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Which department? There are several: Biomathematics, Biostatistics, Mathematics and Statistics I applied to the Statistics department and have not yet heard back.

I will let you know when I get the results from all the schools. I have already been rejected from USC so I am waiting on the rest. I plan on staying in southern california (as my girlfriend is currrently at UCLA) for at least another year or two, which is partly why I applied to schools in this area, I am not really concerned about funding because I am not in debt and have paid for all the tuition up through this point, and if I need to take some loans so be it (UC resident tuition is not unaffordable, another reason I chose to only applied to California schools). If I don't get into any schools I will find work and maybe reapply to more schools in a couple of years.

Ok recently I have decided to apply for PhD programs in Statistics/Math/Economics. I currently reside in Los Angeles and I do not want to apply to schools outside of Southern California. I went to community college and my GPA was around a 3.4 I transferred to UCLA and majored in Mathematics where my GPA was around a 3.0 (not as high as I would like). I feel my economics GPA is probably much higher than my math, I did not do well in Advanced Linear Algebra and Real Analysis. I enjoyed probability theory and applied mathematics courses much more. I also took a large amount of accounting classes and work. After I graduated, I went to work for the first place that hired me, a tax accounting firm (I felt lucky to get a good paying job). I worked there for two and a half years and saved my money, not knowing what to do with it. I decided I wanted to further my education, but I didn't feel my GPA was high enough, I would be able to get letters of recommendation and didn't have time to work and take the GRE. Thus, I decided to enroll in a MS program in Mathematics with an Option in Applied Statistics at California State University Long Beach. I currently have a 3.8 GPA and I have passed my comprehensive examinations for my Masters. One of my professors has really encouraged me to apply to PhD programs. I have been able to get the needed letters of recommendation and I just took the GRE a few days ago (V: 470 Q: 800). I realize that my verbal scores are subpar, however I was not left with much time to study for the GRE so most of my time was honing my basic math "concepts" so I would get the highest score possible. My first choice school UCSB, where I am apply to their PhD program in Statistics with an emphasis in Financial Mathematics. I am more interested in applied probability theory, stochastic processes and financial mathematics. Most of the other PhD programs seem to be geared towards Biostatistics which I am not so keen on. Also, some schools have their probability theory and/or statistics coursework in the Mathematics department (i.e. UCI, USC, UCSD). USC's Mathematics department requires the math subject GRE and I do not have the time to take that before the deadline. So I have decided to apply to some programs Mathematics (UCI) or Economics departments (UCSD, USC). So to summarize I am applying to the following programs: 1. UCSB Statistics 2. UCLA Statistics 3. UCSD Economics 4. USC Economics 5. UCI Mathematics My questions are as follows: 1. How much does being in a Master's in Mathematics with an Option in Applied Statistics program help me in getting into these programs? (I will receive my MS by June 2011) 2. Is my undergrad GPA a huge liability toward my admission into programs? 3. My verbal GRE score is rather low for Economics PhDs is this a huge obstacle? UCSD's economics program is pretty competitive would I be better suited applying for their Mathematics Department?