Stats PhD review

[langzippkk]

Undergrad Institution: Ohio State U
Major(s): mathematics
GPA: 3.9/4.0

Type of Student: International male

GRE General Test:
Q: 170 (97%)
V:  152 (57%)
W:  3.0(30%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
bombed it, not gonna submit


Masters Institution: UIUC
Concentration: Applied Math
GPA: 3.7/4.0

References:

PDE professor

Nonparametric professor

would ask one more

Additional:

Top score in numerical method.

Math courses taken: real analysis (A-), abstract algebra(A-),PDE(A),ODE(A),Linear Algebra(A),Calc(A), Probability theory(A),math stats(A), regression(A), general linear model(A), nonparametric stats(A), numerical method(A), several financial engineer method(A- or A), some introduction to data science course(A-)

No publication. 

I'm sincerely worried about lack of research experience and no publication 

Programs Applying: 

ask for advice

prefer a warm place because of health reason

currently decide to apply Florida State, UFL, Ohio State U, Any suggestions?
 

[hnn12]

I think that you are aiming at reasonable schools. I suggest adding schools like UC Davis, Rice and UC Riverside to your list. I cannot recommend more without additional information like your research interests. With regards to your application, I think your Master GPA will be a negative point to the admission committee because it shows a downward trend from your undergrad and the average GPA for Master is around 3.8 if I remember correctly. This is more so for you because you are an international students, and the competition among us is real. IMO, I think top-30 schools in the US News ranking are reaches for you, but you can try a few schools in the top 40. Schools at the level of Florida State and UFL are reasonable, but you may want to add some lower-ranked schools like UC Riverside as safety choices. You have a good undergrad GPA, so I am pretty sure you will get in somewhere if you spread your applications widely.  

[langzippkk]

11 hours ago, hnn12 said:

I think that you are aiming at reasonable schools. I suggest adding schools like UC Davis, Rice and UC Riverside to your list. I cannot recommend more without additional information like your research interests. With regards to your application, I think your Master GPA will be a negative point to the admission committee because it shows a downward trend from your undergrad and the average GPA for Master is around 3.8 if I remember correctly. This is more so for you because you are an international students, and the competition among us is real. IMO, I think top-30 schools in the US News ranking are reaches for you, but you can try a few schools in the top 40. Schools at the level of Florida State and UFL are reasonable, but you may want to add some lower-ranked schools like UC Riverside as safety choices. You have a good undergrad GPA, so I am pretty sure you will get in somewhere if you spread your applications widely.  

Thank you so much.

 Do you have any suggestion on lower-ranked school?