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    2013 Fall
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    Statistics PhD

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  1. Yeah I think you'll be fine with the research you've already got. It's also not too terrible that you have research in Applied rather than Pure math. I know a couple of people attending the programs you mentioned,they had very similar levels of research (if not less) than you. Obviously they're a small sample size, but yeah they had approx 80th percentile in the MGRE. You could prob get away with a little less. Your GPA isn't too bad, but it's not as relevant as what classes you took and what grades you got in the more relevant and/or tougher classes.
  2. Undergraduate Institution: Trinity College Dublin (University of Dublin) Major: Mathematics B.A. GPA: 4 (outright top of class, so far every year!) GRE: Verbal 164, Quant 170, AW 5.0 GRE Math: 91st percentile.... Can't remember the score, 8xx Citizenship: Ireland Important Classes: real/multivariable/complex/functional analysis, multivariate calculus, linear algebra, measure-y stuff, etc. I've also done some probability and statistics courses: some "basic" ones plus generalised linear models, baysian inference, time series, stochastic processes, all the MCs Research Experience: Final year thesis with one of my LORs Publications: - Grants: Have a full-ride scholarship (trinity scholar) Teaching experience: Some - taught some revision classes, graded HW Other stuff: Represented Ireland in the IMO (badly...), internship with Data vis stuff with Ernst & Young LORs: Knew them all very well, had done well in their classes, as mentioned done some minor thesis work with one, and had corrected homework for another Applied: UPenn, Stanford, UChicago, Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, UCLA, Berkeley, Northwestern, NYU, Duke, UW, JH, Princeton, UMich (all Stats PhDs except NYU and Princeton: Operations Research) Note: I turned down NYU during their interview process, and turned down Duke after their initial shortlisting (i.e. both before they made a decision) Accepted: All except NYU, Duke (I turned them down) and Berkeley, Northwestern Rejected: Berkeley, Northwestern Attending: UPenn So not Stanford! I'm pretty happy with the decision though, don't think I'll regret it.
  3. Talking to some of the professors at various schools: Some of the private universities are pretty free when it comes to admission, they could basically admit anyone. They have no spots to fill with citizens or PRs. Some of them say the real disadvantage is being east asian, since they don't want to take loads and loads of east asians, for various reasons. A few said I was at exactly no disadvantage being from Ireland, other than that my program and professors might be less well known. Schools like Berkeley and UW for example do have requirements in that regards, as cyberwulf says. I guess the question is, is it worth a year to wait, to have a bit of an advantage at a few schools? I mean, you can always reapply of course, but that does cost money. My guess would be that it's not worth it to wait to be honest. Unless you have a great plan for the year off of course, go exploring etc!
  4. Probably the same for me as you guys. After the login page, you get a page with this stuff: It's not actually in red of course, but that's where the decision goes, under your letter writers' details, and above your supplemental data thing.
  5. It's both: they send you a letter and also update the page. It's actually slightly difficult to spot on the webpage (I guess the letter is easy to spot in your mailbox at least!), but yeah it's on the apply-yourself site.
  6. No problem. I can't imagine they would, but I hope the professors don't mind this information being shared. Hey DMX, I'm not 100% sure that they've contacted all 40, but unfortunately my guess would be that they have contacted at least most of them. Also I haven't quite decided yet! Hard to pass on Stanford for sure, but I hope to find out more from visiting a few places.
  7. Hey h.ude, My information is from one of the Professors there in charge of admissions. He told me they had 240 admissions, 40 shortlisted, and in fact were going to take approximately 11 people (not 10, my mistake). Although yeah, that number might be their intended number of acceptances, rather than offers, based on that previous data. Admitting 15 or so per year wouldn't add up, as they would have more students in total than they do if they let in that many every year. So I guess 15 or 16 offers makes sense, especially if they include offers made to waitlisted people as actual offers (e.g. they'll make 11 intially, 4 people won't take the offer, so the next four will get offers. One of those won't take it, and one more waitlisted person gets an offer, for a total of 16 offers).
  8. Can't you just wait for a little while? I don't think you're under any obligation to make a decision till April 15th. Plenty of schools haven't yet made decisions, along with the fact that some people will need to take some time to decide where to go. Also, UW's visitation day is March 1st. Plenty of people won't want to decide till they visit, and some visitation days are after that, some even extending till April. So it could be a while till a spot comes through, but that doesn't mean it won't happen.
  9. I think they shortlist about 40 people (who they have already contacted as far as I know). They admit 10. They invite all domestic shortlisted students down to visit.
  10. For something as competitive as mathematics, it's often quite important in order to separate yourself from the other applicants. In statistics and economics for example, it appears to not be as vital (simply based on the fact that I've seen people get places at top ranked departments in these fields without previous research). What's most important is that you show somehow that you have the aptitude to do research in the future. Often, your letter writers can make this clear. Plenty of people get into good programs without much research at undergrad level. Having good grades in relevant/tough classes often also makes the case for you.
  11. I don't think having a 4.0 GPA and top GRE score is necessarily a guarantee of a good profile. Firstly, that's the old system 800, which is only 94th percentile. A great score, but a lot of people get that sort of score. Even a 170q isn't standout necessarily. Secondly, 4.0 means very little without knowing what subjects were taken, and where (which school). If you avoid all the hard classes, the department you're applying to will notice.
  12. Tough one. Real analysis will look better I think, but linear algebra is probably more relevant. Maybe not. Take the analysis course I'd say. I know some professors wonder why some people don't take analysis if it's offered, they view it as a bad sign.
  13. Depends. Often nothing of any great concern, more just gauging your interest levels etc. In fact, it's probably more likely to be you interviewing the professor in a sense, as in you'll be asking more questions than them. -Are you still interested in our program? -Some question about your research interests. Up to you how you answer, no right or wrong way. -"Any questions for me?" At least that seems to be the pattern.
  14. I'd put good money on you getting into somewhere you applied.
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