PhD Statistics Universities help and profile evaluation

[Chrome]

Hi All,

 

I am new to this forum and this is my first post, so please excuse if i come across as naive.

Would appreciate your help in evaluating my profile and suggesting some safe and reach universities for fall 2014.

 

Test scores:

GRE 320 Q165 V155

GRE Subject test: Not taking

TOEFL 118/120

Academics:

B.Sc Statistics University of Mumbai (aggregate 75%) 3rd rank in university in final year

M.Sc Statistics University of Mumbai (aggregate 65%) 1st rank in university in final year

Important coursework:

• Probability theory
• Distribution theory
• Linear Algebra
• Multivariate analysis
• Real Analysis

Work experience:

18 months of experience as an analyst in a consulting firm dealing with Customer Analytics, Retail Analytics, Loyalty Relationship Analytics and other Marketing Analytics. Experience of using Multivariate Statistical techniques like Multivariate Regression Analysis (Logistic & Linear Regression) and Clustering Systems to build Predictive Models and unearth other insight-driven conclusions. Experience of working on R.

Research Interests (in order of preference):

Multivariate Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling (Model combination, Model Selection), Probability Theory, Bayesian Statistics, Data Mining, and Computational Statistics

 

Would really appreciate help on this. Thank you.

[Chrome]

Hi guys I known it is difficult evaluating international students, but would really appreciate your help.

 

I have the following list in mind:

 

 North Carolina State University University of Pennsylvania Duke University University of Washington University of Michigan Ann Arbor Purdue University  Cornell University University of  north carolina chapel hill Ohio State University University of California Davis Rice University University of Iowa

 

 

Again, would really appreciate help.

Thanks..

[cyberwulf]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I think your list is way too top heavy. In addition to the already high bar for international students, you are facing the problem that you are not attending what is regarded as the premier institution for statistics in India (i.e., the Indian Statistical Institute).

 

I suspect that places like Purdue, Cornell and UNC are your "reaches", and departments like Rice, Iowa, and UC-Davis are where you have more reasonable chances of admission.

[Chrome]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I think your list is way too top heavy. In addition to the already high bar for international students, you are facing the problem that you are not attending what is regarded as the premier institution for statistics in India (i.e., the Indian Statistical Institute).

 

I suspect that places like Purdue, Cornell and UNC are your "reaches", and departments like Rice, Iowa, and UC-Davis are where you have more reasonable chances of admission.

 

 

Thanks a lot Cyberwulf. I agree with your remark about ISI. I hope having better grades from University of Mumbai can compensate, in some way if not totally, for this.

Also, when you say "Reaches", do you mean that i have a fair chance there and departments like Rice and Iowa should be my safe bet. Or should I go even lower??

[cyberwulf]

Thanks a lot Cyberwulf. I agree with your remark about ISI. I hope having better grades from University of Mumbai can compensate, in some way if not totally, for this.

Also, when you say "Reaches", do you mean that i have a fair chance there and departments like Rice and Iowa should be my safe bet. Or should I go even lower??

 

It's so hard to say; admissions results get very strange as you go down the list and the programs get smaller and more prone to making decisions based on "recruitability" rather than on pure talent. When I say "reach", I mean places where I would gauge your chances of admission as being relatively low. But I could be selling you short; a lot will depend on how UofMumbai is viewed as compared to ISI, and the quality of your letters of recommendation.