MS Biostatistics Resumé Evaluation

[StatGuy2023]

Undergraduate Institution: US News top 5 public University

Major: Biology

GPA: 
Overall : 3.7

Type of Student: Domestic Male

Relevant Classes:

• Statistics for Biologists (A+)
• Intro R course (A+)
• Calc I (A)
• Calc II (taking this summer)
• Calc III (taking this fall)
• Applied Linear Algebra (taking this fall)

Test Scores : 
GRE general : V 164 / Q 164 / A (pending)

Research Experience:

• conducted RNA sequencing analysis in R in plant immunology lab, helped develop protocol for the lab
• currently working with professor to run some models and be coauthor for a competing risks survival analysis publication (have read a textbook on survival analysis in order to contribute to this)

LOR : Two from aforementioned research professors, 1 from mathematics professor

Schools (Masters):

• UNC (reach)
• Michigan (reach)
• Hopkins (reach)
• Vanderbilt (reach)
• Boston University (reach)
• Columbia (reach)
• Cornell (reach)
• VCU (in range)
• Medical University of South Carolina (in range)
• Temple (in range)

 

 

Do I have a realistic shot at any of my reaches if I get As in the remaining Calc courses and linear algebra? I was a pre-med until a few months ago when I realized how much I enjoyed the biostatistics course, so I don't have many math/stat courses under my belt. 

 

Thanks

Edited June 16, 2022 by StatGuy2023
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[cyberwulf]

Not only do you have a shot at those “reach” schools, it’s entirely possible you could get into all of them with solid grades in your remaining quant courses. There’s an enormous gap in competitiveness between MS and PhD admissions.

[StatGuy2023]

11 hours ago, cyberwulf said:

Not only do you have a shot at those “reach” schools, it’s entirely possible you could get into all of them with solid grades in your remaining quant courses. There’s an enormous gap in competitiveness between MS and PhD admissions.

Thanks for the response. What additional undergrad math/stat course(s) would be best to take next spring before heading off to grad school?