Hi everyone! I'm currently working in industry in a consulting role and plan to apply to PhD programs in Statistics this Fall. Here are my stats.
Undergraduate Institution: Top 150 private university
Majors: Math, Economics
Minor: Psychology
GPA: 3.91
Courses Taken:
Math: Calc II (A), Calc III (A-), Discrete Math (A-), Diff EQ (A), Linear Algebra (A), Intermediate Analysis (B+), Probability I (A), Abstract Algebra (A), Probability II (A-), Real Analysis (A-)
MS Institution: Top 10, Applied Statistics
MS GPA: 4.0
GRE General Test:
Q: 166
V: 159
W: 5.5
Research Experience: None really. We had a capstone program for my Master's but it was more industry focused.
Work Experience: Currently 15 months working as a data science consultant for a boutique consulting firm. Promoted twice in first 12 months.
Type of Student: Domestic White Male.
Letters of Recommendation: Planning on one from an undergraduate math professor, two from graduate statistics professors.
I'm having a pretty hard time determining what schools I'll actually be competitive for and which are big reaches. My current list is CMU, Washington, UChicago, Michigan, Wisconsin, Duke, Ohio State, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Texas. Any idea on which of these I'm competitive for (if any)? Also, my GRE Q is a little lower than I would like it to be, am I better off just not submitting my scores at programs where the GRE is optional?