gravityapples

Another thing that concerns me is that if I asked for recommendations from professors now they would probably be pretty mediocre. I got top grades in most of my classes but no relationship with the profs. Lol like what is a professor supposed to say in the recommendation, "gravityapples got an A in this class. He's probably decent at math?" So I'm thinking of working on building relationships with the professors whose classes I take next semester. Does this seem like a valid concern?

I'm not trolling at all. I've heard about how ridiculously competitive these programs can be and I have no research experience so I'm genuinely unsure.

Hello, new member here. I don't like posting these "chance" threads but since I've been just recently thinking of applying to grad school, I am completely in the dark about my chances. Any input appreciated! - - - - - Background: Rising senior at an ivy league school majoring in math. Was not thinking about graduate school at all so my first 3 summers were spent doing random things (consulting, finance). gpa: 3.94/4.0 other stuff: top 500 scores on putnam, academic prizes for math gre: haven't taken yet, expect to do well on quantitative portion though completed math cours