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@bayessays I will have real analysis and one of the grad classes (Introduction to Statistical Modeling) on my transcript. @Geococcyx realized I forgot to include Number Theory and Discrete Math (A's in both) on my list of courses. I wrote proofs in both of those, as well as in my linear algebra and math stats courses. My school is in the top 50 overall, and top 20 in public schools. Thanks for the responses!

Any recommendations for schools I should go for would be great, not really sure if I’m reaching too far with my current choices considering my lack of research experience. Undergrad Institution: Top 50 Public School Major: Math – Minors in Business, Computer Science, Statistical Modeling GPA: 3.94 Student Type: White Female GRE General Test: 165 Verbal, 170 Quant, 4 Analytical Courses: Linear Algebra Honors (A-), Probability (A), Calc 2 (B+), Diff Eq (A), Mathematical Statistics (A), Decision Analytics (A), Predictive Analytics (A), Applied Regression and Time Series (A), Intro to Stochastic Processes (A) Courses I Plan to Take (Before Graduation) : Two grad level statistics courses meant for first year PhDs, Real Analysis Research Experience: Bioinformatics freshman research. Did data analysis consulting for my university (kind of research). Two internships doing quant/trading work for finance firms. Going to be writing an undergrad thesis on applications of behavioral finance. Programs Applying: PhD in Statistics Awards/honors: Part of interdisciplinary honors program, 2 departmental scholarships Programming Experience: Python, R Letters of Recommendation: One from the professor who is supervising my thesis, one from a former supervisor at a job (has a PhD), one from a professor who has taught three different classes I took (but only has a Masters). Applying to where: Duke Harvard Chicago ??? Concerns: not enough research experience, also coming from a public school vs. private. Thanks!