Ravo

Thank you!! This helped me decide. I will go for the school that accepted me. Nonetheless I will keep contact with my advisor at my current school and try to keep pushing in pure math (not large scale papers but borderline papers.) Again thank you all.

I was going to apply to the same schools

O it is no problem. It is an interesting question, I guess when I try to do things quickly I make algebra mistakes. so I usually avoid rush work and that is fine for courses or research, bad for standerized examsAlso probably larger part of it is that I read very slowly, embarrassing but my reading speed is lacking. (Foreigner original, but still not a good excuse) I think it is possible to practice over few months to improve speed. That is part of the dilemma I think I can do it, but if 3rd applications are not even looked upon..

It is funded. I am really slow while working thus I cannot finish more than 3rd of the exam. Sadly There is no chance for cross over.

Hi guys, Sorry to bother I just would appreciate opinions. This is my second time applying for phd in mathematics. This time I got accepted =) . Problem I applied to 6 phd programs 5 pure 1 applied. I got accepted for applied mathematics. I know it sounds bad but I want to do pure mathematics, but I am afraid that if I decline next year I will not be accepted anywhere. My background is rough, as undergraduate I had 3.4 gpa and from a small school. I went and got MA in math with 4.0 gpa and soon good publication, nonetheless I cannot do well on the gre. It is hell I know calc and linear algebra to a good standard but I scored low the two times I took the exam. Please advise should I accept and do applied or try one more time for pure. I know that for med schools, the third application is not even looked at.