MS Biostatistics 2019 - Profile

[BossLogic96]

Hey!

So I am going to apply for Fall 2019. This is my profile:

Undergrad Institution: One of the Top 30 private Universities in India
Major: Biotechnology
GPA: 3.4/4 (WES Evaluation)

GRE Quants: 164
Programs Applying: Biostatistics Masters (Fall 2019)

Research Experience: Two Internships and One RA (No publications)

Work Experience: None

Letters of Recommendation: 3 good, not great

Statement of Purpose: Decent

Math/Statistics Grades:  Calc 1: A, Calc 2: A, Calc 3: A, Differential Equations: A, Linear Algebra: A, Probability/Statistics: A, Programming 1: B

Certificate Courses: R, Python, Matlab

 

I am confused as to what all Universities i should apply too ! I went throught the rankings and decided on some 20 universities. ( Not going to apply to each one of them )

 

UNC- Gillings

Emory University - Rollins

University of Minnesota- Twin Cities

Boston University

University of Pittsburg

George Washington University

University of Illinois - Chicago

University of Iowa

Ohio State University

University of Alabama

University of Texas, Houston

University of Arizona

U Mass

University of Florida

Rutgers

University at Buffalo - SUNY

Colorado School of public health

University of Georgia

North Western University, Vanderbilt, Michigan, UC Davis, South Carolina

Which ones can i apply to ? Which ones are too ambitious and are too realistic? Based on my profile what are the universities that i will get accepted into ?

 

 

Funding is a concern of mine. Are there any universities where masters funding is common? I would be open to normal stats programs as well. Any suggestions on ways to fund your masters besides loans and assistantships?

 

[omicrontrabb]

My understanding is that almost none of the top masters in statistics and biostatistics are funded. Top statistics masters programs tend to be treated as cash cows by the departments.

I think that many 3rd+ tier statistics masters are funded, for example: Kentucky, Florida, Villanova and other large public schools

For biostats, Vanderbilt gives an 80% tuition waver, Michigan funds some of their students, Brown funds some as well. A lot of programs say that they fund "a limited number of masters students," so it's hard to guess which are most likely to fund you.

You will be competitive for many of the biostatistics masters programs, but your GPA might be too low for top programs like UNC, Minnesota, Michigan.

[BossLogic96]

6 hours ago, omicrontrabb said:

My understanding is that almost none of the top masters in statistics and biostatistics are funded. Top statistics masters programs tend to be treated as cash cows by the departments.

I think that many 3rd+ tier statistics masters are funded, for example: Kentucky, Florida, Villanova and other large public schools

For biostats, Vanderbilt gives an 80% tuition waver, Michigan funds some of their students, Brown funds some as well. A lot of programs say that they fund "a limited number of masters students," so it's hard to guess which are most likely to fund you.

You will be competitive for many of the biostatistics masters programs, but your GPA might be too low for top programs like UNC, Minnesota, Michigan.

Okay so which are universities i can apply to ? ( leave the funding part aside)