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If the only thing that will be different about your application next year is that you are a year older, than keep in mind your application won't look any better, and I wouldn't count on having better luck then you've had this year. If you simply aren't crazy about it, rather than decide you wouldn't be happy there, then I would strongly consider going anyway unless you have something resume boosting like research or doing better on GREs lined up.

As a follow up, I just got official acceptance from Washington, now I can party without that 1% fear! Reynolds, to add to the confusion, it actually used to be University of Buffalo, it switched to at when it became a SUNY school in the 60s.

I can't imagine job applications being much better!

After my top choice of the schools I see myself getting into started sending out acceptances early this week, my advisor suggested I email them to see whats up, and doing that was a roaring success as they emailed me back saying they were 99% sure they were going to be offering me something very soon. Because of that, I went ahead and emailed every school which hasn't responded to me yet, so I'm anticipating getting some results come monday. I don't think theres anything wrong with sending an email asking, and it could get you some information you wouldn't have otherwise, so I say ask now!

Some schools don't admit students unless they can fund them, I don't know how this would affect their admissions, but schools which admit students without funding it would be a bonus, as you'll be giving them money instead of the normal other way around. It won't get you in somewhere that would never accept you, but for a student which they would normally take but can't afford this year, it would look great. It can't hurt you, and it will very likely help, so I would make sure my schools knew about it if I had such theoretical funding.

I emailed Washington about my application and got this in response: "We are just now making offers. I'm 99% certain to make you an offer in the next few days, perhaps as early as this weekend." followed by a bunch of information about stipends. Absurdly excited, ~98% sure its where I'm going to go (1% chance I don't get in, 1% chance I'll like one of my other schools better, ~ because I don't know probability theory and don't feel like figuring out the proper %), but I'm trying hard not to get out of control until I see that official letter in my mailbox Hey, I go to UB! (its University AT Buffalo, by the way). If you have any questions about the area/school/department, I could give some honest answers if you want, though looking at the rest of your list it seems firmly in your safety school zone ?

I don't know how taking the MS elsewhere will affect your chances (I would guess not a lot), but I don't think that where you got your MS will matter much if you have a PhD, so the fact that you went to Y for your MS then X for your PhD will not look better than going to X for both.

If someone on this forum got an acceptance, it would probably be on the results page. This would be better to ask in the math/statistics section though.

It was the embark page, you log on and it brings you right to a letter before you see the normal application page. The email had a link to the embark page. If you didnt get an email, then I guess your department wasn't part of the Brownocalypse yesterday.

One last, but still large, piece and I'm done with mine, already starting to type it up and discovering how much I love/hate latex.

I'm also concerned about Austin, they have two open house days, the first on the 8th and the second on the 22nd, I thought I would hear by now if I were going to be able to go to the first, maybe they expect a lot of people to turn down after that? Its impossible to plan out my grad school visit tour until I hear back from places like these Regardless, I think they definitely have more admits to make, as the 3 or 4 admits which are listed here cannot be representative of anywhere near 71 admits to the general applicant pool. The waitlisted guy confuses me, though.

http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/worlds-best-universities/2009/10/20/worlds-best-universities-top-200.html Cambridge is above all the ivies but Harvard, Oxford above all the ivies but Harvard and Yale. Yes, they are generally considered to be up there.

Depends entirely on the department. Some might do one round of acceptances and then reject the rest, some might accept some first choice candidates and deliberate more on the rest, some might reject people as they go through the admissions process, then accept those are left. Who knows. The only thing I can tell you is to look at that department's results from last year as a general guide.

A lot of schools lost large portions of their endowments, so are spending much less, and therefore bringing in less students with funding, regardless of any increase in applications. For instance, on the results search, there were a couple of posters who mentioned that Penn is only bringing in 4 people this year, as opposed to their usual ~15. And I'm sure there are plenty of people working in finance, as an actuary, or in industy who are recently unemployed and want to go back to school to enhance their resume. It doesn't seem so far fetched to me to have some of them apply to pure math programs (for example, people who went into applied for the money coming back to pure because it is their true interest and it turns out the money isn't so hot right now), but its probably applied math and statistics that are being hit harder.

I go to Buffalo and I have literally one pair of pants. I find them much less comfortable than shorts, so the 10 minutes or so a day I'm outside and cold is not worth the rest of the time I spend inside. Needless to say the cold has not been on my mind at all when choosing schools.

Ultimately, the universities you apply to for post docs will be looking at the quality of your thesis. If you are stuck doing work you aren't interested in at Yale, than your thesis isn't going to be as good and you'll be unhappy anyway. If you go to ASU and do a kickass thesis on a topic you love, that will go a long way. My professors have all told me that a research match is much more important than a good reputation. But of course, its all about balance, if the reputation gap greatly exceeds the disparity in your interest, then go for reputation.

