Asset Management (Paris) Letters of Recommendation: 2 math professors (Calculus 3/DiffEQ, Stats) , Dean of Chemistry department (CBU) - all know me well - strong performance in their courses, 2 professors from Master's degree - both know me well - performed well in their courses. All referees have Phds (4 from top programs). What do you guys think about my prospects of getting into the following schools and any suggestions on others not listed? (CV attached as profile_info) U Chicago, Purdue (MS AS and MS Joint AS/CS), U Washington, U Minnesota, U Michigan, Penn State, U Penn, Boston U, UC San Diego, Pitt, Rutgers Also, your opinions on and any advice you could provide on how to strengthen my personal statement would be greatly appreciated. I feel that it may be lacking in motivation..any suggestions on how I can better express that given my atypical background?? (PS attached as statement) Thanks in advance for your honesty! profile_info.pdf statement.pdf
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