MS Biostaistics from engineering background

[axle123]

Hi everyone,

I am from engineering background (Civil), and I am planning to apply for the master’s program in biostatistics. I was working in a consultancy firm for the past 2 years. I had studied math in my first three semesters as Engineering math-I, II and III. I am also waiting for the evaluation of my grades from WES. Considering the nature of my application, do I have any chance of getting in or am I wasting my time trying? If anybody could suggest me some colleges then it would be a great help. Thank you so much for your help in advance.

 

Type of Student: International Asian Male

 

Courses/Background

Engineering math I

Differential calculus-I, Differential calculus-II, Matrix algebra, Multiple integrals, Vector calculus.

Engineering math II

Ordinary differential equations, series solution and special functions, laplace transform, Fouries series and partial differential equation, application of partial differential equations.

Engineering math III

Functions of complex variable-I , Numerical Techniques – I &II

Statistical Techniques I -Moments, Moment generating functions, Skewness, Kurtosis, Curve fitting, Method of least squares, Fitting of straight lines, Polynomials, Exponential curves etc., Correlation, Linear, non –linear and multiple regression analysis, Probability theory

Statistical Techniques II- Binomial, Poisson and Normal distributions, Sampling theory (small and large), Tests of significations: Chi-square test, t-test, Analysis of variance (one way) , Application to engineering, medicine.Time series and forecasting (moving and semi-averages), Statistical quality control methods, Control charts.

Language

I had also done a lab in statistical and numerical techniques in C language in my second year.

I have taken online classes in R and Python(Coursera,edX), but I don’t know whether they hold some value or not.

 

GRE scores: 164Q; 155 V; 4.5 W

 

 

 

 

[cyberwulf]

If your grades are solid (say, equivalent to a 3.5 GPA) and your undergraduate institution has a decent reputation (i.e., a faculty member from your country working at a U.S. institution would know of it) then you are not wasting your time. Your math background is more than sufficient for Masters admission.

[yohesh92]

Hi Everybody,

I am new to this forum, please excuse if i have not followed its conventions.

I am planning to apply for MS in Statistics in Fall, 2017.

Please share your thoughts for my profile.

B. Tech. + M. Tech. (Dual Degree) in Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur

CGPA - 7.68

GRE - 320 ( V - 154, Q -166), AWA -3.0

TOEFL -98 (R-26,L-25,S-23,W-24)

Experience - 1.5 year job experience in Cognizant Technology Solutions (US based firm)

[cyberwulf]

@yohesh92 You should be aware that some schools require a minimum TOEFL score of 100 to consider you for admission. How strictly this policy is enforced varies between programs.

[axle123]

My TOEFL score is 99, and unfortunately, I have sent the score.If I retake the test again, will the university accept my new score?