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Hello! I was the second person who posted admission to UNC on the results page. I was also (like MathStat) admitted to the stats PhD program - and I forgot to list in the results that I'm a domestic applicant. Ok, so question (sorry if this isn't an appropriate place to ask): What would be a normal timeframe for deciding on whether or not to accept the offer from UNC? In particular - if anyone here is familiar - is it unreasonable not to decide until after the visit day (Feb. 22, as Cavalerius mentioned), or would this be typical/expected? I quite like UNC's program and am fairly likely to take their offer, but given that their letter was my first from any of the schools to which I applied and that I'm a tad reticent to commit to attending somewhere for several years sight entirely unseen, I'm somewhat leery of accepting right now and taking all other options off the table.

Hello! I completed my BS this summer and am hoping to attend a stats PhD program starting next fall. I would appreciate some assistance in deciding on a reasonable selection of programs to apply to (I'm currently thinking that I'll apply to 9 in total). Undergrad Institution: University of Oregon Major: Mathematics GPA: 4.06 cumulative / 4.05 major (on the 4.3 scale used by my school - adjusted to a 4.0 scale, 3.78 cumulative / 3.77 major) Applicant Demographics: Domestic White/Hispanic Male GRE General Scores: 170 V / 166 Q / 4.5 AW Relevant Courses: 200 or 300 level (sophomore and junior): Calc I, II, III: A, A+, A Multivariate Calc I, II: A+, A+ Differential Equations: A Linear Algebra: A+, A+ Intro to Proofs: A Elementary Analysis: A 400 level (overlapping senior/first year graduate): Complex Analysis I, II: A, A+ Real Analysis I, II, III: A, A, A- Topology I, II: A, A Differential Geometry: A+ Abstract Algebra I, II, III: A, A, W (I withdrew from the final term) Prob & Stats I, II: A, A Linear Regressions: A Research Experience: Not really sure if this counts, but I did a senior thesis which involved investigating an unsolved problem in random matrix theory (with the intention of trying to solve it). Nothing publishable came of it, but it did involve reading a number of graduate-level textbooks and academic papers as well as reproducing and elaborating some extended proofs for the writeup. Honors: Received an award from the math department for being "the outstanding graduating senior" of my graduating class of ~55 in math. Also Dean's List for all semesters eligible and graduated summa cum laude (top 2%) and with departmental honors (for the thesis). Relevant Teaching and Work Experience: None. Letters of Recommendation: One from my thesis director - a probabilist - which should be strong, a second from my topology instructor and a third from the professor who taught all three of the courses in stats that I took. Concerns: Very little on-the-record programming experience. The only course in which I did any programming was the linear regressions course, where we used R pretty extensively. I do know some Python, but I have nothing to testify to that fact. Also: the 'W' in Abstract Algebra III. Programs I'm considering (for the moment) applying to: University of Washington, UNC - Chapel Hill, Rutgers, UConn, Pitt, Ohio State Not firm on any of those, however, and I realize the first two at minimum may be BIG reaches. As I mentioned, it would be much appreciated if someone could tell me whether this range of schools is shaping up to be reasonable and suggest some others - I'm looking (ideally) for a program which provides a pretty rigorous backing in the theory of statistics and probability. Thanks for your help!