(First Post): Fall 2020, PhD Bistatistics Profile Evaluation!

[IdoMath]

I am an international female student from Palestine. I am interested in pursuing biostatistics PhD for Fall 2020 in USA. I have a high GPA and I'm the top of my class in both bachelor and master studies, but my research/work experience is not very impressive. I am confident that my LORs are very strong. I would really appreciate your thoughts about my chances in acceptance to graduate schools in the US this coming year. 

Undergrad Institution: TOP 5 Local University

Major: Math

GPA: 97%

Grad Institution: TOP 2 University in Jordan

Degree: MS in Math, (Thesis in statistics, using Monte Carlo simulations in SAS), with Scholarship from DAAD

GPA: 4.26 (out of 4.3)

Student: International, female

Courses: 

BS/ Calculus (I, II, III), Principles of Mathematics, Linear Algebra (I, II), Principles of Statistics, Discrete Mathematics, Ordinary Differential Equations (I, II), Numerical Analysis, Abstract Algebra (I, II), Vector Analysis, Probability, Special Functions, Real Analysis (I, II), Mathematical Statistics, Functional Analysis, Number Theory, Topology, Complex Analysis, Partial Differential Equations, Selected Topics in Mathematics (Fuzzy Set Theory). [ALL Straight A+]

MS/ Advanced Methods of Applied Math, Abstract Algebra, Real Analysis, Numerical Analysis, Probability Theory, Linear Programming, Special Topics in Math (Fractional Calculus). [ALL Straight A+, too] 

GRE: 167 Q, 156 V, 3.0 AW

TOEFL: test date Dec 7

Research/Work Experience: Two research projects with my adviser, but the papers are still to be published soon. I've just started my first job as a lecturer. I am teaching three undergraduate math courses at a local university (Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis + Matlab Application, Complex Analysis).

Applying to:

University of Florida

Boston University

Emory University

University of Pittsburgh

University of Kentucky

Virginia Commonwealth University

University of Illinois at Chicago

Do you have any suggestions for better school matches ? Thank you in advance!

[cyberwulf]

I think you should add some higher-ranked schools to your list. It's hard to do much better than you did, so if your letters are really strong then you might be an intriguing candidate for some pretty good places.

[IdoMath]

5 hours ago, cyberwulf said:

I think you should add some higher-ranked schools to your list. It's hard to do much better than you did, so if your letters are really strong then you might be an intriguing candidate for some pretty good places.

Thank you for your reply. Do you have any names in your mind for such schools?

[omicrontrabb]

@Rasha.K I would consider adding places like Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, UCLA and maybe Washington.