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3.9 for UNC-CH biostatistics PhD, actually. How are international university GPAs converted into the GPAs American schools display on their sites, i.e. could there be inflation due to generous GPA "exchange rates"? Another factor is that high grades tend to positively correlated with good recommendations and high test scores, which makes it hard to tease out the relative importance of grades alone by anecdote/inspection.

Thanks Applied Math to Stat. It seems that ODE in the summer and Real Analysis in the Fall would fit my schedule much better than Real Analysis in the Summer and a Probability Class in the fall. To what degree would ODE help the strength of my application? And to what degree would not having a Probability Class be harmful?

Statistical Inference is listed on the syllabus for this Mathematical Statistics class, but not sure about Multinomial Distributions. If material may be redundant with a probability class, would a probability class for the fall still be optimal? Or, assuming I take Real Analysis in the summer, would it be better to choose from the grab bag of common Mathematics undergraduate courses (e.g. ODE, Topology, etc.), or perhaps even a second semester of Analysis?

Thanks Applied Math to Stat. I'm also a bit unclear as to what the delineation between a Mathematical Statistics and a Calculus-based Probability course might be. So far the Mathematical Statistics course I'm currently taking involves both calculus and probability. Some schools' courses that I've looked at, such as CMU, does not appear to have a "bright-line test" between the two... e.g. "calculus based probability and mathematical statistics" refer to 36-225 and 36-226, both of which use the Wackerly, et al. Mathematical Statistics textbook.

Thanks for the responses. I would probably look to get two letters of recommendations from professors I take/took classes from over 2013 and 2014, and one from a Director or Managing Director at our firm who is familiar with my work. I could also think about re-networking my way back with a professor or two at my undergraduate alma mater, who probably don't really remember me. Would taking Calculus-based Probability in Fall 2014 be too late? As grades would not be available until a few weeks after applications are due, perhaps even a month.

I've been reading this forum and doing due diligence for awhile, but still have some lingering questions. Very impressive profiles scattered about on this forum. I am planning on applying for 2015 Fall matriculation. Work Experience: Quantitative/analytical role at a large bank/finance company. Heavy focus on statistical work. GRE: 167 for both Q and V Undergrad (2011 Graduate): Decently-Ranked Undergraduate B-School (e.g. Wharton/Sloan/Ross/Stern) Undergraduate Overall GPA: smidgen over 3.5 Calc I/Multivariable Calc: A- Calc II: B+ Intro Stats/Regression: A Financial Engineering: B+ Multivariate Regression: A- Forecasting Time Series: A I've taken undergraduate courses since then at Hunter College while working full time: Calc III: A Linear Algebra: A- And graduate-level Mathematical Statistics in progress for the spring. I've read cyberwulf's stickied post--perhaps my Personal Statement will matter more since I will have been out of school for quite a few years. 1. Would taking the GRE Math Subject Test be accretive for Biostatistics PhD? 2. Would Real Analysis or a Probability Class be more value-add over the summer? Or... could I get away with neither? 3. My undergraduate overall GPA is kind of low, although it was at a fairly rigorous school. To what extent would this be negated by my more recent coursework, and/or GRE results? My aspirations include UCLA and UNC--warm weather schools near large airports. Thanks for any feedback!