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Thank you for the advice. I’ve looked into taking Real Analysis this fall, but I think I am too late to take it this semester. I believe I know the answer to this question, but would taking the course in the spring improve my profile at all?

Thank you for that input. I’m sorry, I should have included all of my stats courses in my initial post. Stats courses: Intro to stats (A-), Intro to R and Applied R (A-, A-), Intro to SAS and applied SAS (A, A), ANOVA (A-), Intro to regression (A), Intro to Unix (A), Intro to Python (A), Probability and Inference 1&2 (A, A), Big Data Science 1&2 (B+, A), Intro to Bayesian Stats and Applied Bayesian (A, A-), SQL (A) Thank you for listing some example mid-range biostats programs. I think I need to do more research to be able to identify the right programs since my initial list was evidently not on target. Are there other resources besides the US News rankings that you would suggest to help me identify biostat programs similar to the ones you mentioned (Iowa, Pitt, Vanderbilt)?

Thank you for your input! I actually just graduated and am going back to a local university to fulfill the calc III requirement. I'd rather not take another gap year to get more math courses, so the MS might be the path for me although not ideal like you said because of the amount of money. Do you mind listing some of the non top biostats programs? I thought my safety schools would be non top programs but maybe those are too high as well. I have multiple statistics probability courses being a statistics major. The more advanced probability class was calculus-based so I have that background as well. Were you talking about a mathematical probability course?

Hi everyone, I am looking to apply for either statistics or biostatistics PhD programs for fall 2021. I am hoping to do research in biostats, so I am leaning toward biostats programs but have my options open since it seems that most statistics programs have elective coursework and/or research in biostatistics. Student Type: Domestic Male Undergrad: Top 100 University (USNWR) Major: Statistics GPA: 3.86 Coursework: Linear Algebra (B+), Calc II (A), Fundamentals of Mathematics (B), Intro to Programming (A) and Data Structures (A). I'm taking Calc III this fall. My GPA for statistics courses is the same as my overall GPA. I see that most of the top schools recommend a course in real analysis, which I don't have. How much will that hurt my application? GRE: V: 153, Q: 166, A: 4.0 Research: I did a semester of research in sports statistics during my sophomore year. Other than that, I don't have any research experience. I spent most of my undergraduate degree getting internship experiences as well as helping to create a stats programming course for the department. I wish I had dedicated more time to research in my undergrad program, but I only recently decided to pursue graduate school. Letters of Recommendation: I believe my letters of recommendation will be decent but am not sure if they will be as strong as others due to my lack of research experience. Schools: I have a number of schools I am interested in but am struggling to identify schools to which I am capable of being admitted. Any thoughts or advice would be great appreciated! Here is my tentative idea of reach, target and safety schools. Reach: Boston University, NC State, University of Minnesota Target: Rice, UC Irvine, UC Davis Safety: Temple, SMU, UCSB As I mentioned before, I am still relatively new to pursuing grad school, so please inform me if the programs don't align with each other or if I am way off in my projection of where I can get in. I have learned a lot from reading other profile evaluation posts. I welcome any suggestions for my profile and any thoughts on if my profile is too weak for a PhD program and if I should consider a Master's program instead. Thank you in advance for your help!