Undergrad Institution: Top 5 LAC Majors: Stats & Math double GPA: 4.00 Type of Student: Domestic male
GRE General Test: Q: 170 (99%) V: 169 (99%) W: 5.5 (98%) GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: M: 760 (73%)
Programs Applying: Stats Ph.D.
Research Experience: 2 stats REUs, undergraduate thesis. No publications. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: PBK, Mu Sigma Rho, undergrad gpa award. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Stats department tutor (2-3 years), graded analysis. Letters of Recommendation: Strong rec from well-known undergrad professor, two others from REU/undergrad advisors. Math/Statistics Grades: A+'s in calc, linear algebra, analysis. A's in probability, math stats, machine learning, data structures/algorithms. Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: One graduate course in probability, enrolled in measure theory.
Statistics Programs (Ph.D.):
Wisconsin - Accepted 3/2 - declined
Harvard - Accepted 2/6 - accepted
UWashington - Accepted 1/23 - declined
Duke - Interview, rejected 2/18
UChicago - Waitlisted 2/16, rejected 4/2
Stanford - Rejected 2/7
Berkeley - Rejected 2/15
CMU - Rejected 2/9
Michigan - Rejected 3/7
Application cycle went a lot better than expected, likely due to recs (though I still probably wouldn't recommend only applying to reaches ).
