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I would also be attending U.Wash. I am going to pursue my PhD in mathematics starting this fall (2010)

I would also be going to UWashington, Seattle. Field of interest is number theory

By a math internship, all I mean is - mimic what you would in ur first two years of PhD, i.e, do a reading project. In any case, for pure math thats how "research" begins and subsequent discussions will ensure your prof can judge your acumen.

I think one of the most important things for an international candidate is his/her letters of recommendation. I mean, nearly every candidate applying to the program will have good credentials like good scores, good grades etc. Along with being a fit to the program, i think its important that the student's research ability is vouched for by letters from profs who are well known in general and specifically in the univs he or she is applying to. So if you can sustain yourself for one year (monetarily), i guess go and try doing an internship under a prof from a well known place. I think funding for a reading or a research project in math is tough, so probably u ll ve to pay from your own pocket. But i think working for around 4 months before you apply, will ensure you ll ve a good recommendation and something more concrete in your statement of purpose and you can always show ur interest towards math and how u stuck with it and tried again the next year. Good luck !!!

Got an admit from U.wash first admit , so thats a relief .. in the waitlist for UCLA... When i had called them up they d said that they are waiting for others who have been made offers to respond...So if people ve made their decisions regarding UCLA it would be really helpful if they could respond to them soon so that maybe those of us who are in the waitlist could respond to other offers early... Thanks.

Hey, I had mailed a Professor from U.Washington. He had told me that I am top of the waiting list and he is waiting to hear from others to whom he had made offers. I have been rejected from most of the other places I had applied to and am without an admit so far. So , if you are not considering U.Wash and have been admitted there, please consider withdrawing your application. Thanks.

I have also not received any news from UCLA yet. Seeing that mailing them doesnt usually work, would calling them work? Considering the April 15 deadline, do you know approximately how much longer it would take them to make a final decision ?

@oxeimon: What did you finally tell them? As in even if there is a good chance that your penn state is high on ur priority list, you cannot rule other options on the phone itself right? How did you convince them of that? @cantorset : How do you know that you are in the waitin list for Caltech? Did you mail them personally or did they contact you ?

Hey, I saw some accepts for UC berkeley,caltech and michigan which are schools i m applying to. Anyone know if they would be sending out more accepts or they re done?