Thaks for you advice, ralphhumacho!
Yes, I know I'll be at great disadvantage and I agree with you, I have to apply broadly. I was thinking about applying for 1 or 2 top 50 Universities, 3 - 4 between 50 - 100 and 3 - 4 above 100.
Congratulations for you accomplishes! I can't believe you are not going to Purdue! Which University are you attending? What are you going to work with?
You must have a very good profile. Could you please evaluate my profile and help me to find some universities where I can get admitted?
Toefl : 106 (R:27 L:29 S:23 W:27)
GRE: not taken yet (hoping to score between 750 - 800 in quantitative section and between 320 - 400 in verbal section).
Bachelor in Physics (03/2004 - 12/2007) GPA ~ 4.5/5.0.
3 years as an undergraduate research assistant in a theoretical chemical physics lab.
1 published paper at the Journal of Physical Chemistry (2008).
Msc. in Statistics(03/2008 - 02/2010 expected) GPA 5.0/5.0.
I've been teaching statistics since october/2008. Courses taught: Probability and Statistics (for engineering), Fundamental of Statistics (mechanical engineering) and Probability (computer science).
Graduate assistant: Assisted a professor in the probability class at Msc. level.
Math courses: calculus 1,2,3 (96,94,90), linear algebra 1 and 2 (94,96), ordinary differential equations (88), partial differential equantions (80), Introduction to number theory and cryptography (80), complex variables (80), advanced calculus (summer course : C).
Stat courses: probability (91), statistical inference (91), computational methods (90), generalized linear models (96), non parametric functional estimation (95), stochastic process (95), statistical methods (summer course : .