Undergraduate Curriculum Vitae -- Statistics specific

[GoPackGo89]

As I'm working on applications to graduate school I have been browsing student pages for each university that i'm applying to. The CVs of these students are very intimidating (impressive) and while I understand a bulk of their work and experiences have come in graduate school, I can't help but wonder what their CVs looked like during THEIR application process.

Do you have a recommended resource in constructing a CV specifically for statistics? Is anyone comfortable to submit a link to theirs (perhaps with their contact information blurred)?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[fuzzylogician]

Not Statistics specific, but still: Look for the CVs of first-year PhD students at your potential programs. At this point in the year, most of what they'll have on their CVs will be the same as what they applied with. Another option is to look at CVs of graduating Masters students, in cases where that applies. 

[abstract_art]

I don't think a cv for statistics is going to be much different than a cv for any other discipline. I'm applying right now and mine just has:

-Education (school information, gpa, relevant activities/clubs)

-Awards/Honors (with approximate dates)

-Research experience (short descriptions, dates, supervisors, etc.)

-Relevant work experience (grading, ta'ing, etc., with dates and short descriptions)

-Relevant skills (computer languages and software you know, actual languages you know)

If you have publications or presentations also put those.

 

 

[TakeruK]

It might be hard to find first year CVs online because at least in my field, people don't always get a website going until their 2nd or 3rd year. But as others said, a stats one isn't going to be that different from others and just imagine "less stuff" compared to established grad student CVs. The one big difference is that an applicant's CV may have more undergrad things listed while a graduate student's CV may remove some of the undergrad things that aren't as important (e.g. undergrad conferences etc.)

[splanga]

Below is the link to Vandy's Biostat program student directory. Some of the students have posted CV's to their profile.

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistics/graduate/students/

 

 

[cyberwulf]

With a few exceptions, the CV doesn't play much of a role in admissions decisions. Since a CV is mostly a list of academic products (papers, presentations, etc.) and incoming students don't typically have many (any?) of those when starting graduate school, most applicant CVs end up looking about the same and hence don't provide a basis for distinguishing individuals. Admissions are mainly about gauging potential, for which transcripts, letters, and standardized test scores are more helpful.