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Hello, I was wondering if someone could provide a couple suggestions (if they exist) for biostatistics PhD programs for mediocre/poor students. I do have As in the undergrad mathematical statistics courses but I also have a ton of B+ grades and my GPA is around 3.5 at a decent state school (but not UMich/Berkeley/UCLA/UNC level). I posted a more detailed profile earlier, pretty much the only thing that has changed is that I will have an A in linear algebra (second proof based course), B+ in real analysis, B+ in grad level mathematical statistics course, P/F partial differential equations. Thank you!!

Hi, I will be a junior next year and I hope to do a PhD in statistics/biostatistics in the future and possibly work in pharma, but my grades are not stellar. Based on my profile, is this plan viable? Should I pursue a masters first? I've seen a lot of threads in the forum and everyone seems to have crazy high grades at top places... I understand that I won't have a chance at top programs, but do I have a chance at programs that are decent/well regarded in industry? Domestic Male non URM UG: Rutgers GPA: 3.49 Major: Joint Math/Statistics Math Courses: Calc III (B+), Intro Linear (C+), Elem Diff Eq (B), Theory of Probability (A), Theory of Statistics (A) This is my main problem, smoked too much weed and partied too much, failed my math courses in the beginning of my college career cause I didn't study but started grinding at the end of the last year and got As in statistics/probability theory classes. I'm pretty confident I can get As and I will be taking advanced versions like normal linear and real analysis junior year fall as well as a grad level probability theory course, will good grades in these classes be enough to offset my grades in the beginning? Research: Contributed to a public policy literature review that was eventually published, completely unrelated and nontechnical Programming research with navigation algorithms, also unrelated to statistics Obviously my recs and GRE are still TBD, and I will grind hard to try to get them as strong as possible. I'm looking for advice on which classes to take in order to best improve my application, and also other general advice. I know I am fighting an uphill battle and will accept all criticism Thank you!!