dominatedconvergence

Using a throwaway account for anonymity. These profiles helped me a lot when I was applying, so I wanted to pay it forward for future applicants! Congrats to all on your amazing results and decisions. Undergrad Institution: Ivy Major(s): Mathematics, Statistics (double major) GPA: 3.9+/4.0 Type of Student: Domestic GRE General Test: 169 (Q) GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: N/A Programs Applying: Statistics PhD Research Interests: Statistical machine learning, optimization, probability theory Research Experience: NSF-REU in mathematics, senior thesis with well-known professor in my department Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Phi Beta Kappa, one departmental thesis award, other GPA-related awards Letters of Recommendation: REU professor, senior thesis advisor, optimization and probability theory professor Math/Statistics Grades: A's in all math and statistics classes, including two courses in measure theory Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome) Stanford (Statistics PhD) Admitted UC Berkeley (Statistics PhD) Admitted Harvard (Statistics PhD) Rejected Carnegie Mellon (Statistics PhD) Waitlisted / Withdrawn Columbia (Statistics PhD) Rejected UPenn/Wharton (Statistics PhD) Admitted University of Washington (Statistics PhD) Admitted Cornell (Statistics PhD) Waitlisted / Withdrawn Very thankful for everyone who supported me throughout this stressful process! My main takeaway has been not to overanalyze; I got so stressed seeing people post their acceptances on GradCafe when I had not received anything. It definitely made the process much more toxic than it needed to be. Please be kind to yourselves and your mental health. ☺️