choleskydecomp

Undergrad Institution: Top public Major(s): Math/Stats GPA: 3.4 Type of Student: American GRE General Test: Q: (58%) V: (93%) Never sent unless required Programs Applying: (Statistics/Biostatistics) Research Experience: First author biostats paper, okay journal. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Smattering of small scholarships/awards, ~$2.5k total. Letters of Recommendation: Research advisor, stat prof, math prof Math/Statistics Grades: Same as GPA. High variance with upward trend. Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Lots of grad courses in math and stats with A+. Applying to Where: Yale Biostat: Rejected Brown Biostat: Rejected UMichigan Biostat: Rejected->Admitted to Masters UMN Biostat: Rejected->Admitted to Masters UW Biostat: Rejected UW Stat: Rejected Columbia Stat: Rejected Cornell Stat: Rejected UWisconsin Stat: Rejected BU Stat: Rejected UF Stat: Admitted - Accepted! Amherst Biostat: Pending Vanderbilt Biostat: Unofficially Rejected Columbia Biostat: Ghosted UCLA Biostat: Ghosted Tough cycle... I think I would have struggled to get an offer even in a normal year, and so these results were fortunate. For a while I was certain that all my screw-ups had finally caught up to me, and I was seriously planning how I would course-correct. But everything worked out and I couldn't be more grateful. It only takes one yes!

Your comment helped me feel better when it seemed like I was only going to get rejections this cycle. In the end, I finally got an offer :). It's not exactly what I had hoped for, but it was a tough cycle and I'm just happy to get anything. I hope things are starting to work out for everyone else who has been worried.

I recently took the GRE and scored 161Q/164V. I am interested in Biostats/Stats PhD programs and I have good coursework in math and stats -- this quant score looks odd. Is this bad enough that I should avoid sending my GRE? Furthermore, if I take the mGRE and score well, would this change how my GRE is viewed? How many schools even require/want to see the GRE or mGRE anymore?