stat_phd_11

Just got an invitation to interview at UPenn Was wondering, from a general standpoint, the P(acceptance|interview) for biostat phd programs.

Shout out to cyberwulf and Biostat_student_22, as well as anyone else who can provide insight. Currently, I am only applying to 7 biostat phd programs: Harvard (reach) Hopkins (reach) Emory (target) UPenn (target) Brown (target) BU (safety) Vanderbilt (safety) Am I being foolish by applying to too few? Is there a chance I don't get into any? If so, how many more safeties/comforts/reaches should I seek to apply to? My profile is as follows: Undergrad Institution: well regarded public undergradMajor(s): Statistics, MathematicsGPA in Major: 3.92Overall GPA: 3.97GRE Scores (revised version):Q: 170V: 158AW: 4.0 Research Experience: SIBS after freshman year, 1.5 year bioinformatics/biostat research project (summer full time, semesters part time), an intensive biostat REU (4 potential publications, none submitted yet)Awards/Honors/Recognitions: deans list all semesters, I have attended many statistical/biological conferences (attended 8, presented at 4, won awards at 2) Programming: R (pretty strong), SAS (moderate), Python (pretty strong)Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 4 semesters as calculus TA, 2 years as RALetters of Recommendation: 1 research prof, 1 class and research prof, 1 class prof (all strong)Stats Courses taken: SAS, Statistical Computing (R), Probability Theory, Survey Sampling, Environmental Statistics, Multivariate Methods Proof-based courses: Real Analysis I and II, Mathematical Statistics Other courses: Linear Algebra, Diff-Eq, Calc I-III, Bioinformatics, Python Other schools I might consider include: Washington (reach) Minnesota (comfort) Pitt (safety) UC Davis (safety)

jd24 and all, Any insight on this a year later? I am potentially applying to those 3 (all PhD) this cycle. I visited UPenn and loved the department already. Dont know too much about the other two programs. Any general tid bits would be helpful. Also, are there any programs that you would consider similar to UPenn's?