dontknowwhattocallmyself Posted July 30, 2017 Posted July 30, 2017 What are my chances would be of getting into a statistics phd program? Undergrad Institution: top 50 privateMajor(s): Physics, MathMinor(s): GPA: 3.88 Type of Student: male, White, DomesticGRE General Test: Not taken yet, took a practice and got 86 and 91st percentiles for reading/math respectively, not planning on taking subject test Programs Applying: PhD in Statistics Research Experience: 2 summers of research at home university in physics, one paper in review, maybe another one or two to follow (not first author) Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Deans List, Pi Mu Epsilon Honors Society,Honors College Pertinent Activities,Jobs: TA, Tutoring Letters of Recommendation: I'm assuming they will be pretty good Computing Skills: R,Python, Latex, SQL, limited linnux, Applying to Where: NC State University of Connecticut Columbia Northwestern Boston University UNC UCLA Duke Is this a good list? Any advice would be really helpful. Thank you
cyberwulf Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 Yeah, that seems like a fairly reasonable list. I would imagine your chances of admission are pretty good at UConn and BU, and you would likely be "in the discussion" at NCSU, Columbia, UNC, and UCLA. Duke seems like a pretty tough nut to crack, but with really good letters, it's worth a shot. Northwestern is very a small program with an admit rate much lower than its stat department's reputation would dictate, so it's hard to figure your chances there.
Concordia Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 I love it. A stats guy quizzing the internet on a probability. Anyway, best of luck! Sounds like you have your shit together.
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