The 5 stages of death: Denial — "I feel fine."; "This can't be happening, not to me." Denial is usually only a temporary defense for the individual. This feeling is generally replaced with heightened awareness of situations and individuals that will be left behind after death.[1]Anger — "Why me? It's not fair!"; "How can this happen to me?"; "Who is to blame?" Once in the second stage, the individual recognizes that denial cannot continue. Because of anger, the person is very difficult to care for due to misplaced feelings of rage and envy. Any individual that symbolizes life or energy is subject to projected resentment and jealousy.[1]Bargaining — "Just let me live to see my children graduate."; "I'll do anything for a few more years."; "I will give my life savings if..." The third stage involves the hope that the individual can somehow postpone or delay death. Usually, the negotiation for an extended life is made with a higher power in exchange for a reformed lifestyle. Psychologically, the individual is saying, "I understand I will die, but if I could just have more time..."[1]Depression — "I'm so sad, why bother with anything?"; "I'm going to die . . . What's the point?"; "I miss my loved one, why go on?" During the fourth stage, the dying person begins to understand the certainty of death. Because of this, the individual may become silent, refuse visitors and spend much of the time crying and grieving. This process allows the dying person to disconnect oneself from things of love and affection. It is not recommended to attempt to cheer up an individual who is in this stage. It is an important time for grieving that must be processed.[1]Acceptance — "It's going to be okay."; "I can't fight it, I may as well prepare for it." This final stage comes with peace and understanding of the death that is approaching. Generally, the person in the fifth stage will want to be left alone. Additionally, feelings and physical pain may be non-existent. This stage has also been described as the end of the dying struggle.[1] Yeah at this point, I'm pretty sure that 5/10 of my schools are safely out of the realm of possibility. I probably went through that whole process with all of them individually when I saw that first acceptance. Yesterday I actually saw some rejections from my top choice of the other 5, who typically sends their first round of rejects a couple days before their first acceptances based on the previous years results, and that made me really happy, then made me feel bad for thinking that knowing I've been on the other side.

Busses and trains and such have heat too, so I don't see why public transit will be a problem. Walking, just wear warm clothes. While perhaps where you are from, jortin10, they don't have them, but they extremely easy to find up here in any clothing store. Driving in the snow isn't that bad as the places it snows the worst, they have the best infrastructure in place to get it off the road. I go to Buffalo, and the roads are always clear.It would be much worse if you were in a place where it didn't snow so much and you got a freak storm. Then you get stuff like this: http://www.youtube.c...h?v=zMzeiMJQrvk I've never needed snow tires or chains or anything, though I do keep a folding shovel in my trunk to dig myself out if necessary, I've never used it. If you are living somewhere where it snows a lot and is very remote, then you might need to take more drastic measures. The basic idea is not to accelerate or brake to hard (slamming on your brakes will just make you slide), and take turns slowly. Snow is more compacted near intersections, so you have to take even more care there. Basically don't be stupid and ignore the fact that you are driving on ice.

Professorship. Nothing else to do with a PhD in pure mathematics.

It seems they really strive to keep that from revealing absolutely anything of the nature of their decision, but I would guess it means the department has sent their decision to the grad school, which has final say. Personally, I would take it positively, but either way expect to hear from them very soon.

If you go to "show more information on status", theres a sentence there below your information and above your tests. I'm still in AcadReview, and mine reads "Your application has been sent to the graduate program for academic review." Is yours different?

I want to live somewhere where I don't need one. Part of it is that I really do want to try living without a car, but a larger part is that I want to live somewhere denser and more urban. I've lived in the suburbs my entire life. I have a car now (impossible to go to UB without one), and will sell it, for the record.

I don't think just one day late is going to get your application thrown out, especially if its postmarked and everything. If you want to play it safer, email them now saying that the materials could be a day or two late. I actually put my transcripts to the University of Texas in the mail 4 days after the application was due, but sent an email and they replied that it wouldn't matter if it were a little late. Besides, the graduate school is so inundated with applications it would take a couple days to process if it were on time anyway.

I just got accepted here, and I was wondering if anyone knew some of the best neighborhoods to live where I can get around with only public transit and a bike? I'll be visiting and definitely want to check out potential neighborhoods to live in. In general, how bike friendly is the city/campus/weather? How good is is the public transit? Is there anything I should try to see in the city while I'm there visiting? I know nothing about SLC, really. Thanks.

Thanks for the congrats, all I'm not worried about it being super Mormon, I think most (secular) universities are pretty liberal places, so I would get along no matter where I went. The Buffalo area is super Catholic, and I get along just fine. I am worried about living there without a car for 5 years. The area around the university seems more spread out and suburban than what I'm hoping for, though there are tram lines and busses. I'll have to do more research on the city and when I visit try to see how easy it is to take their public transit. Yes, and the algebraic geometry seems good there. As far as research goes, I'm worried it doesn't have enough differential geometry. I'm not sure which I might want to continue in, so right now I'm looking for a balance. Actually I'm leaning more towards diff. geometry right now, but thats probably entirely due to me having a grad class in it right now.