UoT Direct-Entry PhD in Statistics with Honours Undergrad Degree

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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I’m currently a 4th year student at the University of Manitoba. My major is Actuarial Science and I will be graduating by next year. </p>

<p>I’m actually applying for some Direct-Entry Ph.D in Actuarial Science program.

  1. University of Toronto
  2. University of Western Ontario</p>

<p>Both schools have their actuarial science graduate programs under Department of Statistics.</p>

<p>UoT mentions a minimum of A- for Direct-Entry Admission, for UWO it requires an average of 90%.</p>

<p>My GPA is 4.21/4.5 for the last two years of study. </p>

<p>(At UoM A+ is 4.5 and A is 4.0 so I got an average grade between A and A+ but I know the grading scales for different schools are different like GPA at my school could be converted to a lower grade at UoT something like that…)</p>

<p>I also have research experience; I worked as an actuarial research assistant with one of my actuarial professors. I have also done an actuarial internship with an international reinsurance company.</p>

<p>I know my GPA is good for master program admission. But how about a Direct-Entry PhD??? What are my chances to get the admission??? I really don’t want to waste one more year to study master first. I am sure that I have to do a Ph.D. I am so nervous cuz these are the only two grad schools I’m applying to…</p>

<p>Thanks!!!</p>

<p>Kee</p>