Biostats Profile Evaluation for Fall 2019

[Conman315]

Undergrad Institution: 4 year state university (Not at all known for biostats or stats)
Major(s): Mathematics and Economics
Minor(s): Psychology
GPA: 3.96 overall, 4.0 Majors
Type of Student: Domestic White Male

GRE General Test:
Q: 169 (97%)
V: 168 (98%)
W: 4.0 (60%)

Math Classes:
Calc I: A
Calc II: A
Calc III: A
Diff Eq: A
Elementary Lin Algebra: A
Lin Algebra: A
Applied Stats I: A 
Time Series Analysis: A
Logic & Sets: A
Probability Theory*: A
Statistical Theory*: A

Other Relevant Classes:
Intro Biology: A
Intro Biology lab: A
Intro Psych Honors: A
Abnormal Psych: A
Intro to Econometrics: A
Econometrics*: A
Senior Research Honors: A

Future Classes:
Honors Topics in the American Healthcare Model, Mathematical Analysis*, Multilevel Modeling

*grad classes

Research Experience: 
Summer Internship at Health IT Company: worked in public health division doing regressions and data visualization
SIBS: Boston University
Senior Thesis: Wrote health economics paper with an economics advisor and submitted it to (hopefully) be published as a letter in Health Economics.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 
Will graduate with University honors, Departmental honors in economics, and award for Most Distinguished Economics Undergraduate.
Letters of Recommendation: Very good reference from health economist professor, very good reference from supervisor at Health IT internship, okay reference from well-known Math professor

Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Fall of my Junior year I studied abroad at Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris in their Masters of Mathematical Finance program. I ended up only taking two classes there, Logic & Sets and Probability Theory, and then an online class from my home university, so I’m not sure if that will help me for going to a prestigious uni or hurt me for taking so few hours.
As for programming I’m intermediate in R, Stata, and SAS

Programs Applying to: Biostats MS or PhD (Haven’t decided yet) at Johns Hopkins, U Washington, U Michigan, U Minnesota, UNC, Emory, Boston U, and U Texas Health Science Center
 

Do you guys think this is a reasonable list? Except for maybe JHU and U Washington I’m thinking it’s probably reasonable for Masters, although I really have no idea for PhD. Based on other advice I've seen here I know I should probably take more math theory classes. Thanks ahead of time, I really appreciate any feedback you guys may have.
 

[StatHopeful]

Your application and mine were very similar; I applied this past year. My advice is strictly for PhD. 

I only applied to UMich, UNC, and some lower-ranked stat safeties. If I could do it over, I would have applied to two between Hopkins/Harvard/UW, and then both UMich/UNC and a few others inside the top ten for variety. 

I'm not sure you'd get a top 3 offer, but you'll regret it if you don't try as long as you're seriously considering those programs. You'll definitely get at least one top ten offer as long as you don't apply to only small niche programs, and I'd say probably at least 1 of the top 5. 

[GoPackGo89]

7 hours ago, Conman315 said:

Undergrad Institution: 4 year state university (Not at all known for biostats or stats)
Major(s): Mathematics and Economics
Minor(s): Psychology
GPA: 3.96 overall, 4.0 Majors
Type of Student: Domestic White Male

GRE General Test:
Q: 169 (97%)
V: 168 (98%)
W: 4.0 (60%)

Math Classes:
Calc I: A
Calc II: A
Calc III: A
Diff Eq: A
Elementary Lin Algebra: A
Lin Algebra: A
Applied Stats I: A 
Time Series Analysis: A
Logic & Sets: A
Probability Theory*: A
Statistical Theory*: A

Other Relevant Classes:
Intro Biology: A
Intro Biology lab: A
Intro Psych Honors: A
Abnormal Psych: A
Intro to Econometrics: A
Econometrics*: A
Senior Research Honors: A

Future Classes:
Honors Topics in the American Healthcare Model, Mathematical Analysis*, Multilevel Modeling

*grad classes

Research Experience: 
Summer Internship at Health IT Company: worked in public health division doing regressions and data visualization
SIBS: Boston University
Senior Thesis: Wrote health economics paper with an economics advisor and submitted it to (hopefully) be published as a letter in Health Economics.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 
Will graduate with University honors, Departmental honors in economics, and award for Most Distinguished Economics Undergraduate.
Letters of Recommendation: Very good reference from health economist professor, very good reference from supervisor at Health IT internship, okay reference from well-known Math professor

Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Fall of my Junior year I studied abroad at Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris in their Masters of Mathematical Finance program. I ended up only taking two classes there, Logic & Sets and Probability Theory, and then an online class from my home university, so I’m not sure if that will help me for going to a prestigious uni or hurt me for taking so few hours.
As for programming I’m intermediate in R, Stata, and SAS

Programs Applying to: Biostats MS or PhD (Haven’t decided yet) at Johns Hopkins, U Washington, U Michigan, U Minnesota, UNC, Emory, Boston U, and U Texas Health Science Center
 

Do you guys think this is a reasonable list? Except for maybe JHU and U Washington I’m thinking it’s probably reasonable for Masters, although I really have no idea for PhD. Based on other advice I've seen here I know I should probably take more math theory classes. Thanks ahead of time, I really appreciate any feedback you guys may have.
 

Don't worry about having so few hours that one semester. I think you have a great shot at getting an acceptance from a school on your list. 

[cyberwulf]

16 hours ago, Conman315 said:

Programs Applying to: Biostats MS or PhD (Haven’t decided yet) at Johns Hopkins, U Washington, U Michigan, U Minnesota, UNC, Emory, Boston U, and U Texas Health Science Center

Do you guys think this is a reasonable list? Except for maybe JHU and U Washington I’m thinking it’s probably reasonable for Masters, although I really have no idea for PhD. Based on other advice I've seen here I know I should probably take more math theory classes. Thanks ahead of time, I really appreciate any feedback you guys may have.

Yes, that seems like a reasonable list for PhD applications given your profile. 

[Conman315]

Thanks y'all! That's really helpful