Undergrad Institution: Top 5 school in the UK
Major(s): Actuarial Science
Programs Applying: Statistics
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Have been working as an actuary for the last 8 years (5 in the US). I considered applying for a masters here in the US but didn't want to be out of work for 2 years, so returning to the UK instead (masters there are 1 year programs).
Letters of Recommendation: 2 professors from undergrad, one of them is the head of department; one coworker (we worked on a very stats heavy project together)
Applying to Where: School - Oxford, MS in Statistical Science - Rejected School - Imperial, MS Statistics - Accepted School - UCL, MS Statistics - Accepted