biostatapplicant

University of Michigan's Wolverine webpage now says a decision has been on my biostatistics PhD application, but it does not show what the decision is. I haven't heard from the department yet.

I received an acceptance email last Sunday afternoon.

Thanks again for the input. I see so many profiles on here of people with stellar undergraduate records in math, which seems to be the main priority for admissions committees.

Thanks for the feedback. To update, I received an 'A' in my stat theory course, so my MS biostat GPA is 3.94. By tier 2, I mean one of the U of M schools. My GRE scores are 161V, 164Q (writing TBD, assume 4 or 4.5). Should I retake? I didn't study for it.... Does anyone have opinions on what would be a reasonable list of stat/biostat PhD programs to apply to? I was thinking the following: Biostat PhD - U Minnesota, U Washington (total reach), U MIchigan, U North Carolina, Emory, Tulane (safety). Stat PhD - Oregon State (close to family), Colorado State, U Texas - Austin (Bayesian!), Iowa State. My advisor recommended Penn State, but I think that'd be a crazy reach. My first 3 weeks of real analysis have been challenging... how strong of a performance in real analysis is considered strong enough to adcoms?

Hi all, Now that this year's round of admissions are over, on to thinking about admissions for Fall 2014... I just finished my 1st year of a tier 2 biostatistics MS program and am looking for some perspective outside of my department regarding doctoral programs: my chances of admission and where to apply. My profile is: (Edited to add: domestic female) Undergrad: Big 10 institution, biology and philosophy double major, did directed research in the biomedical sciences, 3.49 GPA. Grad: same school as undergrad, wrote an R package for a class project (now on CRAN), 3.93 GPA (still waiting on one grade to come in, so my first year MS GPA may be as low as 3.82 or as high as 3.94 depending on how the class final went). Work: 3 years as an undergrad lab tech in biomedical sciences, 3 years as a scientist in the biomedical sciences that included data analysis, 0.5 years working on disease surveillance at the state health department. I will be TAing an introductory graduate biostatistics course for public health students this summer. GRE: need to take, my scores are over 5 years old. LOR: not sure yet. Publications: 2 as a second author, 1 as a third author, 1 as a fourth author; all in mid-ranked biomedical journals (for contributions performing experiments and analyzing data). I'm a bit worried about my math grades in undergrad. I had health issues during my first few years of school, so those semesters have a lot of withdrawals and bad grades, including in math: Calc I: C (this was 10 years ago!) Calc II: B I did better in relavent courses later on in undergrad as well as prereqs for the MS program I took after graduating: Linear Algebra & Differential Equations: A- Multivariable Calc: A Into Logic: A- Symbolic Logic (graduate level): B+ Computing for Biology: A Intro to Stat Analysis: A So what do you think: do I have a chance at any tier 3 or above Biostats PhD programs? I'm really interested in statistical computing. I think I may be interested in Bayesian methods and spacial models as well, but I don't know enough at this point to conclude so. I want to earn a PhD because the MS program and stat theory coursework has been fun; I don't want it to be over next year.