Undergraduate:
the public school that's slightly better than Stanford
BS EECS (EE)
graduated with honors
good grades on many upper-division math classes (analysis I and II, abstract algebra, linear algebra...etc)
only one (calculus-based) probability class from the EECS department. Good grade too.
Graduate:
starting a research masters program (in business/management) this fall in a good Canadian school
my new professors will probably be my referees
will be taking a statistics class with regression analysis
Research/Teaching Experience:
none
Other Experiences:
3 years as a programmer
For personal reasons, I want to go on to a PhD program in statistics or management in Canada, so I will probably focus on applied statistics.
I am thinking of applying to the masters programs at:
UBC: I am not sure if I satisfy the entrance requirements or how strict these requirements are
U of Toronto: probably out of my reach at this moment
Simon Fraser: the department page doesn't really have any specific requirements
York U
U of Calgary
My main concerns:
my lack of research experience
my LORs won't be saying much as my referees will only have known me for 3 months when they write the LORs.
little statistics background
My questions/requests:
Can someone please suggest other masters programs?
Can someone please tell me what I can do in the next few months to improve my chance at U of Toronto? I doubt there's much I can do, but I would like to try.
If I do well on the GRE math subject test, would that help me?
If I want to study probability theory, will I be better off doing a math masters instead?