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Hi everyone! I am looking for advice for graduate school programs (masters or PhD). I have a very strong math background with additional coursework in physics, economics, geoscience, earth systems, some astronomy and a little comp sci (I’ll leave my stats below). I really enjoy climate modeling and research in climate dynamics. I feel like research focused more on numerical modeling is what I definitely enjoy more and what I may be more qualified for (although I could be wrong). Major: Mathematics – Systems Analysis with a concentration in Geoscience Minor: Earth Systems GPA: 3.22 GRE: 160 Q, 153 V, 4 W (I am retaking these hoping to increase my scores) Other: Female (not sure if that helps me at all?) I am having a hard time trying to decide what type of program to apply to: if I should go more of the earth and environmental science route or focus more on applied math programs. Also, I’m having trouble figuring out if I should be applying to a masters program or a PhD program My major concern is that I do not have experience in research and from what I read so far, in the applied science field, that is a big factor in the admissions process (I spent my college summers backpacking Europe, probably not the smartest move). I am looking to apply for fall 2016 programs, if anyone has any suggestions on programs that might work for me or any advice for getting around my lack of research I would really appreciate it!!