Hi, I'm applying to Statistics masters and PhDs in this fall and I'm wondering how are my chances and how can I improve myself and school selections?
Undergrad: UC Santa Barbara
Major: Double major in Mathematics and Statistics
GPA: 3.95
Student Type: International, South East Asian
Math Courses: Calc I II III(A,B,A), Linear Algebra and Differential equations Honors(A), Probability and Statistics I,II,III(B+,A,A), Stochastic Processes I,II(A,A), Regression Analysis(A),
Bayesian Statistics (A) , Statistical Data Science(A), Transition to Higher Math(AKA first Mathematical proof based class) (A), Real Analysis I,II (A), Abstract Algebra I(A), graduate level PDE(A),
Intro to C++ (A)
Will be taking graduate level(Statistical Machine Learning, Time series, Measure theory,) dvanced Linear Algebra in fall.
Misc: Classical Mechanics (A), Electromagnetism (A) , Modern Physics (A), Thermal and Statistical Physics (A)
GRE General: Q: 168 V: 158 W: 3.5
Math GRE: Not taking
Research: - Independent Reading in Graduate level Geometric Group theory under the guidance of a PhD student from Math DRP program, will present a poster at my school by this spring
- Ongoing Multivariate regression analysis project under the guidance of my current mentor
- Ongoing Statistical Machine Learning project
Letters of Recommendation: One from my Real Analysis Instructor, One excellent LOR from my mentor for Multivariate Regression project ,One from my Stochastic Processes Instructor
Programs Applying to: Statistics PhD, Masters, Data Science masters
Interests: Bayesian Statistics, Stochastic Analysis, Statistical Learning
Considering to Apply to: PhD Statistics : UCDavis , UCSB, USC(Operations research), Boston University, UCSD, NYU
MS Statistics : UCLA, Stanford, SDSU
MS Data Science : USC , HARVARD
Are the programs I mentioned above reasonable for an applicant like me? My target schools are all in California as my current girlfriend is in California and I don't want to move to another state unless I have to. I'm worried that being an international student will limit my chances at any of these schools. Any suggestion or criticism is welcomed!