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Fall 2022 MS/PhD in Statistics and Biostatistics-Profile Evaluation and School Suggestion(highly appreciated if any)


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Undergrad Institution: Top 100 US university, public, graduating after the third year
Major(s): Applied Mathematics and Statistics 
Minor: None
GPA: 3.75+
Type of Student: Asian male

GRE: Not sure if I should submit it, looks pretty bad to me
Verbal-155 (67%)
Quant-169 (94%)
AW-4.5 (80%)
 
GRE Subject: Not planning
 
Coursework (completed)
Lower division: Cal 1 waived by entrance exam, Calc2-3, Applied Linear Algebra, Intro to Proofs, all A-
Upper division: Mathematical stats(A), Calc4 differential equations(A-), Financial Math(A), Data Analysis(A), Graph Theory(B+), Finite Mathematical structure and combinatorics(A), Probability Theory(B+), Econometrics(B, screwed by a prof that doesn't reply emails), Stochastic Models(A), Game Theory(A),
Graduate level: Regression Theory(A)
Coursework (current)
Upper division: Programming: python and MATLAB, Time Series Analysis
Graduate level: Design of Experiment
 
 
 
Research/ working experiences: working on a research project but not sure how it will go
 
Skills
R, Javascript, HTML, currently learning Python and MATLAB

Teaching experience
- TAed 3 semesters in upper division courses(2 for combinatorics and 1 for data analysis)
 
Letters of recommendation:
1 from professor I've TAed for(Mostly strong). One from professor I TAed for and score an A in his graduate course(Mostly strong). One from a Distinguished professor(positive, not sure about strength). One from an Assistant Professor(Positive)
 
 

Schools
Reach: UChicago MS Stat, Duke MS Stat, JHU ScM/MPH Biostat, Stony Brook PhD Stat
Match: Columbia MS/MPH Biostatistics, uWaterloo MS Stat/Biostat
Safety: No idea
 
Edited by radStatBoy
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List seems pretty reasonable. Just posted to say that if you're interested in doing research/pursuing PhD afterwards DO NOT even apply Columbia Stat MS. Also your GRE is probably fine.

Edited by trynagetby
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16 hours ago, trynagetby said:

List seems pretty reasonable. Just posted to say that if you're interested in doing research/pursuing PhD afterwards DO NOT even apply Columbia Stat MS. Also your GRE is probably fine.

Thank you for your reply! I am also aware of that haha. 

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