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Undergrad Institution: An American liberal arts university in Europe
Major: Mathematics
Minor: Economics
GPA: 3.97/4.0
Type of Student: International
Relevant Courses: Calculus1,2(A,A), Multivariate Calculus(A),  Linear Algebra(A), Abstract Algebra (A), Complex Analysis(A), Numerical Analysis(A), Mathematical Statistics(A), Elementary Statistics(A), Financial Mathematics(A), ODE(A-), Dynamical System(Withdraw - was also taking Complex Analysis and Mult. Calculus that semester and I simply overestimated myself), Intro to Comp. Science(A), Databases (B+) Micro,Macro Economy(A,A), Econometrics (A), Quantitative Methods in Economics (A)
I am taking Real Analysis this fall.
 
TOEFL: Will not have to take it since the language of instruction in my undergrad inst is English
GRE: Will take it in October (twice), aiming at 165+ Q
GRE Subject Mathematics: Not offered in my country 
 
Programs Applying:  MS Statistics
 
Research Experience: 

- Will do a Senior Thesis on stochastic processes/financial mathematics

Teaching Experience:
-Elementary statistics subject tutor for three semesters
-Linear Algebra TA for a semester
- Will be a Calculus TA this coming semester
 
 
Recommendation Letters:
-A professor I took Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra and Mult.Calculus with ( got all As)
-TA advisor or senior thesis advisor (leaning towards the latter)
-Statistics Professor. took 3 courses with and got As in all of them. He also recommended me for the aforementioned statistics gig.
 
Computer Skills : STATA, Octave, Python, C++, SQL

Applying to:

Duke

UChicago

Yale

Northwestern

John Hopkins

Cornell

Rice

This is still a tentative list and I am open to any suggestions. I do not know how much it will change anything but it is also worth mentioning that there is a scholarship at my uni for alumni who are admitted to top 20 US unis (this is also why I am aiming so high).

Thank you in advance.

 

 

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