CarolinaSmash

who I should ask to get my last recommendation letter from. Is it better to ask a history professor I'm closer with or a stat professor I rarely talk to? I had both professors for 2 classes each and had good grades in both. The difference is that I had a better relationship with the history professor (went to office hour, got advice on paper.. etc) whereas I rarely went to my stat class and was sleeping in class when I did go (I know :/ I'm dumb). I'm leaning towards history professor at the moment. My other 2 LoRs are from Stat and econ professors.

Not the subject expert here, but i think you will be okay with that one W on the transcript. Remember the process is holistic. They are not going to reject you over a withdrawal

@bayessays Thank you for the honesty. What stats master programs should I be targeting for? That's within my reach.

I know that Real Analysis is mandatory for most of the top Stat Ph.D. programs, but is it mandatory for Biostat programs? Here are my stats: Undergrad Institution: UNC Major(s): Stat and Econ GPA: 3.5 Major GPA: 3.55 Type of Student: Domestic Asian Male GRE General Test: Q: 169 V: 161 W: 4.5 Classes: Calc 1-2: High School Calc 3: B Econometric: A- DiffEq: C Linear Algebra: B Probability: A Stochastic: B Optimization: B Time Series(Grad level Class): B+ Other math and econ classes: Bs and As As in couple other stat modeling class focused on SAS, R, and Excel LoR: From stat and econ professor I have good relationships with. Expect them to be okay. I'm adding some Biostat Ph.D. programs to my list of schools, so far I have UNC, Michigan, Columbia, Ohio State, and Boston University. Is it worth the money and effort to apply to these reach programs? What are some mid-tier programs that I should add to my list? Thanks in advance!

@KnowSomethingParty Yah the classes i didn't list are classes like micro, macro, discrete math, combinatoric.. etc no high level proof based classes. my major GPA is right around there too. 3.55 ish

I have very similar stat as you, 3.5 GPA, similar GRE, currently working, debating between master or PHD, Let me know how things turn out for you.

Undergrad Institution: UNC Major(s): Stat and Econ GPA: 3.5 (i know :/) no excuses there really slacked off in college Type of Student: Domestic Asian Male GRE General Test: Q: 169 V: 161 W: 4.5 GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: M: Didn't take (should I take it?) Classes: (really ****ed myself up here) Calc 1-2: High School Calc 3: B Econometric: A- DiffEq: C Linear Algebra: B Probability: A Stochastic: B Optimization: B Time Series(Grad level Class): B+ Other math and econ classes: Bs and As As in couple other stat modeling class focused on SAS, R, and Excel LoR: From stat and econ professor I have good relationships with. Expect them to be average. I graduated this past May and is currently working as a Business/ Data analyst at a large credit union. I used lots of SQL, Tableau and little bits of R at work. I'm thinking about applying to master program this cycle. I'm interested in data science/ machine learning fields. I've heard that traditional stat programs are better than the newer data science programs? What are my chances at mid- high tier programs ? Schools I'm interested in applying to: UNC, NCSU, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, U Penn, Michigan, CMU, Harvard (Data science) anyone knows this program? Any schools I should add or take off?

Calc 1-2: High School Calc 3: B+ DiffEq: C Linear Algebra: B Probability: A Stochastic: B Optimization: B+ Time Series(Grad level Class): A As in 3 couple stat modeling class focused on SAS, R, and Excel

Undergrad Institution: UNC Major(s): Stat and Econ GPA: 3.5 (i know :/) Type of Student: Domestic Asian Male GRE General Test: Q: 169 V: 161 W: 4.5 GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: M: Didn't take (should I take it?) Classes: (really ****ed myself up here) Calc 1-2: High School Calc 3: B DiffEq: C Linear Algebra: B Probability: A Stochastic: B Optimization: B Time Series(Grad level Class): A As in couple other stat modeling class focused on SAS, R, and Excel TOEFL Score: Not applicable I'm graduating this May and is starting a data analyst position over summer. I'm thinking about applying this fall for the upcoming Fall 2019 cycle. I'm probably going to get 2 recommendations from undergrad professors and 1 from my manager at work (I also interned there). What are my chances at top to mid-tier MS programs in Statistics? Schools I'm interested in applying to: UNC NCSU Duke Johns Hopkins WashU Columbia U Penn Michigan