Regarding course overlap: statistics

[polyploidy516]

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Hello all,

I would like to know if taking stats classes in 4 different departments (psych, stats, math, and business depts) will be looked down up by adcoms? I did well in these classes B+\A's.

I took these classes because I wanted to make sure I had a rigorous understanding. Even though there was some course overlap, each course built upon each other ( I took an applied stats class that delved more into applying stats to medicine etc and a pure mathematical stats).

Would adcoms look down upon this/view this as a cop out even though that wasn't my intent?

@Goro @gyngyn @LizzyM

 

[gyngyn]

How did the course descriptions differ?

 

[aldol16]

It sounds like your stats classes all taught you stats but then just applied it to different fields.......

 

[polyploidy516]

The math stats course was more rigorous and delved with the derivations of formulas

The business stats primarily dealt with basic stats and applying them to a business setting : a very superficial understanding

The applied stats focused on applying stats jn a more mathematical and rigorous way (the pre req was an intro to stats course )--I had to take this class to take more advanced stats courses like probability and stochastic processes.

The behavioral stats course was also very basic ( I had to take this for a psych major requirement).

Is this okay? I'm mainly concerned about whether adcoms look down upon this? I also took the former 2 stats because I was told that behavioral stats may not count since it was offered in the psych department.

Your further clarification would be truly appreciated.

 

[LizzyM]

It is highly unlikely that anyone will delve into your application that deeply. If you took probabilty and stochastic processes you may impress some adcom members.