PhD Statistics Fall 2025 evaluation

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Hi, I wanna do a PhD in Statistics in the US, but since I am an international I have no idea which schools are reasonable for me to apply to. So here's my profile:

Undergraduate Institution: Random German university

Major(s): Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

GPA: 3.4 (I had a chronic illness in the first 2 semesters, otherwise about 3.9. Should I add this in my personal statement?)

Graduate Institutions: Double Masters at random German university (1st year) and top 300 US news (2nd year) 

Major(s): Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics with focus on Statistics

GPA: 3.7 and 4.0

Got an A in all statistics or probability theory classes. Did not take GRE.

Research and Teaching experience:

• 3 years of software development for a professor, therefore also involved some research in the stats area
• 1 year RA on Bayesian Statistics and Operations Research. Currently writing on a paper where I would be 2nd author.
• 1 year TA in US, teaching business mathematics
• Currently working on a Master's thesis that involves bootstrap and model validation

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 

• Fellowship for academic performance relative to peers in the degree program (80%) and social engagement (20%)
• Chancellor’s Graduate Student Support Award (They give this to everyone, but on the website it says it's performance based)

Letters of Recommendation:

• Professor I worked for as a SWE and RA, should be very strong
• Professor I took most of my theoretical statistics and probability theory classes with
• Professor I took a lot of Machine Learning and Data Science classes with

Courses: Theoretical Statistics, Probability Theory, Measure Theory, Regression, Time Series, Computational Statistics, Stochastic Processes, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science and other standard pure/applied Math and CS classes

Volunteer work:

• Student member of the department's quality improvement committee
• Student member of the appointments committee for applied computer science

Other:

• First generation student
• Certified by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK), equivalent to DQR/EQR Level 4, demonstrating expertise in mathematical modeling, software development, and technical problem-solving
• I'm currently 22 years old if that matters

Does anyone have any recommendations on which type of schools it would be reasonable for me to apply to? Thank you in advance