Hey guys, thanks for your time.
I will apply to PhD programs for the 2015 Fall cycle. About me:
Type of student: Domest white male
Institution: Public university with limited research opportunities
Major: Mathematics with a minor in statistics
GPA: 3.592 overall, 3.804 in math/stats
Math courses: Calc I (A), Calc II (A), Calc III (A), Calc IV (B+), Linear I (A), Linear II (A), Differential Equations I (B+), Differential Equations II (A-), Linear Analysis II (A), Proofs (A), Vector calc (A), Numerical analysis (A), Partial Differential Equations (A), Real Analysis I, II, III (A, A, A)
Stat courses: Statistical inference II (B ), Intro to statistics (A-), Regression (A-), Design of experiments I (B+), Design of experiments II (A-), Computing with R (A-), Computing with SAS (A), Intro to probability (A), Multivariate stats (A-)
I will take a year-long sequence in probability theory and mathematical statistics this year.
I will have one outstanding letter of rec and 2 very good letters.
Research experience: Mathematical biology research (dynamical systems) at my home institution last summer. I did an REU in math-bio research at the University of Tennessee this summer. Both projects required programming in Matlab. Submitted a paper for publication for research at my home institution.
I haven't taken the GRE yet. I'm worried about my overall GPA (I don't do too well in GEs). I'm doing a fifth year because I switched from my major from business to statistics to mathematics (we have to declare when we come in as freshmen).
Some schools I'm thinking for biostats:
UWashington, UNC, UMich, UWisconsin, UMinnesota, UCLA, Hopkins
Schools for stats:
Stanford, Berkeley, NC state, Duke, UChicago
Are my expectations unrealistic? Does anyone have any other suggestions where I should apply? Thank you so much!!