Undergraduate Institution: Top 10 Public University
Major: Statistics
GPA: 3.98
Type of Student: Asian Female, International
GRE General: 155 Verbal, 170 Quant, 4.0 Writing
Research Experience: None
Research Interests: Computational Statistics, Statistical Learning Theory
Work Experience: A couple of data analytics internships
Letters of Recommendation: 2 from Statistics professors / 1 from Mathematics professor, all 3 of them should be very strong
Computing Skills: Python, R, SAS
Relevant Coursework: Linear Algebra (A), Multivariate Calculus (B), Numerical Analysis (A+), Discrete Mathematics (A), Measure Theory (A), Probability and Statistics (A+), Regression Analysis (A), Data Analysis (A), Statistical Computing (A), Experimental Design (A), Time Series (A), Survival Analysis (A), Probability Theory (A), Stochastic Processes (A), Mathematical Finance (A+)
Applying to:
Berkeley
Columbia
U Chicago
Carnegie Mellon
U Washington
UCLA
Cornell
Northwestern
UNC
NC State
Penn State
Ohio State
Iowa State
To be honest, I do not know the reputation of different Statistics PhD programs well. This is just a list of schools that I know or have heard of. Any suggestions on my list? Currently, I'm thinking of removing U Chicago and U Washington from the list and add Texas A&M and Minnesota.