Biostatistics MS/PhD profile evaluation and suggestion

[biostat/info]

Hi,

I am currently preparing my application for master's ( and Phd ) degree in Biostatistics. I am wondering if my background is good enough to apply for a few top ten programs. Also which are safe/ambitious for MS/ Phd.

Undergrad/grad Institution:  One of the old IITs
Major: BS MS (dual degree) Mathematics and Scientific computing
GPA: 3.8/4.0 (MS), 3.2 ( BS )

Type of Student: Asian Male

Relevant Courses: 

Except for C in Probability & Statistics, all A, A*  or B in:

Probability & Statistics, Applied Stochastic Process, Time Series Analysis, Regression Analysis, Non-Linear Regression, Inference-I, Mathematical modelling, Numerical computation, Theory of Computation, Ordinary/Partial Differential Equations, Complex Analysis, bioinformatics and computational biology

Data Structures & Algorithms, Probabilistic Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Financial Engineering

 

GRE: 

V152 Q170 W3.5

 

TOEFL: Awaiting score

 

Research Experience: Did an intern at IISc Bangalore, related to Markov Chains ( after my 2nd yr, so not much significant );

Will be starting my MS project on biostats this semester

 

Recommendation:  All from home school (1 strong, 2 moderate) 

 

Awards/Honors:  

KVPY fellowship awardee

 

School of Interests:

Johns Hopkins

UMich

Wisconsin Madison

Columbia

Yale

Brown

Boston University

UNC

Georgetown

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

University of Pittsburgh

UBC and SFU (joint)

Waterloo

UToronto

McGill

 

Thanks for your help!

Edited August 16, 2017 by biostat/info