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  1. Hi Everyone! I hope y’all doing great amidst what’s going on the world right now —COVID 19. I have a couple queries that I need help unpacking their answers so that I can be able to make sound decisions when grad school applications come around. A little background about me: I am a junior international student majoring in math at an average school academically (the school is mostly famous for its military focus, for the most part and it’s top 75 engineering undergrad program). Prior to that, I went to a LAC in my freshman year, where the focus was on the Great Books Curriculum (Philosophical kind of studies) without any Math classes except Euclidean Geometry. Upon transferring schools in my sophomore year, it’s when I started taking Math classes. Since I had no prior experience with math, I began with lower math classes. So far the only math classes I have taken: Pre Calc (A), Calc I (A), Calc II (A), Calc III (A), Discrete Math (A), Math Computation and Modeling (C), Statistical Methodology (A), University Physics (A) and Abstract Theory/ Algebraic Structures (A) I plan on taking classes like Linear Algebra, Vector Analysis, Differential Equations, Theory of Computation etc in the fall. I understand I have a lot to catch up, but my interests are more on Mathematical Biology when it comes to PhD programs. I have a CGPA of 3.80 and some summer research experiences on mathematical biology. However, I’m highly debating which PhD program I should apply for. I am currently focusing on a PhD in Statistics and a PhD in Biostatistics and on a small chance PhD in Applied Math. 1) Yet, I feel like I do not have enough upper level math classes to qualify me for any of the PhD programs above i.e Biostatistics / Statistics / Applied Math... (someone please correct me if I’m wrong cause I am sometimes my own destruction). But I really love working with numbers and I want to pursue a PhD in such field. 2) I am also skeptical about whether I should focus on applying for a PhD in Statistics and PhD in Biostatistics considering the math courses I have taken so far (the likelihood of getting accepted to good programs is on which of the two? ) and also between the two which program has a HIGHER chance of getting a job in the Industry. 3) Any suggestions of the list of schools I should consider based on my background and experience for either a PhD in Statistics or a PhD in Biostatistics ?
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