lowcarb_girl Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) Hi all, I am planning to apply for the Phd Biostatistics program in Fall 2016. Since I'd worked 2 years in research, I would like to apply to several schools that are likely out of my reach. After reading some posts here, I just wanted to see if I'd be wasting money to do so. Here is my profile: Education- Undergraduate: CGPA: 3.72/4.00 - B.S. double major Biology and Mathematics, minor in Computer Science (small liberal arts college) Graduate: CGPA: 3.56/4.00 - M.S. Biostatistics, minor in Epidemiology (Ranked #13 for Biostatistics) (lower GPA than undergraduate because I was working 2 jobs to pay off the cost of the program, thus, somewhat neglected my studies) Currently taking Real Analysis in a large state school where i reside to up my chances since I did not take it in my undergrad. GRE- vGRE: 159 qGRE: 168 AWA: 4.5 Experience- -2 years research experience in a hospital resulting in 4 first-authored publications (2 applied statistics) and 2 co-authored publications. -2 poster presentations (1 in a Stats meeting). -Calculus I,II, III tutor (for 3 years) -Volunteered in a couple healthcare institutions and discovered that I would really like to work in the healthcare field (research) utilizing my expertise to help make the world a better place LOR -2 Harvard alumnis (master-thesis advisor and current PI) (both well-known biostat professors) -previous senior author at the cancer center I'd worked at (well-known in Psychology) Schools that I am applying: (Reach?) Harvard Columbia UNC Johns Hopkins (Hopeful) Emory University University of Minnesota Boston University UPenn (Safety) University of Florida Virginia Commonwealth University I've tried my best to up my chances these 2 years to make up for my not-so-competitive GPA. I look forward to your comments! Edited February 27, 2015 by fuzzylogician Edited for privacy at OP's request Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Applemiu Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Your profile looks good to me, the only issue seems to be the Master's GPA. Maybe I would take out one "reach" and add one "hopeful". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowcarb_girl Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Sure, thank you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorerges Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 i wouldn't be worried about the GPA too much. If you have all those papers, you are looking at top schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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