bluecicada

Hey thank you so much for your response! I really appreciate it, especially giving me a general tier of schools to apply to. I'll probably apply to some lower ranked schools and masters just in case

Hi everybody, I'm in desperate need of help deciding which grad programs to apply to. I'm interested in computational statistics and machine learning. Undergrad Institution: State flagship in the south, sub-50 US News ranking in stats. Our stats program is very small. I know one woman from here who got her phd at Ohio State. Our math dept. has sent some students to pretty good schools in the past few years though. GPA: 4.00 GRE: 168 V / 166 Q / 3.5 W Major: Math Minors: Computer Science, Statistics Type of Student: Female, Domestic, White Relevant Courses: I've taken Real Analysis 1&2, Linear Alg, Numerical Methods, a ton of cs courses, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Probability, 3-4 or so applied stats grad classes like Applied Regression, Design of Experiments. Next semester I'm planning on taking Stochastic Processes, Statistical Inference, and Applied Multivariate Analysis. I also have a W in a pure Linear algebra class. Programming Experience: C++, Python, Java, PHP, SQL, SAS, R, familiar with working in Linux environment Research: None Teaching Experience: I've worked as math study group instructor for three years Work Experience: This past summer I was an intern at a small company. I did mostly web programming. Letters: I'm not expecting amazing letters. I think I'll have two average ones and one pretty good one. I originally intended to only apply to MS programs, to give me a better shot of getting into a PhD program. However, I talked to some professors who told me to just apply to Phd programs, but I definitely can't afford to not have anything lined up for next fall. I would be eternally grateful to anyone that could take a look at my chances and maybe even recommend some programs for me Some schools I'm looking at: SDSU, UC-Riverside, UT-Austin, UC-Irvine, University of Connecticut, University of Illinois-Chicago I have residency in Ohio, so I'll probably apply to the masters program at OSU and some other Ohio schools Thank you so much!