Undergrad Institution: China Top 10 Major(s): Mathematical Finance Minor(s): Mathematics GPA: 3.79/4.0
Type of Student: International Male
mathematical analysis 1-3 (A, A+, A), linear algebra 1-2 (B, A+), abstract algebra (A+), probability theory (A+), stochastic process (A+), mathematical statistics (A), Econometrics (A+)
real analysis (B-), numerical analysis & complex analysis & functional analysis & topology & time series & game theory (all A+)
GRE General Test: 326
Q: 168 (95%) V: 158 (80%) W: 3.0 (17%) GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 840 (87%) (I will take it again in Sep.) TOEFL Score: 103/120 (taken in Nov, 2015) Grad Institution: Top 10 in USNews and Top 10 in Statistics
Concentration: Applied Math GPA: 3.72
analysis (B) numerical linear algebra (B+) probability (A) stochastic process (A) linear model (A) computational learning theory (A)
Programs Applying: Statistics and Machine learning
Research Experience: RA with a computational neuroscience professor; RA with a biostatistics professor Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Meritorious winner in 2015 Mathematical Contest of Modeling; Scholarship in undergraduate Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA for Calculus with probability and matrices
Letters of Recommendation: one from a well-known professor who taught me two stat phd courses; two from relatively less well-known professors for whom I am RA. Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Applying to Where:
UPenn-stat Chicago-stat
Washington-stat
Columbia-stat
Cornell-stat
Michigan-stat
Northwestern-stat
Wisconsin-stat
UNC-stat
Cambridge-machine learning
Oxford-stat
UCL gatsby-computational neuroscience & machine learning
I know that I am too optimistic about my profile. The truth is that I will go to work if none of them admit me.
Should I retake GRE general or TOEFL?
Thanks everyone for your time and patience and suggestions