babyorange Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Greetings! I hope someone here could help me evaluate my profile. Undergrad Institution: Top #4 university in ChinaMajor: BusinessGPA: 3.6 (my school gives low gpa...)Type of Student: female international Graduate Institution: Claremont Graduate University Major: Financial Engineering GPA: 3.95 Type of Student: female international GRE Revised General Test:Q: 170 (98%)V: 159 (81%)W: 3.5 (35%) (It's strange, I feel my writing is very organised) GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: Not taken Program Applying: Statistics/Probability/Mathematical FinanceResearch Experience: Not very much. Only class projects. Time series project and data analysis. Several quantitative risk evaluation projects. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Top 2 ranking in class. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA for Probability, and probably Stochastic Process next semester. Miscellaneous: Of course there are some relevant courses in my undergrad (calculus, linear algebra, probability & statistics), but my undergrad major is nothing very "math", I am taking extra credits in my current master degree to make up for this. Don't know whether they are "enough". (Real Analysis / Measure theory / some topology) -- PhD level needs this, right? And it is also foundation. (Probability, Stochastic Process, Math Finance) -- all A or A+ (Statistics Theory, Time Series Analysis) -- all A or A+ (C++, R) -- familiar with R (Discrete Mathematics) -- those proof techniques and combinatorics I also have plans to take 3 more math courses the upcoming semester. (Matrix Algebra) (Numerical Methods) (Non-parametric Analysis) Applying to Where: Preferable: California ~~~ (lovely weather~~~) UC Davis UC San Diego UC Santa Cruz UC Irvine UC Riverside USC Canada ~~~~ Toronto Waterloo Manitoba (know a professor there who likes me~~~ ) Also do you guys know any other safety schools? Like any good state universities Concerns I know international students have higher admission standards, but I have spent 1.5 years here in US. Does this affect any chances? Also how do the admission committees evaluate female students? Nothing discriminating, just concerns. I know it's hard to survive in PhD programs. I have plans to get PhD when I am still young and then work as counsellor in industry after graduation. Any other advice is welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkoverload Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Your background is good but finance PhD programs will suit your preparation better. UC Santa barbara stat phd would also be a good fit. Or go to economics phd and study econometrics. babyorange and Funkoverload 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyorange Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 Your background is good but finance PhD programs will suit your preparation better. UC Santa barbara stat phd would also be a good fit. Or go to economics phd and study econometrics. Thanks, yes, Santa Barbara has a PhD program with emphasis in financial mathematics. I am not sure whether I qualify enough for the UC programs. Do you know any other programs which would be safe for me. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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