Hi everyone,
I will be applying to PhD programs in Statistics/Applied Math this fall, and am having a hard time in finalizing my choices. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Undergrad Institution: International (Unknown)
Major: Physics
Minor: Math, Economics
Cumulative GPA: 9.1 / 10
Grad Institution: Top 30 Statistics Program (US NEWS)
Major: Statistics
Cumulative GPA: 3.76
Type of Student: International male
Math Courses: Undergraduate: Calculus I (A), Calculus II (Multivariate Calculus) (A), Linear Algebra (A), ODE (A), Prob. and Statistics (A), PDE (A-), Dynamical Systems (A)
Graduate: Complex Analysis (A), Linear Algebra (A), Real Analysis (A)
GRE: Q 168, V 158, W 4.0
GRE Mathematics Subject Test: 890
Research Experience: Undergraduate Theses on Econophysics (one paper forthcoming; preprint is ready), one conference publication in AIP, masters thesis on modelling stochastic volatility, Summer abroad in Russia (SPbU) (one preprint in the field of portfolio optimization).
Awards: Nothing special. Fully funded masters and undergrad education.
Recommendations: 2 from professors who taught my courses in math & stats (one is rather well-known, the other is a junior faculty member), 1 from a professor with whom I worked over a summer.
Programs I'm Interested In:
I made a tentative list but need help finalizing it.
I am interested in statistical/math finance so I am looking for departments which have professors working in these fields.
STATS PhD:
UChicago
Penn State
Columbia
Yale
Harvard
STATS / APPLIED MATH DEPT
Cornell - CAM / STATS (haven't decided which dept. to apply to)
U Michigan - AIM / STATS (haven't decided which dept. to apply to)
Applied Math
Johns Hopkins
UIUC
Washington
NYU
Brown
CMU
UPenn
UW Madison
Would anyone like to comment on my odds of being accepted to one of these programs? I am concerned about my grad GPA and feel it would be a factor in bringing down my application.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
