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Should I take your words as "don't have much hope" or "don't even bother to apply"? Atp I think I can only improve my profile by publish the paper, would it increase my chance at all if I assumbly were accepted to a moderate journal? Or my credential is still the problem? I'm open to Biostats program but I wasn't aware it was even an option until recently, so I don't know if I'm qualified and probably couldn't add anything biostats related to my profile for next year cycle.

Hello everyone, I'm preparing to apply to PhD 2025 cycle and just started to look at different schools. I hope to get some advice on my profile and where should I apply. I know there is no safety for PhD but I'm not even sure where my profile stands. Undergrad Institution: Top 100 US News with no name math department Major(s): Mathematics GPA: 3.8/4.0 Type of Student: International (Asian) Female GRE: N/A, should I take it? General or Math? Research Experience: 2 years of independent research with a statistics professor at my school, presentations at local symposiums, hopefully publication Upcoming summer REU at (above average?) R1 Awards/Honors/Recognitions: some academic honors at school Pertinent Activities or Jobs: math tutor and grader at school, 2 data analyst internships at local F500 Letters of Recommendation: My research advisor, had 6 classes with him, should be positive but young and not well-known My professor for 3 abstract math courses, probably positive but just did well in class type Hopefully my upcoming REU advisor Courses: 3 Calculus, 2 Real Analysis, 2 Linear Algebra, 4 reading Statistics, Probability Theory, Numerical Analysis, Modeling, Time Series, Data Analytics Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: I got 4.0 at every semesters except for my third one where I got couple of B and C at upper level maths (Ikik) because of family issues, should I address it in SOP? Programs Interest: Statistics, Applied Math (open to Biostatistics/Financial Math/Operation Research but not sure if my profile is relevant) Dream Schools: Stanford, Columbia, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Irvine, USC, Boston (All reach? Any match? Any literally impossible that I shouldn't waste my time at all?) You probably notice I'm only interested in big cities on the coasts, my only other non-negotiable is livable stipend. Otherwise I don't have expectation on ranking or well-known PI (not that I can anyways). I'd be really appreciate any program recommendation, especially for "safeties". Hope y'all a great day!