Undergraduate Institution: State school
Majors: Mathematics and Psychology (Double major)
GPA:
Cumulative GPA: 3.03/4.00
GPA at last school attended: 3.47/4.00
Math major GPA: 3.70/4.00
Type of Student: Domestic multiracial (white/indigenous/Latina) female
Relevant Courses:
Past:
Calculus I,II,III, IV (all A)
Discrete Math (A)
Ordinary Differential Equations (A)
Applied Statistics (C)
Linear Algebra (B)
Applied Abstract Algebra (A)
Mathematical Modeling (A)
Topology (audited)
Directed Readings (Satisfactory/Pass)
Current:
Abstract Algebra I (currently A)
Real Analysis I (currently A)
Capstone (currently A)
Programming Abstractions (currently A but it will likely drop to a B )
Future? (I graduate this semester and don’t yet know if I’ll be able to take these):
Real Analysis II
Data Structures
GRE General Test: 318 (Verbal: 159 | Quantitative: 159 | Writing: waiting to hear)
Research Experience: Participated in a reading course/looked at some open problems related to lattice cryptography for one summer. I also have about six months of experience in a cognitive neuroscience lab.
Extracurricular stuff: Participated in an informal reading program with a grad student, where I studied the elliptic curve factorization algorithm and algorithms for Delaunay triangulation. I also gave a talk on Delaunay triangulation.
Honors/Awards: LSAMP scholar, Dean’s List (multiple semesters), President’s List (once)
Interests: cryptography, graph theory, number theory, mathematical biology, computational geometry
Misc. Info: I dropped out of college a couple of times and failed an entire semester back in 2012. My grades the last couple of years, especially since switching to a math major, have turned around significantly. I also have years of irrelevant work experience, but a history of being promoted.
Letters of Recommendation:
A math prof that I’ve had several courses with and done research with
haven’t asked anyone else yet, but will likely be asking my analysis, calc 3, and algebra professors and just seeing who feels they can write a strong letter, if any. I don’t know any of them well, but I’ve been to their office hours a couple of times and I have/had good grades in their classes.
Schools I might apply to:
UT Arlington, PhD or MS (not sure)
UT Dallas, PhD
University of North Texas, PhD
Southern Methodist University, PhD Applied Mathematics
University of Oklahoma, MS or PhD (not sure)
Oklahoma State, PhD Pure Math
University of Arkansas
Kansas State
University of Kansas
General questions:
Should I retake the GRE for a higher quant score?
Is this an okay list of schools? Does anyone have any suggestions for other places to apply in this general region?
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