Mathematics GRE

I am planning to apply for a PhD for Fall 2013 and below is my profile

- I hold a MS degree in statistics
- I have 5 years experience working as a bio-statistician at a cancer center
- will take GRE in October 2012.

I am planning to apply for UC- Berkeley and UC-Davis...and may be Stanford too ( I doubt I would get an admission in Stanford or Berkeley for that matter). I don't know if I should apply for statistics or Bio-statistics...my reasearch experience is in Bio-statistics and statistical genetics . Any comments on the choice of schools..and if I stand a chance at these schools

Any comments will be greatly appreciated..

Well, I don't think Stanford has a biostatistics department. I'd consider UW and Harvard too (if you're applying to the top); each has both programs and are ranked highly in each.

I think with a Stats PhD you can probably go into Biostats, but I don't think you can go into more economic/financial statistics with a Biostats PhD. Something to keep in mind...

Thank you for the reply..I am kind of stuck in the San Francisco area and we have Berkeley, Stanford and Davis. Stanford and Berkeley are rated 1 and 2 for Statistics and I doubt I will get an admission there...I will also apply to the Biostatistics group in Berkeley and Davis..as there is too much competition for the statistics dept.

If you're limiting yourself to Bay Area major universities, be prepared for the very real possibility that you won't get accepted to any of them.