Profile Evaluation For PhD in Stats/Biostats

[I_am_bereft_of_lordship]

 

• Hi all, 

I'm was thinking about applying for a PhD in Statistics this year for 2022. I'm currently in a masters program but grades for these courses wont be available until after the deadline to apply for most schools.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Research Interests : 

No hard and fast research interests: Time series data in neuroscience, and biomedical data analysis

Undergraduate Institution: Top 40 

Major: Math/Neuroscience

GPA: 
Overall : 3.9
Major: 3.85

Type of Student: Domestic Asian Male

Relevant Classes:
Math Courses

• Calculus 2,3 (A/A)
• Matrix Algebra(A)
• Discrete Mathematics (A)
• Number theory(A)
• Differential Equations(A)
• Differential Equations (A)
• Numerical Methods(A)
• Real Analysis (B-) ( This is unfortunate first semester of covid and my computer crashed during our only exam   )
• Stochastic Processes (A)

Stat Courses 
- Probability (A)
- Mathematical Statistics (A)
- Applied Regression (A)
- Biostatistics(A)

- Grad-level courses (in progress): Distribution Theory; Time Dependent Data; Applied linear Stat Methods

Other courses
- Quantitative Methods in Neuroscience(1/2)(A)

I'm planning to take few more grad-level courses on computational statistics, statistical methods, spatial statistics next semester.

Test Scores : 
GRE general : V 162 / Q 168 / A 4.5 

Research Experience: Three publications in unrelated fields; two poster presentations. 2.5 years working in electrophysiology data analysis. 2 semester working as a research assistant in a neuroscience lab.

Work Experience: 

- 1 year working as a research assistant in electrophysiology lab

Honors:  Presidential Scholarship; University honors 8 semesters 

LOR : One from stat professor, one from a PDE  professor, one from my previous PI 

Other Notes: I was thinking about applying to Duke biostatistics; UCLA; Purdue; Quantitative Sciences UT MD Anderson; and University of Illinois Urbana Champagne; Florida State University. I might have to revise this list given that its probably very optimistic.

Edited October 20, 2021 by I_am_bereft_of_lordship

[bayessays]

What's the master's in, statistics?  I'd probably include a sentence explaining the B- in real analysis but you basically have straight A's otherwise and I think people will be understanding. Schools like UCLA, UIUC, Duke Biostat, FSU seem like good targets.  Other big state schools like OSU, TAMU, Iowa State.  I think you'll also have a really good shot at most Biostat programs outside the top few.  I'd apply to a few more schools than other people because your results might be a little more variable with the real analysis grade, but don't sell yourself short - your profile is strong.

[I_am_bereft_of_lordship]

Thank you for the advice! yes the masters is in statistics at uchicago (if the institution matters). I am very interested in biostats I liked the faculty interests at Michigan biostats and Minnesota biostats do you think that those would be too much of a reach for me? Ill also add OSU, TAMU, and Iowa.    

[bayessays]

On 10/21/2021 at 6:14 PM, I_am_bereft_of_lordship said:

Thank you for the advice! yes the masters is in statistics at uchicago (if the institution matters). I am very interested in biostats I liked the faculty interests at Michigan biostats and Minnesota biostats do you think that those would be too much of a reach for me? Ill also add OSU, TAMU, and Iowa.    

I imagine you will be in the conversation at both Michigan and Minnesota biostat departments but probably not their stat departments.