JoshSelby

Not sure about funds, but I'm pretty sure they have summer research opportunities for undergrads at least. I emailed one of the professors I had a face-to-face with and told him I will be moving back to Pittsburgh in the summer and would be interested in any research opportunities if they were available for incoming graduate students.

Recently got accepted into the Stats program at Carnegie Mellon. I currently have a job in DC that pays the bills, but I don't particularly enjoy it and would much rather spend my time in Pittsburgh over the summer. Any chance I would be able to email the professors in my department and ask if there is any work I could possibly do over the summer before the school year starts? If so, what's the best way to go about asking this?

I'm interested in pursuing a Masters in Statistics, and am playing with the idea of a pHd. Undergraduate: American University (one year study abroad at Waseda University), graduated Spring 2016 Major: Statistics Minor: Mathematics GPA: 3.63 (3.76 in major, 3.48 in last 2 years) Honors: Dean's list 3 times, graduated cum laude Type of Student: Half white, half asian, raised in US, bilingual GRE: Haven't taken yet, but from practices expecting 168-170 Q and 155-160 V Recommendations: Statistics Professor (taken her class 3 times, currently auditing a class of hers as an alum) Probability Professor (took his class twice as a senior with an A and A-, would remember me) My supervisor where I work as a data analyst/consultant (not very knowledgeable in stats but could speak more to my work ethic) Relevant Courses: Calc 1-3, Regression, Foundations of Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Real Analysis, Discrete Mathematics, Differential Equations, Coding Theory, Categorical Data Analysis, Design of Experiments, Non parametric Statistics, Probability, Intro to Math Stat Programming: Taken classes with SAS but not very comfortable with it. I'm ok with R (self-taught). Most of my classes used SPSS. Took a CS class in Python but still beginner level. Experience: No real research experience. Been working as a data analyst at a non-profit since June 2016. Schools/Programs I'm interested in: Univ. of Pittsburgh CMU Texas A&M Cornell UPenn In addition, what are some things I should look into when deciding which schools to apply to (there's so many).