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Hey Thanks so much. All that stuff is really helpful....Just by glancing over the exam I must say I need to get to studying!! Thanks again and good luck on whatever it is that you are doing.

YIKES! You have to take the subject test in math?? That means I have to study for two gre exams?! Oh man lol. Anyone know the average score for this exam?

Babaloo, thanks so much for your in depth reply. I have a couple of follow up questions. 1- Ok so the earliest I can get into a phd program is fall of 2011. This means that I can stay at my school until spring of 2011. I am planning on graduating in fall of this year. Now my question is would it make sense to postpone my graduation until Spring of 2011 so that I can take some computer programming courses to be more prepared for phd? 2- Sort of a follow up question to #1- My school offers some computer programming courses, but there are some other schools in my area that have better csci dpts. I don't know if this is even possible., but would it be wise to try and take one of these course at these schools as a non matriculated student? If so, how will I let the schools know that I am doing this? 3- In response to your adv prob th question, I had to get permission from the advisor to take the class. In hindsight it was probably not the best idea because I ended up with a B+...do you think that negatively affects my chances? If so is there anything I should do to remedy it? Thanks again so much, you rock!

Thank you guys all so much for your replies. It really helps motivate me because now I really believe that this is a viable endeavor. I will take as many Analysis classes as I can and will try to get some programming courses. Thanks again.

Thanks. Didn't know that was there.

Hello all, I would really appreciate it if someone would tell me if I have any chance to get into a PhD Statistics Program. I would like to get into a top 20. I am not the typical student. First of all I will be completing my BA/MA in Economics this fall of 2010. My school gives you the option to take lots of statistics based econometrics class and I did all that. In terms of classes (note, the class with a (G) after them mean that they were grad courses) I have taken Calc 1-3, Diff eq, Linear Algebra, Advanced Prob Theory (G), Sampling Theory (G), Multivariate Analysis (G), Econometrics 1 & 2 (G), and Time Series Analysis (G). I am a BA/MA student. My overall GPA (meaning, the GPA of ALL my classes) is 3.55. My MA gpa is a 3.8 and my undergrad GPA is a 3.6. I am writing a thesis paper which will have a heavy dose of statistics and econometrics. I plan to do my absolute best of the GRE but haven't taken it... but for simplicity let's assume I score in the 95th percentile in all the sections. I can get great recommendation letters from 3-5 professors, although only 1 of them will be from the Math department, the rest will be economists. I participate in the student body, I have been a TA for the past 2 years and I play Tennis, if that matters at all. I have also been in Economics based competitions twice, one time making it to the semi finals. I am a minority. I don't know if this helps at all...I know it sure does if one goes for the Econ PhD. Since the earliest I can get into any program is by fall of 2011 I am planning to take an Analysis course (maybe both 1 and 2 if time permits), a computer programming course (I know VBA and a little bit of python but I have never taken any formal classes) and about 2-3 more Stat course...most definitely Math Stat but not really sure what else. And finally, some schools, like Cornell, offer a MS/PhD track, do I have a better chance getting into those types of programs? That is about all the information on myself that I can think of right now. Can someone please lend a hand? Thanks so much in advance!!

Hello all, I would really appreciate it if someone would tell me if I have any chance to get into a PhD Statistics Program. I would like to get into a top 20. I am not the typical student. First of all I will be completing my BA/MA in Economics this fall of 2010. My school gives you the option to take lots of statistics based econometrics class and I did all that. In terms of classes (note, the class with a (G) after them mean that they were grad courses) I have taken Calc 1-3, Diff eq, Linear Algebra, Advanced Prob Theory (G), Sampling Theory (G), Multivariate Analysis (G), Econometrics 1 & 2 (G), and Time Series Analysis (G). I am a BA/MA student. My overall GPA (meaning, the GPA of ALL my classes) is 3.55. My MA gpa is a 3.8 and my undergrad GPA is a 3.6. I am writing a thesis paper which will have a heavy dose of statistics and econometrics. I plan to do my absolute best of the GRE but haven't taken it... but for simplicity let's assume I score in the 95th percentile in all the sections. I can get great recommendation letters from 3-5 professors, although only 1 of them will be from the Math department, the rest will be economists. I participate in the student body, I have been a TA for the past 2 years and I play Tennis, if that matters at all. I have also been in Economics based competitions twice, one time making it to the semi finals. I am a minority. I don't know if this helps at all...I know it sure does if one goes for the Econ PhD. Since the earliest I can get into any program is by fall of 2011 I am planning to take an Analysis course (maybe both 1 and 2 if time permits), a computer programming course (I know VBA and a little bit of python but I have never taken any formal classes) and about 2-3 more Stat course...most definitely Math Stat but not really sure what else. And finally, some schools, like Cornell, offer a MS/PhD track, do I have a better chance getting into those types of programs? That is about all the information on myself that I can think of right now. Can someone please lend a hand? Thanks so much in advance!!