z742766614 Posted April 18, 2017 Posted April 18, 2017 5 hours ago, marmle said: Undergrad Institution: Top 35 US UndergradMajor(s): Math, Computer ScienceMinor(s):GPA: 3.94 Type of Student: Domestic white maleGRE Revised General Test:Q: 167 (93%)V: 163 (92%)W: 4.0 (59%)GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:M: Didn't take Programs Applying: Statistics/Biostatistics PhD Research Experience: One summer of SIBS, one REU in biostatisticsAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Pi Mu Epsilon, Awards for being in top 5% of classPertinent Activities or Jobs: Math Grader, Computer Science TA since sophomore year Letters of Recommendation: Should've been goodAny Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Nothing that really sticks outApplying to Where: Berkeley - Statistics Reject 3/7Chicago - Statistics Accepted 1/24Washington - Statistics Waitlisted 1/18CMU - Statistics, Joint Statistics+ML Reject 2/23Duke - Statistics Reject 2/3Wisconsin - Statistics Accepted 2/24Michigan - Statistics Reject 3/14Columbia - Statistics Reject 3/8Cornell - Statistics Reject 4/13Yale - Statistics Interview request 1/27, Reject 2/21UT-Austin - Statistics Reject 3/21Washington - Biostatistics Accepted 1/6Harvard - Biostatistics Interview invitation 1/6, Waitlisted 2/3UNC-Chapel Hill - Biostatistics Accepted 1/3Penn - Biostatistics Interview invitation 12/20, Accepted 2/15Princeton - Operations Research Reject 2/10Chicago - Computer Science Accepted 2/23 If anyone wants to see more details about my background, look back through my posts. Overall very happy with my acceptances. Also it's of note that I didn't take the math gre and got into one program that recommends it (Chicago) and got waitlisted at another that recommends it (Washington), so the advice on this forum from the past that you don't need to submit a math gre to get into programs that recommend it seems to be true. Could I ask where do you choose? Innominate 1
Wzz Posted April 18, 2017 Posted April 18, 2017 Undergrad Institution: Top 5 US PrivateMajor(s): Applied Math, StatsMinor(s): N/AGPA: 3.80 Type of Student: International Asian MaleGRE Revised General Test:Q: 170 (97%)V: 167 (98%)W: 4.5 (82%)GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: 760(74%) Didn't have time to prepare, as I didn't realize how important it is until two weeks before the test. Should have spend less time preparing for GRE general to study this. Only submitted to Chicago, Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, Wharton. Programs Applying: Statistics PhD Research Experience: One REU in Math on dynamical systems, two short reading programs in math department, eight months of research with a professor in high dimensional stats (with unpublished paper)Awards/Honors/Recognitions: N/APertinent Activities or Jobs: Math TA/grader, Stats grader, CS grader Letters of Recommendation: Three well-known professors in their fields. Two of them I have taken class with, the other my research adviser.Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: N/A Others: I was a math major but I didn't take many higher level math courses. Good grades but all on undergraduate level courses. I finished quite a few grad-level stats courses. Applying to Where: Chicago(Statistics) - Accepted Feb.7 CMU(Statistics) - Rejected Feb.23 Columbia(Statistics) - Rejected Mar.9 Berkeley(Statistics) - Rejected Mar.7 Harvard(Statistics) - Rejected Feb.3 Michigan(Statistics) - Rejected Mar.14 NYU-CDS(Data Science) - Interviewed Feb 24, Accepted Mar.15 Princeton(ORFE) - Rejected Feb.10 Rice(Statistics) - Rejected Feb.16 Stanford(Statistics) - Rejected Feb.8 UCLA(Statistics) - Waitlisted, Mar.28, Withdrawn USC-Marshall(Data Sciences and Operations) - Notified for On campus shortlist Interview Feb. 2, Withdrawn UWashington(Statistics) - Accepted Jan.19 Wharton(Statistics) - Waitlisted(???) = didn't make the decision until the very last minute. Wisconsin(Statistics) - Rejected Mar.9 I'm going to attend UW. I am really happy these brilliant programs admitted me, (and USC-Marshall too, their high dimensional team in DSO is amazing). The reason I got a lot of rejections might be the issue with math courses, and since these are all top programs, this is very understandable. And either performing better in subject test or taking a few math courses in functional analysis/ measure theory will fix this. Thanks for the help people in this forum provided. mlking, leafpile and Innominate 3
