I am applying for master's in biostats programs for fall 2020. Any feedback is appreciated!
Undergraduate: Large state university, top 35 public
Major: Statistics, Math
Minor: Computer Science
GPA: 3.91
Type of Student: White Female
Relevant Courses: Calculus I, II, and III, Linear Algebra, Spaces & Functions (proofs class pre-req for real analysis), Discrete Mathematics, Numerical Analysis, Linear Regression, Intro to math stats 1 & 2, math stats 1 & 2, Comp sci 1, Comp sci 2 (data structures), Algorithms, optimization techniques, real analysis, bayesian stats, experimental design, math of finance
A's in all, A- in Calc 3 and linear algebra, some are upcoming
GRE General Test:
Q: 166
V: 152
W: 4.0
Research Experience: Research assistant for an education curriculum for 2 years. Most stats done in Excel or SPSS. Attended a couple conferences. Hoping to have a paper submitted by the time apps are due.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's list all semesters, President's list last year, Phi Beta Kappa, a few departmental scholarships
Letters of Recommendation: Professor from research job (knows me very well and will write a great letter), Professor from linear algebra course - knows me somewhat well and should write a decent letter, Visiting prof from math stats class - know just a little bit but did well in course (kind of anxious about this third letter)
Additional Experience: Experience working in R, Python, C++, Java, Excel, OpenBUGS, and LaTex.
Applying to:
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
UNC
Washington
Boston
Iowa
Penn
Comments/Questions: Taking the GRE again to try to bump up my verbal score -- I was pretty sick the first time I took it. Looking for feedback on the caliber of schools I should be shooting for.