Profile Evaluation for a Statistics PhD

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Hello! 

Student Type: Domestic Caucasian Male

Undergrad: Top 40 university, not well known for the math department

Major: Math, Economics, and Computer Science (triple major)

GPA: 3.92

Relevant Courses: 

Probability, Statistical Inference, Econometrics (Graduate Level), Computer Science I & II, Information Theory, Systems & Networks, Real Analysis, Linear Algebra, Games & Strategic Behavior, Stochastic Processes (Graduate Level), Algorithms, Topics in Mathematical Econ

GRE: 164 Q, 165 V, 5 W

Research:

• Summer REU working with a well known professor on computational biology research
• Econometrics research for a less well known professor
• Senior Capstone project on investigation of the Smoluchowski Equation
• Senior Capstone project on sentiment analysis of major news publications

Letters of Recommendation: 2 letters that are hopefully strong from two professors that I have worked with on the Econometrics project and the Smoluchowski Equation project. 1 letter from the CEO of the start-up I have worked at as an analyst for the last two years. I worked directly for the CEO.

Not sure how I stack up relative to other applicants so I would appreciate feedback on the strength of my application and recommendations of potential schools to consider. Thank you very much.