Laoceberg

Thank you so much for your information! That helps a lot!

Hi, I just want to know how is life looks like for a statistics phd. Is it a 9 to 5 work? I asked my professors but they did their PhD more than 20 years ago and things changed a lot. Can anyone share some experiences or links to a similar question? Thanks

Thank you for your info! You mean they will send out rejections /waitlist next Monday (Jan 22)?

I actually thought it is due today and just submitted my application a couple of minutes ago.

Hi, I am applying to biostatistics programs and I have two questions about sophas recommendation letter. 1) Does my recommendation need to be a general one?(without school name and address) 2) Some school requires applying in their own website after submitted sophas application. Do I need to submit my recommendations to that school, even I already submitted on sophas? Thank you so much, Laoce

Hi, I am applying to biostatistics programs and I have two questions about sophas recommendation letter. 1) Does my recommendation need to be a general one?(without school name and address) 2) Some school requires applying in their own website after submitted sophas application. Do I need to submit my recommendations to that school, even I already submitted on sophas? Thank you so much, Laoce

Hi, I actually have a question about should I use an employer recommendation letter apply for Ph.D. programs? I worked with two professors and I will get their recommendations. However, I don't have a third professor who can write me a very strong recommendation letter. I have worked in a full-time statistics position and my employer can give me a very strong recommendation. Is it ok to use an employer recommendation applying for Ph.D.? I know most Ph.D programs are focused on research and academia. But which one will you choose from a very strong employer recommendation vs a mid professor recommendation? Any advice will be appreciated. Thank you very much!

Hi, I actually have a question about should I use an employer recommendation letter apply for Ph.D. programs? I worked with two professors and I will get their recommendations. However, I don't have a third professor who can write me a very strong recommendation letter. I have worked in a full-time statistics position and my employer can give me a very strong recommendation. Is it ok to use an employer recommendation applying for Ph.D.? I know most Ph.D programs are focused on research and academia. But which one will you choose from a very strong employer recommendation vs a mid professor recommendation? Any advice will be appreciated. Thank you very much!

Thank you so much for your advice! I was thinking applying some top schools. However, my weakness are: No significant paper, being an resident/Asian ( given the fact that a large amount of stat phd candidates are asian), both of my undergraduate & graduate are not top school ( I am a UMN applied math master student), low gre verbal score and no gre sub. So then I decide to apply more realistic schools.

Hello, I really need some advice on school selection. Please give me some advice. Greatly appreciate! Undergrad Institution: Large public school. Ranking #50-60 Major: Mathematics with actuarial science emphasis. Minor : Statistics and Econ. GPA: 3.05. (was a history major with very low gpa. switch to math and 3.5 junior and senior year gpa. Type of Student: Resident / Asian. GRE General Test: Q: 170 V: 155 (English is not my first language) W: 4.0 Graduate institution: Private school ranking 90-100. Major: Applied Mathematics and statistics. GPA: 3.95 Research Experience: One year TA in undergraduate school. One year RA in graduate school. Several in school research projects with No publication. Courses: Taking about 30 comphensive Math&Stat courses through undergraduate and graduate. 90% are A. Activities or jobs: Worked as an actuarial analyst, strongly stat related. Did a couple of statistics/Data science internships in undergraduate & graduate. Passed three actuarial exams and strong SAS, R, SQL, VBA, JAVA...etc. Letters of Recommendation: Very strong two letters from two professors(director level) I have worked with. One from a statistics assistant professor knows me well. Programs applying: Statistics Ph.D Applied schools: U NC UIUC The university of Iowa NC state U MN Northwestern Rice University of Florida U Conn Michigan State University of Georgia George Washington University Can anyone give me some suggestion? what is my chance about getting into these schools? In addition, one of my professor I worked with was graduated from one of the school I applied, will it give me a better chance? Thank you so much!