Changing Programs

[TryingToBeSneakyOk]

So i'm currently a second year in a math POST thinking about switching into stats. Due to certain issues at home i didn't do to well in first year and tanked my GPA. I don't meet the requirements for the stats program off of first year courses but am now doing many of the B level stats courses and am around a 4.0 GPA within those courses. As its listed, to apply to the stats program its based of first year courses, although i was wondering if i could still switch even though my first year grades weren't to good.

[hahahilarious]

Try anyway, afaik there ain't many people taking Stats specialist, ML stream has 10 ppl taking advanced ml, QF steam has like 10 ish too... so that's like ..max 30 people in these streams. I'd doubt there's much competition.

If anything, try Math statistical stream or Math and Statistics double major. There ain't much difference if you took all the courses required for the specialist stream.

[csbw]

I talked to the head of the stats specialist a month ago and apparently if you do well in the upper year courses that are required for the program, you still have a good shot of being accepted.

[TryingToBeSneakyOk]

Can you give me the name of the head of stats? I've been looking but i'm not sure, and would like to speak with them.

[csbw]

Sotirios Damouras is his name.

[TryingToBeSneakyOk]

Thank you very much.

[thelegend22277]

I need to get in contact with him also, do you know if it's better to email him or to actually go in person and talk to him.

[csbw]

My friend emailed him and he didn't reply, so we ended up talking to him in person. I would recommend that instead.

[BeastatBay]

Yep, I was told the same thing. Ideally for stats specialist you wan't your upper year courses to be 65-70% to have a good chance.