You’re right that you could definitely be described as interesting, and I mean that in the best of ways. Could you have perhaps spent less time on your ECs and more on your schoolwork to have a higher GPA? Sure. But would you have been as happy and as seemingly well-rounded as you are now? I doubt it. I am positive that you will gain acceptance to good schools where you can get an excellent education.
Below are some schools you may want to consider, classified according to my guesses as to how likely admission for you might be. To make the list they had at least 5k undergrads (and most have a lot more), as that seemed to be your preference. They generally needed to have adequate depth in statistics degrees (bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD, though sometimes it’s a PhD in math & statistics, or similar).
Extremely Likely (80+%)
- George Mason (VA)
- Indiana U.
- Iowa State
- Kansas State – often ranked among the happiest student bodies in the country
- Loyola Chicago (IL)…only offers through a Master’s in Statistics
- U. of Iowa
- U. of Missouri – Columbia
- U. of Texas – Dallas
Likely (60-79%)
- Baylor (TX)
- Rutgers – New Brunswick (NJ)
- U. of Pittsburgh
Toss-Up (40-59%)
- George Washington (D.C.)
- Lehigh (PA )
- Southern Methodist (TX)
- U. of Minnesota – Twin Cities
- U. of Wisconsin – Madison
Lower Probability (20-39%)
- Case Western (OH)
- North Carolina State
- U. of Connecticut
- U. of Georgia
- U. of Rochester (NY)
Low Probability (less than 20%)
- U. of Chicago (IL)
- Emory (GA)…there’s a PhD in math but no grad degrees specifying statistics. But you could also take cross-registration classes at Georgia Tech, should you max out on the offerings at Emory.