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  1. Hi all, Debating whether to share these post-grad grades for my MS Stats applications this year (to Stanford, Berkeley, UCLA, UChicago, Duke). For context, I went to undergrad 5-6 years ago at UC Berkeley and got a 3.66 overall GPA, but with lower grades in some key math classes. Math courses: Multivariate calc (A), Lower-div Linear Algebra (B+), Upper-div Probability (A-), Upper-div Linear Algebra (B+), Real Analysis (B+), Numerical Analysis (A), Complex Analysis (A-), Abstract Algebra (B) Econ courses: Micro (A), Macro (A-), Econometrics (A-), Mathematical Econ (A), Applied Econometrics (B), Economics Research (B-), Advanced Topics in Development (A+), Public Economics (A), Urban Economics (A+), Honors Thesis (A) I recently completed two courses at the Master's level at Stanford, and got A- in both for linear optimization and statistical inference. I'm technically not required to report these grades, and I'm debating whether I should. I heard it might not be a good signal to get an A- in grad level classes since grad school grades very loosely. What are your thoughts? Am I being paranoid?
  2. For those who had several years of industry experience before applying to Master's programs - was your experience worth it? Why or why not?
  3. Bumping this to see if I can get some more opinions -- I'm concerned that my school list is too short and top-heavy right now. I'm looking for schools that have two-year programs and don't have reputation as cash cows, and would love recommendations on good programs to apply to given my stats. My current list is all reaches (my GPA is below the average GPA): Stanford MS&E, Harvard MSDS, UChicago Stats, Duke Stats, UCLA Stats
  4. Thanks! I'm pretty concerned about my math grades -- I saw that admitted applicants for most top masters programs have really good GPAs, like 3.8+
  5. Hi all! Would like to get some advice on applying to MS in Stats 6 years after undergrad. Some context: GPA: 3.66 cumulative from UC Berkeley Courses: Math: Calc 1/2/3 (A, A, A), Discrete Math (B), Intro to Probability (A-), Linear Algebra (B+), Upper-div Linear Algebra (B+), Upper-div Probability (A-), Real Analysis (B+), Numerical Analysis (A-), Complex Analysis (A-), Abstract Algebra (B) Econ: Math-track Micro (A), Econometrics (A-), Mathematical Economics - Two-sided Matching (A), Math-track Micro (A-), Applied Econometrics (B). Less math heavy econ electives (Public: A, Urban: A+, Development: A+). Since graduation: Mathematical Stats from Harvard Extension (A), Linear Optimization from Stanford (A-), First-year Masters Stats from Stanford (in progress) Work Experience: 2 years in econ consulting 1 year in operations 2 years in data science GRE: 169 V/ 165 Q/ 5.5 AWA Research: Wrote honors thesis and RA-ed in college, but honestly in retrospect my work wasn't great References: Kind of struggling here. Thinking about: 1 from a PhD economist in industry from my first job 1 from a MA in engineering from my current job 1 from a PhD statistician from a current class I'm taking (it's going to be shallow) Based on the above, what's the right range of schools to apply to? Not sure whether work experience is a plus, minus or neutral in this case. Thanks!
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