murball1

Thanks for the reply. I easily fall into the non-traditional category. Graduated college 10 years ago with an actuarial science degree, and have been working the last 10 years in the profession. I know what I need to do in order to look good on paper (I am actually debating on taking a few college classes to freshen up on some math classes as a prep for mGRE and use that as a way to get to know some of the professors). Just curious if there are others who are not fresh out of the undergrad.

Hey guys. Just wondering how many non-traditional PhD students are in your mathematics or statistics PhD (or masters) programs. I am debating on going back to get my PhD and teach, and it's not easy finding figures on how many non-traditional students there are in those programs. I know it will be difficult to get into a good program. I am prepared to put up a good fight, but knowing some figures will help to put this into perspective. Maybe it ends up just being a dream, but maybe not. Also, my wife will be in a similar boat. She wants to go back to get her masters in physics in order to teach as well, and she is a few years younger than me.