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Thanks for your advice! My employer encouraged me to apply to Columbia and UWashington (since apparently my employer has connections within those Statistics departments), so that's why I was considering those even though I kinda knew that they were not that rigorous (Columbia in particular). Also, UPenn doesn't offer a masters! I misinterpreted the page I was looking at. I think I will end up taking the Math GRE in October and will start reviewing for it now. As far as I know, none of those programs require it, though some like Stanford seem to imply that they wouldn't mind seeing it. If I do poorly, I just won't send. But since I really want to go to Stanford's or UChicago's programs, I want to try to best alleviate any concerns over my poor math performance during undergrad.

I think the overall issue with going back and taking those classes is finding a program where I can actually enroll in them! I have certainly tried to call departments in the past year to ask if I could enroll in these kinds of courses at the undergraduate level, and generally the answer is "you can enroll if they don't fill up ... which is unlikely", barring the fact that many are during prime working hours! Thanks for the link though, I will definitely check out what's posted there!

That's what I was afraid of, that my math gpa isn't as good as I need it to be. Hence why I have taken the 2 courses from Harvard Extension to try to alleviate concerns about my Linear Algebra, Real Analysis and Multivariable Calculus in particular. Unfortunately, many of the other classes that I didn't do as well in (Complex Analysis, Real Analysis II, ODEs) are very difficult to find for working professionals, unless I want to re-enroll in undergraduate classes. I am not averse to studying for the next half year to take the Math GRE, I'm just unsure if it'll show anything more than that I have mastered basic calculus and linear algebra, since that is what the test mainly is (not saying that those questions will necessarily be easy though). Would it be better for me to find, for example, a Real Analysis II class and retake it?

Alright, thanks for your insight! Is there any additional benefit to taking the subject test, if anything to increase my chances at harder to crack programs such as Stanford's?

I actually already graduated and am now working, so I'm not sure a REU will work out Any other suggestions?

Hi everyone, I'm gonna apply for a statistics masters in the fall, and wanted to know if I should expand the schools I'm considering (are they too top heavy)? Any additional advice or help is appreciated! * More interested in industry-focused programs but open to PhD preparation programs. Major: Applied Mathematics GPA: 3.68 / 4.00 cumulative Type of Student: Domestic Male School: Top 5 Public (Top 3 Applied Math, Top 10 Pure Math) Relevant Courses: Single Variable Calculus (AP/AP), Multivariable Calc (B-/B+), Intro Linear Algebra (B+), Intro Differential Equations (A-), Linear Algebra I (B-), Mathematical Modeling (B+), Complex Analysis (B), Real Analysis I (B+), Real Analysis II (C), Systems of Nonlinear DEs (A-), ODEs (C+), Varied Mathematics (A+), Intro Statistics (A), Intro Statistical Programming (A-), Probability Theory (A), Intro Math Stats (B), Analysis and Regression (A-), Design of Experiment (A-), Data Mining and Machine Learning (A+), Statistical Research (A+), Intro to Statistical Computation (A), Optimization Statistics (A), Econometrics (A) (if relevant) Relevant Courses (after undergrad): Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Real Analysis (A), Mathematics for Statistics and Computation (A, expected) (both taken at Harvard Extension to improve my profile) GRE: 168V/170Q/4.5AW Programs Applying: Statistics Masters Research Experience: None except a literature review class Recommendation Letter: Two likely Strong, One Good Coding Experience: R, Python, Stata, LaTex Other experience: Private tutoring Awards/Honors: College Honors, Phi Beta Kappa Targeted Schools: Stanford UWashington CMU Duke UChicago Columbia John Hopkins UNC UPenn Not sure if there is anything more I can do to strengthen my profile before November time! Thanks everyone!