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    thecodemachine got a reaction from PicoHenries in PhD profile evaluation request   
    Don’t listen to people who tell you somethings not possible. I had a 3.1 undergrad gpa and I got admitted to the number one school for computer science with a consultants help. With your exceptional grades, you’ve got an even stronger platform than I had. Haters are going to hate and try to keep you from out achieving them. Prove them wrong.
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    thecodemachine got a reaction from dqz1213dqz in how will three withdrawals impact my application   
    If I were in your shoes, I would ask for help from your school's math lab. And from your teacher. And from TAs. And if that doesn't work, hire a personal tutor. If that doesn't work, withdraw from the class but keep your textbook. Work through it as if you were taking the class. then take the class again. A "W" is harmless on a transcript.
    If you get a C, you can also retake the class possibly for a higher grade. Did you know the average math bachelors GPA is 2.9?
     
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    thecodemachine got a reaction from IdiotAlert in 2.5 GPA as an undergraduate freshman in my first quarter at UCLA. How screwed am I for the most prestigious graduate school programs? (Princeton, Caltech, Harvard)   
    Dude, @ternwild , consider chilling out. This kid isn't saying he currently thinks he's god's gift to physics. He's saying he made a mistake and he's worried about his future. This is someone in distress so take it easy on hiim/her.
    @Traniac342 , I didn't get into my reach schools for undergrad. But I didn't give up. It bothered the hell out of me. So I tried to 'prove my worth' and ace college. But I found that straight A's is difficult with a math degree. When the best I could achieve was As and Bs, I felt like a failure. Then I had a messy year of failing grades and felt even more like a failure. I felt like my Caltech/MIT dreams were trashed. But I got back up and graduated. I started my career and always felt like an underdog because I knew my potential but I never got that elite tech school stamp to prove it. 10 years out of college and it still bothered me that I didn't get into my reach schools. But I didn't give up. I applied for grad schools. But this time, everything was different. I hired an admissions consultant to guide me. I had a great income to spend on prepartion. During my career, I had completed a difficult professional certification, written books, and massively matured through corporate work experience. When I took the GREs, I prepared and aced them because I was in a good place in life and didn't feel pressured. Through this whole application process, I didn't feel pressure to get admitted. If I didn't get in, my life was already great and it didn't matter much. I got admitted yesterday to an elite tech school and I imagine I have more admits coming my way this month. It's an amazing feeling to be finally vindicated. My gpa was 3.1 for undergrad homie with plenty of Fs, C's, and Ds. But as my admission consultant told me, "time heals all wounds." I'm not going to give you advice but I hope that you go an talk to a professional counselor or psychiatrist (available at your school for free). What my transcipts from high school and college didn't say was that I had a mood disorder and chronic stomach problems disrupting my life behind the scenes. It took me years to understand how to live a normal life but by then, I was a working professional and my grades were 'trashed'. What I realized later in life, was these health issues made my GPA, and my accomplishments that much more significant. That you couldn't evaluate me on the same spectrum as people without disabilities. Hustle and Persistence paid off for me. And I believe my best days are always ahead of me. Health and wellbeing before ambition, always. 
     
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    thecodemachine got a reaction from speowi in PhD profile evaluation request   
    dont listen to people who tell you you're not competitive enough to apply to school x. Hire a graduate school admission consultant, about $3000, to help you package your application and shoot for your dream schools. Grad school admission consultants will make sure you take the best swing you can at your dreams. don't shoot your dreams down without giving them a chance to breathe.
    Start your grad apps 1 year before the deadlines. It will take a full year if you do it right. Your GPA is stellar for a math degree. Great job on that.
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    thecodemachine got a reaction from speowi in PhD profile evaluation request   
    Don’t listen to people who tell you somethings not possible. I had a 3.1 undergrad gpa and I got admitted to the number one school for computer science with a consultants help. With your exceptional grades, you’ve got an even stronger platform than I had. Haters are going to hate and try to keep you from out achieving them. Prove them wrong.
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    thecodemachine got a reaction from speowi in PhD profile evaluation request   
    Do you mean like an actuary? I hear they’re good at statistics.
    to the op, no ones saying it’s going to be easy. Your job is to take the best swing possible at your dream schools and finding someone who specializes in grad admissions is a great way to leap far above your competition. Grad admissions is complex and nuanced and I would never recommend applying without an experienced guide to help them through every step. But for sure the internet does not equate to actionable advice.
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    thecodemachine got a reaction from theduckster in PhD profile evaluation request   
    dont listen to people who tell you you're not competitive enough to apply to school x. Hire a graduate school admission consultant, about $3000, to help you package your application and shoot for your dream schools. Grad school admission consultants will make sure you take the best swing you can at your dreams. don't shoot your dreams down without giving them a chance to breathe.
    Start your grad apps 1 year before the deadlines. It will take a full year if you do it right. Your GPA is stellar for a math degree. Great job on that.
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    thecodemachine got a reaction from insert_name_here in PhD profile evaluation request   
    Do you mean like an actuary? I hear they’re good at statistics.
    to the op, no ones saying it’s going to be easy. Your job is to take the best swing possible at your dream schools and finding someone who specializes in grad admissions is a great way to leap far above your competition. Grad admissions is complex and nuanced and I would never recommend applying without an experienced guide to help them through every step. But for sure the internet does not equate to actionable advice.
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    thecodemachine got a reaction from insert_name_here in PhD profile evaluation request   
    Don’t listen to people who tell you somethings not possible. I had a 3.1 undergrad gpa and I got admitted to the number one school for computer science with a consultants help. With your exceptional grades, you’ve got an even stronger platform than I had. Haters are going to hate and try to keep you from out achieving them. Prove them wrong.
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    thecodemachine got a reaction from Stat Assistant Professor in PhD profile evaluation request   
    Do you mean like an actuary? I hear they’re good at statistics.
    to the op, no ones saying it’s going to be easy. Your job is to take the best swing possible at your dream schools and finding someone who specializes in grad admissions is a great way to leap far above your competition. Grad admissions is complex and nuanced and I would never recommend applying without an experienced guide to help them through every step. But for sure the internet does not equate to actionable advice.
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    thecodemachine got a reaction from insert_name_here in PhD profile evaluation request   
    dont listen to people who tell you you're not competitive enough to apply to school x. Hire a graduate school admission consultant, about $3000, to help you package your application and shoot for your dream schools. Grad school admission consultants will make sure you take the best swing you can at your dreams. don't shoot your dreams down without giving them a chance to breathe.
    Start your grad apps 1 year before the deadlines. It will take a full year if you do it right. Your GPA is stellar for a math degree. Great job on that.
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    thecodemachine got a reaction from hnn12 in PhD profile evaluation request   
    dont listen to people who tell you you're not competitive enough to apply to school x. Hire a graduate school admission consultant, about $3000, to help you package your application and shoot for your dream schools. Grad school admission consultants will make sure you take the best swing you can at your dreams. don't shoot your dreams down without giving them a chance to breathe.
    Start your grad apps 1 year before the deadlines. It will take a full year if you do it right. Your GPA is stellar for a math degree. Great job on that.
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    thecodemachine got a reaction from Bayequentist in PhD profile evaluation request   
    dont listen to people who tell you you're not competitive enough to apply to school x. Hire a graduate school admission consultant, about $3000, to help you package your application and shoot for your dream schools. Grad school admission consultants will make sure you take the best swing you can at your dreams. don't shoot your dreams down without giving them a chance to breathe.
    Start your grad apps 1 year before the deadlines. It will take a full year if you do it right. Your GPA is stellar for a math degree. Great job on that.
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