Hi Everyone,
I am currently looking into Statistics Graduate programs and hope to get some advice on where I should apply and what I need to work on in terms of my profile. Please let me know what you think, my profile is below
Undergrad Institution: TCU - US Top 100 with no name math department
Major(s): Mathematics but the majority of my courses were geared towards actuarial
GPA: Major GPA 3.77, Overall GPA: 3.67
Type of Student: International Male Asian
Research Experience: None. I wanted to do actuarial work after graduation so I have been working in industry (actuarial analyst for insurance company) for 2 years now.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Actuarial Analyst at a Fortune 100 insurance company for 2 years from graduation, 1 Summer Data engineer Internship.
Letters of Recommendation: I'm expecting to get 3, 1 from my academic advisor who I took 4 classes with, 1 professor I took 2 classes (Diff Eq, Discrete 2) with, and another one who I took 1 class with (Applied Linear Algebra)
Courses & Grades:
Statistics: Applied & Traditional Statistics Methods (A- for both), Predictive Modeling (B), Time series & Regression (A)
Math: Calc 1-3 (all As), Real Analysis (B+), Probability (B+), 2 Linear Algebra classes (Intro B+, Applied A), Proof (A), Diff Eq (A), and some other classes (Number theory - A, Discrete 1,2 - A's)
Programs Applying: Statistics PhD & Masters (I am not sure if my profile is good enough for a PhD application since I dont have any research experience so hoping to apply to masters as well, hopefully to a funded program)
Schools in mind:
- Masters: Wake Forrest, NCSU, UGA
- PhD: TAMU, Ohio State, GA Tech
I'm hoping to get into a program with funding. Do you think these programs are feasible? If not, I'd appreciate any other program recommendation or other things I can work on for my application!
Thank you and have a great day!