Yet another - Just finished GRE: 164V\159Q

[xitsmike]

I was hoping to apply to Columbia biostats MS, or secondarily to MS in stats/applied stats at NYC schools. Only interested in NYC for personal reasons. I guess I am retaking the GRE in a couple months?

3.9 GPA Math/Economics

Cal 1-2-3 (A,A-,A-), Linear Alg (a), Abstract Alg (A), Stats 1 (A)........Probability, Stats, Stochastic Processes, Analysis, DiffyQ to be done this and next semesters so grades TBD.

Data analyst assistantship this semester

Any decent programs I have a shot at without retaking, just so I can feel OK going into the next GRE knowing I have some options already?

[cyberwulf]

Unless Columbia has a hard GREQ cutoff, I think you're in pretty good shape even for there. This is particularly true if your undergrad is from a "known" place. I can't imagine a stats program in NYC other than (possibly) Columbia that wouldn't be interested in you for an MS with your current profile.

[xitsmike]

Addendum: Large public Uni in NYS - not particularly 'known' for math/econ, known more for nano-scale technology. Best source of accepted profiles to columbia biostats is actually the surveys from this site. But there are so few who provide GPA/GRE data that the few I do see is not a large enough sample. No data from Columbia.

Thanks

[Shostakovich]

Unless Columbia has a hard GREQ cutoff, I think you're in pretty good shape even for there. This is particularly true if your undergrad is from a "known" place. I can't imagine a stats program in NYC other than (possibly) Columbia that wouldn't be interested in you for an MS with your current profile.

hi cyberwulf, do you know about the pre-doctoral accelerated track for columbia? from browsing their page it sounds like the program is for people who are fairly sure about pursuing a phd and is a lot harder to get into than the theory/methods track, is that true?

Edited August 22, 2012 by Shostakovich

[cyberwulf]

hi cyberwulf, do you know about the pre-doctoral accelerated track for columbia? from browsing their page it sounds like the program is for people who are fairly sure about pursuing a phd and is a lot harder to get into than the theory/methods track, is that true?

I'm not familiar with that specific track, but it would make sense that admission standards would be higher than for the MS if they are essentially guaranteeing you a spot in their PhD program down the road.