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thanks @BL4CKxP3NGU1N nervously waiting.

@BL4CKxP3NGU1N do you remember how many invited students were there at CSU visit day? Just wondering about the chance of getting accepted later on.

Did CSU or Missouri tell anything about a virtual open house? I applied to CSU but still waiting to hear back. I also got acceptance from Missouri. I'm rather skeptical about schools who doesn't offer an open house.

Hi All, Hope everyone is staying safe. I am applying for Statistics PhD programs for fall 2021 cycle. I am interested in spatiotemporal statistics with environmental and ecological applications. Most universities have only one or two professors working in this area, so I'm wondering whether I should reach out to them before applying? I'm planning on mentioning them by name in my statement of purpose (is this wise?) but a bit scared that they might simply reject me if they are not taking any new students to work with them right now. And I don't even know how to initial such an email. Can I simply ask them whether they are taking new students? I am currently working with a well known professor in this field on my master's thesis whom is going to provide me with a recommendation. Should I mention his name in the statement of purpose? Thank you

Thank you for your advice. Since I'm currently working with a professor whom I admire a lot and is a great advisor I believe that finding the right person to work with is the most important thing regardless of the university ranking. Do you recommend writing to a professor that you like to work with before applying?

Thank you!!! I really appreciate your advice.

Hi everyone, I'm an international student currently doing my Master's in Applied Mathematics from a top 20 university. I am looking to apply for a Statistics PhD program but I'm not sure which tier university I have the best chance of getting into. My Master's GPA is not the best (3.54) with Bs for Numerics and Analysis courses. But I have A/A- for all the stat courses I have taken. I am currently working with a well known professor on my Master's thesis but does not have any publications yet. My undergraduate was not from a US university and it was in Statistics and computer science and I have only taken calculus sequence and diffequ as math courses in my undergrad. I was the top of my batch and also received a gold medal for best performance in statistics at the graduation. I struggled with numerical analysis and real analysis graduate courses in my Master's as I have not taken these courses in my undergraduate. Do you all recommend addressing struggling with analysis courses in my personal statement? I know that most Statistics PhD programs looks at pervious math course grades heavily so I don't even know whether I have any chance at getting into a school.. Please let me know which universities you think I should apply to or you think I don't have any chance of getting into a top 50 school. I don't want any sugar coating because I know I'm not the best student but I love learning and would love to continue doing what I love to do. Really appreciate this forum and thank you all for your comments in advance. This would be really helpful. Type of Student: International student with Master's from a US institution Master's Institution: US News top 20 Applied Mathematics program university GPA: 3.54 Undergrad Institution: Not a well known Asian university Major: Statistics Minor: Computer Science GPA: 3.86 GREs: General GRE (166 Quantitative / 156 Verbal / 4 Analytical Writing) Research Experience: (No publications yet) Currently doing research on my Master's thesis project One year experience on designing and conducting human behavior research as a RA at a US institution. Best research award for my undergraduate research work at the undergraduate institution. Upper Level Coursework : 5000 level at the US institution Applied Analysis(B) Numerical Analysis I/II (B) Mathematical Statistics I/II (A) Statistical Laboratory (A) Spatial Statistics (A-) Machine Learning (A) Other: I received gold medal for best performance in statistics at the graduation ceremony at my undergraduate institution.

Thank you for the advice. This really helps. I am an international applicant but I am currently studying my Master's from a US institution which is a top applied mathematics program in USA. I don't know whether that would increase my chance. Thank you for your advice!!!

Hi everyone, I'm an international student currently doing my Master's in Applied Mathematics from a top 15 university. I am looking to apply for a Statistics PhD program but I'm not sure which tier university I have the best chance of getting into. My GPA is not the best (3.54) with Bs for Numerics and Analysis courses. But I have A/A- for all the stat courses I have taken. I am currently working with a well known professor on my Master's thesis but does not have any publications yet. My undergraduate was not from a US university and it was in Statistics and computer science and I have only taken calculus sequence and diffequ as math courses in my undergrad. I was the top of my batch and also received a gold medal for best performance in statistics at the graduation. I struggled with numerical analysis and real analysis graduate courses in my Master's as I have not taken these courses in my undergraduate. Do you all recommend addressing struggling with analysis courses in my personal statement? I know that most Statistics PhD programs looks at pervious math course grades heavily so I don't even know whether I have any chance at getting into a school.. My gre scores were 166,151,4(QR,VR,AW) Please let me know which universities you think I should apply to or you think I don't have any chance of getting into a top 50 school. I don't want any sugar coating because I know I'm not the best student but I love learning and would love to continue doing what I love to do. Really appreciate this forum and thank you all for your comments in advance. This would be really helpful.