Innominate Posted April 20, 2017 Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) Undergrad Institution: Public, Ranked 40-60 in USNWR National University rankings. See misc below also.Major(s): MathematicsMinor(s): Applied math, neuroscienceGPA: 3.7 (3.77 math) Type of Student: Domestic while male, 25-35 years old.GRE General Test: Q: 170 (97%)V: 164 (94%)W: 4.5 (82%)GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: M: Did not submit. (~60th percentile)TOEFL Score: Native speaker (N/A)Grad Institution: No graduate school. Programs Applying: Statistics and Biostatistics, MS and PhD as noted below Research Experience: None, no REUs, no grant work.Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Grade-based only (dean's list etc.)Pertinent Activities or Jobs: See below, none concurrently with undergraduate education. Letters of Recommendation: Professors I got along with and took several relevant courses with: Linear algebra, real analysis and probability. Pretending that I have any clear idea how strong the letters are would be presumptuous. Coursework: Lots of linear algebra, computer science, analysis through baby Rudin and intro measure theory. Roughly 10 proof-based math courses overall, only 2 non-math grad courses.Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: I worked as a nurse for about a year before I completed my undergrad, which I think was noticed at biostat programs. Also I want to note two issues in my transcripts that may help future unusual applicants: 1. I did the first year calculus courses (and lots of science) at a community college. 2. I had some poor grades from a failed attempt a college earlier in life, which are not included in the GPA above.Applying to Where: I'll order by (MS/PhD, USNews Rank). I've noted the financial offers by distributing one-time bonuses over the course of the program and counting healthcare provision at +3k/year. MS applications:University of Washington - biostatistics - MS - Accepted Notification on 1/13. No financial support. University of Chicago - statistics - MS - Accepted. Notification on 2/6. 25% tuition remission which is typical. Duke University - statistics - MS - Rejected. Notification on 3/2. Iowa State University - statistics - MS - Accepted. Notification on 2/22. They actually sent me a PhD offer (after a brief email to ask if I'd be into that) though my application was for the MS only. Funding 20.5k for 9 months of non-teaching TA work (grading). Purdue University - statistics - MS - Accepted. Notification on 2/14. No financial support. UCLA - statistics - MS - Accepted. Notification on 3/28. No financial support. University of Missouri - statistics - MS - Accepted. Notification on 2/15. Offered a TAship at 19.2k for 9 months work (during a masters for those looking for a funded masters) University of Virginia - statistics - MS - Accepted. Notification on 2/22. No financial support. PhD applications: Johns Hopkins - biostatistics - PhD - Rejected. Invited to interview on 1/20. Interview weekend was 3/3. Notification of rejection on 4/8. NCSU - statistics - PhD - Accepted. Notification on 1/5. Offered a TAship initially at 21.8k/yr. Offered a fellowship on 3/30 at 23.8k/yr average, no work required during the first year. Texas A&M - statistics - PhD - Accepted. Notification on 2/23. Offered support at 16k/yr for 9 months of unspecified work. University of Minnesota - biostatistics - PhD - Accepted. Notification on 1/17, including an invitation to visit (not interview). Support at 29k / yr for 12 months of unspecified work. University of Rochester - biostatistics - PhD - Accepted. Invitation to interview on 1/16. Interview on 2/2. Admitted 2/14. Support at 26.7k for 10 months of TAship work, probably grading the first year. Boston University - biostatistics - PhD - MA offer only. Notification on 2/17. I applied for the PhD and they sent me an offer to join their MA program with no financial support. Happy to answer any questions that don't add to the plethora of identifying information above. Edited April 20, 2017 by Innominate Wzz 1
