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Undergrad Institution: Top 5 LAC Major(s): Statistics and Economics GPA: 3.69 Type of Student: Biracial Domestic Female (White/Asian) GRE General Test: Q: 165 (81%) V: 153 (58%) W: 4 (54%) Programs Applying: Statistics and Biostatistics Masters Research Experience: 2.5 years of research experience at my school in statistical paleobiology Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Statistics grader junior year Statistics TA senior year Letters of Recommendation: 1. My research advisor in the statistics department (strong letter) 2. Statistics professor who taught a year-long math-stat sequence I took (strong letter) 3. Econ professor/chair who taught an econ course I took senior fall (slightly better than okay letter) Math/Statistics Grades: Multivariable Calc (B), Real Analysis (CR), Probability (A-), Mathematical Statistics I (A-), Mathematical Statistics II (A) *Also took Linear Algebra and Stat II during Covid (Credit only)* Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Had an upward trend in my GPA Applying to Where: Georgetown (Biostatistics Masters) - Admitted on 1/12 Johns Hopkins (Biostatistics Masters) - Interview: 1/18 / Admitted on 1/26 NYU (Biostatistics Masters) - Admitted 2/15 Columbia (Biostatistics Masters) - Admitted on 2/24 UC Berkeley (Biostatistics Masters) - Admitted on 2/24 Yale (Biostatistics Masters) - Waitlisted on 2/28 (Denied waitlist offer) Harvard (Biostatistics Masters) - Waitlisted on 3/13 (Denied waitlist offer) Stanford (Statistics Masters) - Admitted on 3/13 / Accepted UCLA (Biostatistics Masters) - Admitted 03/21 Reflection: Very happy with the results! In hindsight, I should have applied to fewer places as I think I really underestimated my application!