Where should I look to apply for a Statistics MS? Applying Fall 2019

[RemyD33]

Undergrad Institution:  Top 5 Undergrad Institution, Top 5 for Statistics - USNWR
Major: Statistics
GPA: 3.1/4.0 cumulative, 2.97/4.0 major (No excuses, I wish I had worked harder. The students here are very smart and talented)

Type of Student: Domestic Asian Male

Undergrad Courses: 

Calculus I-II-III (B, A-, B+), Introduction to Computer Science I-II (C+, B-), Computer Systems (B-), Regression (B+), Probability (B), Time Series Data (B+), Statistical Theory I-II (B, C+), Linear Algebra (B-), Discrete Math (B), Algorithms (B)

Graduate Courses:

Machine Learning (B+)

 

GRE: 

Q: 170
V: 163 
W: 4

 

Mathematics GRE:

N/A

Programs Applying: 

Statistics MS

Research Experience: 

Spent both summers as a Research Assistant. Built a large scale data visualization application first summer in a CS institute. Working at a Data Science Institute for this summer. Both are a part of my university. 

Recommendation Letter: 

Two with senior researchers that I RA'd for; one from a well-known CS professor that I've taken two classes with. One from a Stat professor that I got along with and may do research with this summer. 

Coding Experience:

R, Python, C/C++

Other experience: 

Software Engineering Intern for a large consulting company. Worked in their IT Department. 

Awards/Honors:  

N/A

 

I have no clue which schools to aim for. Would love MS program recommendations. 

Edited June 10, 2018 by RemyD33

[jswizzle48]

On 6/9/2018 at 9:54 PM, RemyD33 said:

Undergrad Institution:  Top 5 Undergrad Institution, Top 5 for Statistics - USNWR
Major: Statistics
GPA: 3.1/4.0 cumulative, 2.97/4.0 major (No excuses, I wish I had worked harder. The students here are very smart and talented)

Type of Student: Domestic Asian Male

Undergrad Courses: 

Calculus I-II-III (B, A-, B+), Introduction to Computer Science I-II (C+, B-), Computer Systems (B-), Regression (B+), Probability (B), Time Series Data (B+), Statistical Theory I-II (B, C+), Linear Algebra (B-), Discrete Math (B), Algorithms (B)

Graduate Courses:

Machine Learning (B+)

 

GRE: 

Q: 170
V: 163 
W: 4

 

Mathematics GRE:

N/A

Programs Applying: 

Statistics MS

Research Experience: 

Spent both summers as a Research Assistant. Built a large scale data visualization application first summer in a CS institute. Working at a Data Science Institute for this summer. Both are a part of my university. 

Recommendation Letter: 

Two with senior researchers that I RA'd for; one from a well-known CS professor that I've taken two classes with. One from a Stat professor that I got along with and may do research with this summer. 

Coding Experience:

R, Python, C/C++

Other experience: 

Software Engineering Intern for a large consulting company. Worked in their IT Department. 

Awards/Honors:  

N/A

 

I have no clue which schools to aim for. Would love MS program recommendations. 

Don't worry too much about your grades now. What is done is done. The fact that you've gone to an excellent undergraduate school, as well as your GRE scores, will nullify a little bit of your weak GPA. In my experience,  it is best to first do your own research on schools you want to go! I mainly applied to top 20 schools and did very well in Master's programs. I'm sure you would fair very well with good letters and SoP.