GoPackGo89 Posted April 20, 2017 Posted April 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Innominate said: Undergrad Institution: Public, Ranked 40-60 in USNWR National University rankings. See misc below also.Major(s): MathematicsMinor(s): Applied math, neuroscienceGPA: 3.7 (3.77 math) Type of Student: Domestic while male, 25-35 years old.GRE General Test: Q: 170 (97%)V: 164 (94%)W: 4.5 (82%)GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: M: Did not submit. (~60th percentile)TOEFL Score: Native speaker (N/A)Grad Institution: No graduate school. Programs Applying: Statistics and Biostatistics, MS and PhD as noted below Research Experience: None, no REUs, no grant work.Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Grade-based only (dean's list etc.)Pertinent Activities or Jobs: See below, none concurrently with undergraduate education. Letters of Recommendation: Professors I got along with and took several relevant courses with: Linear algebra, real analysis and probability. Pretending that I have any clear idea how strong the letters are would be presumptuous. Coursework: Lots of linear algebra, computer science, analysis through baby Rudin and intro measure theory. Roughly 10 proof-based math courses overall, only 2 non-math grad courses.Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: I worked as a nurse for about a year before I completed my undergrad, which I think was noticed at biostat programs. Also I want to note two issues in my transcripts that may help future unusual applicants: 1. I did the first year calculus courses (and lots of science) at a community college. 2. I had some poor grades from a failed attempt a college earlier in life, which are not included in the GPA above.Applying to Where: I'll order by (MS/PhD, USNews Rank). I've noted the financial offers by distributing one-time bonuses over the course of the program and counting healthcare provision at +3k/year. MS applications:University of Washington - biostatistics - MS - Accepted Notification on 1/13. No financial support. University of Chicago - statistics - MS - Accepted. Notification on 2/6. 25% tuition remission which is typical. Duke University - statistics - MS - Rejected. Notification on 3/2. Iowa State University - statistics - MS - Accepted. Notification on 2/22. They actually sent me a PhD offer (after a brief email to ask if I'd be into that) though my application was for the MS only. Funding 20.5k for 9 months of non-teaching TA work (grading). Purdue University - statistics - MS - Accepted. Notification on 2/14. No financial support. UCLA - statistics - MS - Accepted. Notification on 3/28. No financial support. University of Missouri - statistics - MS - Accepted. Notification on 2/15. Offered a TAship at 19.2k for 9 months work (during a masters for those looking for a funded masters) University of Virginia - statistics - MS - Accepted. Notification on 2/22. No financial support. PhD applications: Johns Hopkins - biostatistics - PhD - Rejected. Invited to interview on 1/20. Interview weekend was 3/3. Notification of rejection on 4/8. NCSU - statistics - PhD - Accepted. Notification on 1/5. Offered a TAship initially at 21.8k/yr. Offered a fellowship on 3/30 at 23.8k/yr average, no work required during the first year. Texas A&M - statistics - PhD - Accepted. Notification on 2/23. Offered support at 16k/yr for 9 months of unspecified work. University of Minnesota - biostatistics - PhD - Accepted. Notification on 1/17, including an invitation to visit (not interview). Support at 29k / yr for 12 months of unspecified work. University of Rochester - biostatistics - PhD - Accepted. Invitation to interview on 1/16. Interview on 2/2. Admitted 2/14. Support at 26.7k for 10 months of TAship work, probably grading the first year. Boston University - biostatistics - PhD - MA offer only. Notification on 2/17. I applied for the PhD and they sent me an offer to join their MA program with no financial support. Happy to answer any questions that don't add to the plethora of identifying information above. Congrats on your results! 1) Have you decided where you'll go? 8) Do you know how many people interviewed with Hopkins/how many accepted? 3) Feel free to tell me to mind my own business but I saw you applied to Duke Stats. Any reason you didn't apply to Duke Biostats?
