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I don't know much about MS program but UMN, NCSU and TAMU are one of the top/top-ish PhD programs. I would apply more for mid-range PhD/MS programs.

Agree with @bayessays. It would be helpful to take measure theory if you have a chance. But research, SOP and LOR would be my top priority.

Of course, getting A would help you a bit, but I don't think it really matters once you have B or above. Applied courses are less likely to be important and I would not care about them much. You've already taken a lot of courses and I'd recommend focusing on research for better SOP and CV.

No one knows. I would say it is not the ideal case though, especially if you are aiming "so-called" top schools. However, if you get strong LORs that demonstrate your solid math background (Math Prof) and your research performance (CS Prof), who knows? Your SOP would be critical in that case, actually in any case. I would stick with the boss if he/she can say more about you and your "academic" potential. Every Ph.D. applicants did well in class. I would also suggest you to apply to as many schools as you can, from top 10 to top 50. This process has a lot of randomness and you may get rejected from those top schools even with a LOR from a Statistics professor, research experience, and a publication. Good luck!

There is a ton of open points in your profile. Try to get as high GRE/TOEFL scores as you can. Regarding GRE, Q168-170 and V155- would be good scores for Asian students. Besides, you will definitely need research experience to get accepted from top 50. One of my Asian friends got accepted from outside top 50 with 2 decent papers. But the good news is ISI is one of the best Asian schools and has sent many students to the US. That means, once you have at least one manuscript along with a strong LOR, you are likely to get accepted from top 50 (Pittsburgh, UC-Irvine, UT-Austin) or luckily top 30 (UC-Davis, UF, OSU, UIUC). Try to find a former student in your school who has a similar background to you and see what they got.

GRE and TOEFL are kind of important for international students. Whatever your score, you may try two or three top20 biostats, say Wisconsin, and focus on top30-50's stats or biostats (eg. Emory, OSU, UIUC, U of Florida). First think what you want to do. Then, go to their website and see what they are doing. Good luck!

If you have a solid background, then that score will not hurt you and not help you as GRE is not the first thing for many schools. Note that, however, some schools may have the (unofficial) minimum GRE score--one not top school asked me to get V156.

Great. Gook luck!

I see that you have very uncommon profile: having non-US degree as a US citizen; not majored statistics or biostatistics, but took some relevant courses etc. So I recommend you to apply as many schools as you can. I think your SOP and LOR would be really critical. Those are the only chances to connect your background and statistics. Anyway, once you have good LOR and SOP, your target seems reasonable: some Top 20 (good luck!) and mainly Top 50-70+. Just add more Top 30-40 (e.g. UF, OSU, and FSU) and Top 50-70+ schools (e.g. UT-Austin, SMU, U of SC, you name it.) Focus on Top 50-70+, and you may get into higher one.

Has anyone heard back from TAMU?

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I would appreciate any thoughts. The point is, 1) Mac OS vs Windows, which system is better for a student in stat? 2) 8 Gen i5(quad-core) with 8GB Ram is enough to run, say R or python? (In general stat field)

I will apply for top 10~100 stat Ph.D. programs. They do not require a subject score but I heard that it would be helpful. A problem is that my GRE math score is not good...just above the 50th percentile... Should I report my GRE subject score? I concern that it would hurt my chance instead.

Unfortunately, not a well-known university... Do you recommend any Masters program in the U.S. that provides some funding?

-Undergrad Institution: Asian University Major: Statistics GPA: 3.96/4.0 Type of Student: International Relevant Courses: Calculus1,2(A+,B+), Multivariate Calculus(A+), Introduction to Analysis1,2(A+,A+), Linear Algebra(A+), Complex Analysis(A+), Numerical Analysis(A+), Mathematical Statistics1,2(A,A+), Regression Analysis(A+), Probability(A+), Computer Programming(A+), DATA Mining(A+), JAVA(A+), Micro,Macro Economy(A+,A+), Econometric(A+), and other topics of Statistics(CDA, Multivariate Data Analysis, Sampling Method...)(A+) TOEFL:94(30/26/20/18) I will retake to get 100 with S23 W23 GRE: 150/170/3.0 (V/Q/AW) I concern whether my low verbal score would kill me... GRE Subject Mathematics: 670(53%) registered September test. aim to 70~80% Programs Applying: Statistics PhD Research Experience: -As an undergraduate research team leader, write two papers and give presentations, but not published (about 1 year) -Give three presentations at the school mathematics seminar. -Undergraduate Thesis Teaching Experience: -Elementary statistics TA for a semester -High school math teacher for 1 year (Are those experiences advantageous?) Recommendation Letters: -My research advisor. attended 4 courses and got all A+ -TA advisor. -Statistics Professor. attended 3 courses and got all A+ Computer Skills : R, SAS, Matlab, JAVA, C++ Applying to: Statistics PhD CMU NCSU UMN TAMU Perdue OSU Johns Hopkins Rice UT-Austin Northwestern GWU UMBC SMU ASU Thank you for reading my profile. I am not sure that I can get into one of those schools with funding. Any recommendation for other schools would be really appreciated.