Hey everyone, I would appreciate a rundown of my profile and would love some advice/tips. Thanks. I'm entering from a mostly unrelated field.
Undergrad Institution: Large State School Major(s): Criminal Justice/Criminology
Minor(s): Mathematics (Post-bacc mostly) GPA: 3.5 (4.0 since start of Junior year)
Type of Student: DWM, LGBT but I probably won't be mentioning that in my application. GRE General Test: I'm a very bad test-taker and will be retaking.
Q: 157 (62%) V: 161(88%) W: 4.5 (80%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:n/a TOEFL Score:n/a Grad Institution: n/a
Concentration: GPA:
Programs Applying: Statistics/Biostatistics (Master's only).
Research Experience: Unpublished firearm policy/casualty trends research conducted through R. My mentor on this project is an epidemiologist at my university and will be writing one of my letters of rec. I've also been listed as a contributor on a submitted-for-publishing epidemiology study. I also have one presentation at a conference under my belt. Nothing too exciting.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Nothing outside of president's list.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA'd a Calculus course for economic/business majors. Also employed as a math tutor at my university.
Letters of Recommendation: Two letters from math professors I know very well (including the one I TA'd for) and the previously mentioned epidemiologist.
Math/Statistics Grades:
Calculus 1-3 (A), Discrete Math (A), Linear Algebra (A), Intro to Statistics (A).
I'm also taking Probability, Diff Eq, and a prerequisite course to Real Analysis this upcoming semester.
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Without being too specific, a lot work I did in undergrad had ties to public-health in minority populations. My main interest is using/developing statistical methods to better study aspects of healthcare, especially those that are more related to SES issues. I don't know how programs would view this since my background isn't strictly in Math/Biology/Statistics.
Also, if I fail to increase my GRE Quant to 163+ before the deadline, how badly do you think my chances will be impacted? Applying to Where: (All Master's) (You're welcome to add suggestions, although I'd prefer to not be on the West Coast.)
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of South Carolina
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Iowa
University of Minnesota
University of Michigan
Duke University
Emory University
Thank you!