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The first and second likely are. The fourth sounds like something rooted more in social science than anything else. If the OP wants to work in sports, I would say do some research on which areas of Theoretical Stats lend themselves well to sport-statistics and frame the application in that way, letting a graduate committee know that much of your interest in studying statistics is informed by an intense interest in sports. No you aren't curing cancer, but neither are the three Phd's holding their little Algebraic Topology seminar every Friday at 2pm in our hall. And lest we forget, the Students t-distribution arose from someone exploring which barely gave the best yield of beer.

GRAPEFRUIT I hope you keep setting them up, because some of these zingers are knocking you out of the park. . . Anywho I remember my early 20's - young, full of an infinite storage of knowledge, underappreciated for my talents and took great joy in trolling the Internets ("My how clever I am with this Goatse").

How do you bribe someone after the fact?

I'm not suggesting the OP tailor their personal statement or their interest in post-graduate work solely around finding academics who are doing hardcore research in sports-statistics; simply that their focus in theoretical stats can be informed by their interest in sports.

I would try to take calculus based Statistics. If that is not available, then a statistics based in a biological application is great so long as at some point you take an upper division statistics class.

Leaving everything behind except clothes and some textbooks (though I might leave those as well). Nothing I have can't really be replaced, and will be I've decided. Along with financial support from the program I accepted, I took out 10K in unsub from the government, and will use that to replace anything I leave behind/furnish a new apartment. Certainly an excuse to buy new stuff, but it is one that makes a bit of sense.

As an International Student, the shared housing listings on Craigslist are your friends. Once you get settled in the states, you can start to look for other housing if its not working out for you living with other people. This will often be cheaper and less of a hassle then dealing with leasing offices across continents.

No, but I did take a look at the Chemistry building while I was there; it is quite lovely. Not sure if you had a chance to visit the campus; if not you are certainly in for a surprise. Personally I don't think any promotional photos they have up do it justice. It is small, but they pack a lot of "old South" charm into what they have.

If folks are having to sacrifice good eating habits, I'd say its worth it to take on a bit more student debt through gubment loans. I wasn't going to accept any UnSub's, but thought twice about it and am taking the full amount for my first semester.

I found the NEW GRE Vocab to be far easier than the old one. The old one (at least the practice exams) had those ridiculous "which words most is like the other" garbage. . .I do not remember much of that on the revised GRE I took. There were a lot of sentence completion and quite a fair bit of reading comprehension. The sentence completion didn't contain too many foreign words, but you could still eliminate most of the easy words. As for what they look for - I dunno. I really don't think a GRE is going to sink someone; especially not the Verbal. A poor Quant and Analytical yes. If you can finagle taking the next subject GRE, that I think would look a lot better than any regular GRE. If you're looking for a Masters, disregard above and just finish strong in your current studies and save yourself the 160 bucks retaking it.

Take it now so you can take advantage or EARLY admission deals (some schools will not charge an app fee if you submit at a certain time).

I don't agree with this at all. There are several instructors at top universities who have written papers on sports statistics; it's all application. If this is truly what the OP wants to do, and they realize they need a strong background in Statistics Theory, it will hardly be counted against their application. Of course there are. Sports is no different than politics is no different than industrial machining is no different than. . .blah blah blah. You are simplying honing in what you want your focus to be. Your potential advisors don't have to be Mets fans to be able to understand the metrics underneath what you are trying to study (so long as you clearly define them). As for your courses, you want to - if at all possible - get upper division linear algebra under your belt. Lay is "fine" to a point, but that point arrives pretty quick. Most folks feel the prereq for an upper division Linear Algebra course would be one semester of Abstract Algebra (up to groups/rings), but I think thats ridiculous. All you really need (especially if you've done some light analysis) is knowledge on how to write a proof. Seeing as you are in a Math Masters program, you'll of course have to get at least a semester of Analysis, so you should be fine there. I would also take the graduate (not doctoral) level Probability/Statistics sequence to make up for your lack of statistics exposure. Plus it will get you a headstart. As for your continued prep, you don't need Abstract Algebra or DE though I'm sure you'll have to take graduate Algebra for your degree. Just take as minimal an amount as you have to. You don't need a perfect Quant GRE score; you will need to bring up your Vocab, and if you plan on applying straight to a PhD program in Stats - some schools are going to want the subject. Don't get a misinformed opinion about what your score NEEDS to be. . .people get into places scoring in the 30th percentile on that thing (but thats if the program even requires you to take it).

Kick back and have a shot of Jack Daniels. I am in the same boat (though I don't expect to get such a grade), and am not really sweating the grades. About the only negative would be if you wanted to apply for certain Scholarships/Fellowships that are based on past academics. If this isn't a concern, put your feet up and relax; you'll still graduate with honors and I imagine you'll get a cock-eyed "Skipped to the finish line huh. . ." from your future Overlords in your PhD program. TLDR; take a load off. You've earned it.

Sorry, but this tells me all I need to know. If you are not networking while pursuing a non-quantitative degree like this, you are setting yourself up for failure.

I have no idea about Med Schools, but if the goal is to bring you two closer together AND get a great graduate instruction UDubb seems like the best option. I would exactly count a top 20 school for your field "so-so". I would take the UDubb offer firmly confident that I have made a compromise that DIDNT compromise my long term academic/professional goals.

Northern California is flooded with newly minted English grads (Masters and/or PhD), and the departments themselves are packed with part-time staff, adjunct faculty. I'd imagine you'd have a tough go at it.

Sounds like the beginning of a thesis project; which as a graduate student, you really shouldn't be outsourcing to the Internets.

I'm not sure why people are fanning their foreheads in shock at the notion that some people on this site are, gasp, attending graduate school partly because it postpones "adulthood". There are certainly people who are very serious about attending graduate school, but there also is a good chance that a lot of the decision to do so is motivated by an uncertain future.

You waiting on Masters of PhD programs?

Waiting time between successive events might be exponential, but this Bus Travel Time (which is the sum of an exponential and another rv) might be normal. Some background might help you get this question answered.

UConn. Always go with the dedicated department.

Context is everything. Nicer in terms of "what". If I was going to pick the "nicest" looking city in Southern California, it would be hard to pass up Santa Barbara. But there is no way in hell I'd live there; go insane with boredom. I would pick Los Angeles over SD simply because of the size of LALA Land. I (with great passion) hate the Lakers, but would be able to deal with that with the staggering amount of "diversity" the city has to offer.

Why would you feel uncomfortable about sending a gift to his place of employment; I'd much rather receive something there than at my home address.

These threads always make me laugh. Usually ends up with someone saying One Thing determines a grad applicants success, and then someone else comes along and says "Nope. . .its the Other Thing" that is the true measure. For what its worth I was rocking a 3.7 GPA from a pretty no-name State University (in a state that does not lack for private universities), and was accepted into a top 10 program, and three top 20 programs out of 10 applications. There are a myriad of factors that will determine a persons success; a blanket "This is what one needs" ignores the needs of the program and university of interest.

Updated after I made my decision. More low-key than making an announcement.