sbs96 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) Hi everyone, would love a profile evaluation - any honest feedback would be greatly appreciated! I'm an undergrad senior applying to PhD Stats programs. Institution: large state school, top 100 overall, top 50 math department Major: Mathematics, Biology GPA: 3.992 (Math GPA = 4.0) GRE General Test: 167 (Q), 166 (V), 5/6 (Writing) GRE Mathematics Subject: not good so not sending it anywhere Work Experience: one internship in large pharma company (stats department) and one in a Wall Street bank (technology department but data focus) Research Experience: 1.5 years doing statistical analysis work in a school of optometry lab Computer skills: Python, R, SQL/Databases, Tableau Coursework (all A's): Mathematics: Calc I-IV, intro to Diff equations I-II, Honors Linear Algebra, Intro to Real Analysis I, Elementary Complex Variables (next sem) Statistics: Intro to Probability Theory, Intro to Statistical Theory, Applied Linear Models I-II Other relevant: Intro to Programming, Principles of Machine Learning (next sem), Bioinformatics (next sem) Awards: Graduation with college honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Dean's List every semester Letters of Recommendation: Assistant Professor in Department of Statistics, taught my Stat Theory course and knows me well Associate Professor in optometry who supervised my research Research Fellow at the pharma company where I interned [I expect strong letters but don't think my letter writers are very well-known] Schools: Top: Harvard, UC Berkeley, UChicago, Carnegie Mellon, UPenn, Duke, Johns Hopkins Middle: Michigan, NC State, UNC, Columbia, Purdue Thoughts: Should I apply to some MS at top schools even though the end goal is a PhD? What are my chances for Top 10 stats PhD programs? Should I apply to more safety schools? Will I have a good/better chance at top biostatistics programs? I would appreciate any genuine feedback about my chances and any other recommendations - thank you very much! Edited November 19, 2017 by sbs96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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