wickerbasket

Yes I plan on asking my advisor as well, but I appreciate your input. I would gladly take the abstract algebra fall quarter but it is not offered then.

Also for the record, my overall GPA is just above 3.7, with above a 3.9 in my math classes. I am confident I have strong rec letters, and I am coming from a top 10 USNWR university. I also spent one summer at an REU where I wrote a paper on Chebyshev polynomials.

I will be taking the graduate level analysis next year, so they will see my grades from fall quarter. I don't know how much this will help.

I am applying to lots of different PhD programs in pure mathematics. I am really hoping to get into a top 20 school. For various reasons I have put off taking my second semester of abstract algebra until my senior year. I am confident I can do well in it, and my math grades (including the first semester of abstract algebra) have all been As. I am wondering if waiting this long to take a required course could hurt my application, as I wouldn't get my grade back in that course until March. Would they have to make a decision before then? Should I be concerned about this?

I go to a top ten college where I have a 3.7+ gpa and solid letters of recommendation. My biggest concern is that I have three withdrawals in a single quarter. Will this keep me out of top ten graduate programs? I have heard that one or two can be overlooked without an explanation.