Innominate Posted April 20, 2017 Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) @statbiostat2017 thanks! At Hopkins there were 25 people present at the interview and roughly 20 more who would be interviewing over the phone (mostly international) for roughly 7 available slots. They also shared that they have recently had incoming classes as large as 11 for anyone reading this in not-2017. 200 PhD and 100 MS applications per year is another piece of info I'll relay. I'll be honest: I didn't know Duke biostat existed until after I had already applied. I would have been cautious to apply to such a new program as well. As you can tell from my list I applied to lots of stat programs for the MS under the idea that most are more general and theoretical than biostat, allowing easier transfer to a broad swath of PhD programs if desired. Lots of biostat masters don't have the theory you'd need for that, don't know about Duke. Edited April 20, 2017 by Innominate
fiboniz Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 (edited) On 3/20/2017 at 8:39 AM, fiboniz said: Undergrad Institution: Small Unknown UniversityMajor(s): MathematicsMinor(s): StatisticsGPA: 3.16 Type of Student: DWMGRE General Test: Q: 156 (63%)V: 145 (26%)W: 3.5 (42%)GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: Did not takeTOEFL Score: (xx = Rxx/Lxx/Sxx/Wxx) (if applicable)Grad Institution: Larger New York School (Online while working full time still) Concentration: Applied StatisticsGPA: 3.33 Programs Applying: Statistics/Applied Mathematics Research Experience: NoneAwards/Honors/Recognitions: NonePertinent Activities or Jobs: 3 Years in Banking and Manufacturing Industries - Various Analyst Positions Letters of Recommendation: Hopefully good onesAny Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Nothing Special - I am a somewhat non-traditional student. Graduated with a BS in Mathematics in 2 years while having 3 children and working full time.Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)School - Indiana University Bloomington - Statistical Science - Submitted/PendingSchool - University of Louisville - Applied Mathematics - Submitted/PendingSchool - University of Memphis - Statistics - Submitted/Pendin School - University of Missouri - St. Louis - Computational Mathematics - Submitted/Pending School - University of Kentucky - Statistics - Submitted/Pending Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)School - Indiana University Bloomington - Statistical Science - Accepted to MS with TA 18.3k and health insurance, told I will convert to PhD after first two semesters- AttendingSchool - University of Louisville - Applied Mathematics - Accepted, no funding info yetSchool - University of Memphis - Statistics - Submitted/Pendin School - University of Missouri - St. Louis - Computational Mathematics - Submitted/Pending School - University of Kentucky - Statistics - Accepted, no funding info yet Edited April 28, 2017 by fiboniz
snimak Posted May 5, 2017 Posted May 5, 2017 Undergrad Institution: Boston University Major(s): Mathematics: Statistics Track Minor(s): NoneGPA: 3.31 Type of Student: White, Domestic, FemaleGRE General Test: Q: 162 (82%)V: 160 (85%)W: 4.0 (59%)GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: DIDN'T TAKETOEFL Score: NA Programs Applying: MS/MA Biostatistics Research Experience: SIBS at BU; Internship at Pharmaceutical companyAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's List 3 semesters. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Grader, Study Abroad, Data Entry Employee @ Dining Hall for 2 years, 1 year employment as a data analyst in the healthcare field after undergrad, 1 year as an algebra teacher at high need high school after undergrad Letters of Recommendation: 2 letters from different professors who both taught SIBS and multiple Biostatistics courses I took at BU SPH as an undergrad, 1 letter from computer science professor from BU, 1 letter from supervisor as a Computational Biology intern.Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: I took 5 biostatistics courses at BU SPH as an undergrad and did very well Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)Brown U - ScM Biostatistics/ Admitted on 02/08 - will ATTEND with 30% off tuition per semester scholarshipBoston U - MA Biostatistics / Admitted on 03/03 - will NOT ATTEND, no funding offeredU Illinois: Chicago - MS Biostatistics / Admitted on 02/13 - will NOT ATTEND, no funding offered Colorado School of Public Health - MS Biostatistics / Offered to Interview 03/03 - DECLINED offer to interview
