Qiumeng,

Columbia

B.S., Mathematics, , Computational and Applied Mathematics

Columbia University, MA in Statistics

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Hometown Beijing, China

GenderFemale

EthnicityAsian

AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2013

English First Language No

Other Language(s) Spoken Mandarin, English, French

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Columbia University (New York, NY)

Applied for a B.S. in Mathematics

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

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Personal Statement

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Career aspirations, Diversity statement, International background, Leadership experience, Summer experience, Volunteer/public interest work, Work experience

Personal Statement Qiumeng Duan I am applying for the master’s program in Statistics and Economic Modeling. Majoring in Information & Computing Science, concentrating in Mathematics, I deeply understand and agree that statistics is not a subfield of mathematics. Math makes sense, while statistics is a way to look at the world from a rational perspective. I believe, just as H.G.Wells said, "Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and...

General Admissions Advice

Whether I took out loans or applied for scholarships, and my advice

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If you are an international students who have to...

How I chose schools to apply to

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First, take time to figure out what your goal is. Whether to reach out to financial center, to explore Sillicon Vally or to get a reputation from Ivy League, you can decide your goal at first place. Second, take time...

How to increase chances at my school

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First, make sure that your documents are spelling error free, and have...

My extracurricular activities in college, and why I chose them

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Student Union,...

Post-college plans

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Stay in US for 2-3 years to...

Reaching out to professors and coaches at schools I applied to

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If you are quite interested in academic achievements of the...

Recommended summer activities during high school and college

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I can say I never waste a summer...

Why I ultimately chose my school

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Columbia is one of Ivy League School, and is near to...

My advice about getting recommenders

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One recommendation writer was my advisor, who is a professor in Operation Research, the second one was my internship director. The other two are foreign professors, one...