PessimisticStudent Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 Undergrad Institution: Top 20 Private Liberal ArtsMajor(s): Biochemistry & Mathematics Minor(s): NoneGPA: 3.67 Type of Student: International Asian MaleGRE General Test: Q: 163 (85%)V: 162 (90%)W: 4.5 (80%)GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: NoneTOEFL Score: N/AGrad Institution: None (Graduating from undergrad institution in 2017) Concentration: GPA: Programs Applying: Biostatistics, Quantitative Biology, Bioinformatics Research Experience: Internship with one Publication, Year-long Thesis with Summer Research Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Nothing relevant I think. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA for Chemistry, Writing Tutor, Research Assistant Letters of Recommendation: Debate Coach, Rising Star in Molecular Toxicology (Advisor), Math ProfessorAny Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Probably none?Applying to Where: Harvard University - MS in Biostatistics - PhD in Biostatistics / Rejected (to both) in (February & April) University of Pennsylvania - PhD in Computational Biology / Rejected in (January) Emory University - PhD in Biostatistics / Rejected in (March) / Accepted into MS in Biostatistics but declined. North Carolina State - PhD in Biostatistics / Admitted in (March) / Declined Dartmouth College - PhD in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences / Admitted in (April) / Accepted University of Michigan - PhD in Biostatistics / Rejected in (April) / Accepted into MS in Biostatistics but declined. Southern Methodist University - PhD in Biostatistics / Rejected in (April)
jswizzle48 Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 Hey guys I appreciate you looking at my post. Can you chance me? Or anything I can do to improve my application? My goal is to have a CGPA of 3.6 by the time I apply early next January. Undergrad Institution: Top 25 statistics undergraduate school (known for grade deflation)Major(s): Actuarial Science and Statistics with HonorsMinor(s): GPA: 3.54, Major GPA: 3.7 - I was an athlete my freshman year; I averaged a 3.7 over my last two years Type of Student: Domestic, Male, AsianGRE General Test: Q: 168(95%)V: 156 (72%)W: 4.0 (59%)GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: M: N/A Programs Applying: Masters/PhD in Applied Statistics/Statistics Research Experience: Statistics Research: worked on an economic scenario generation model with a professor in the statistics department, created Monte Carlo simulation from scratch to predict stock prices; Political Science research: various research - not statistics related, except for a part where I modeled a process in Python: paper is in the works and will be published next spring; Independent research project to complete honors curriculum Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Presidential Scholarship, Excellence in Mathematics Award, Outstanding Citizenship Award, college-specific scholarship Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Actuarial Intern with two major insurance companies, Internship with Brown University, Resident Assistant in Residence Halls, President of Actuarial Science Club, other sales associate jobs while in college Letters of Recommendation: 2 letters of recommendation from statistics teachers (both decently known - but, they know me very well) and 1 from Political Science Professor Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Passed two actuarial exams (FM and P) Statistic Courses: Intro to Stats (A-), Probability Theory (A-), Statistical Theory (A), Time Series & Linear Regression (taking this fall) Applying to Where: Columbia University Masters of Arts in Statistics University of Michigan Masters of Arts in Applied Statistics Notre Dame Masters of Arts in Applied Statistics UCLA Masters of Arts in Applied Statistics Georgia Tech Masters of Arts in Statistics UNC-Chapel Hill Masters of Arts in Statistics Duke University Masters of Arts in Statistics UCSB PhD in Statistics/Masters in Statistics UC-Irvine PhD in Statistics/Masters in Statistics University of Pittsburgh PhD in Statistics/Masters in Statistics CMU Masters in Statistics Syracuse University Masters of Arts in Applied Statistics Villanova University Masters of Arts in Applied Statistics UIUC PhD in Statistics University of Chicago Masters of Arts in Statistics
Wzz Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 On 5/31/2017 at 8:53 AM, jswizzle48 said: Can you chance me? This thread is meant to be the place to share results of 2017 applicants. Please make your own thread for this purpose.
jswizzle48 Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 6 hours ago, Wzz said: This thread is meant to be the place to share results of 2017 applicants. Please make your own thread for this purpose. ah my bad!
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