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blorp2.0

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  1. Thanks so much! Did you go into much detail as to what the medical issues were, or were you more vague? Also, the professor I did research with has been extremely encouraging of me in terms of going to grad school, and has already agreed to write the letter, so I’m good on that front. I’m glad to hear it might help with the linear issue as well.
  2. @BL250604 Thank you so much!! Do you think there’s anything I can do to mitigate the impact of the linear grade? I’ve used linear every semester since then and have become much better at it, and the research I worked on used a fair amount of linear as well. Should I maybe mention that? Also, should I consider taking abstract linear algebra to show them that I’m working on it? Do you happen to know where I might find examples of how to explain poor past performance? I don’t have the space to talk about the reasons behind every bad semester. Would it be enough to say it was a result of poor organizational skills, an illness that went undiagnosed & untreated until two years ago, a couple of extended hospitalizations for miscellaneous reasons, close family deaths, and working nearly full time? I really can’t get into all of it and I don’t want to sound like I’m making excuses. It’s clear that I’m able to handle these kinds of stressors better now, since I’ve dealt with the fact that the woman who raised me is dying, had to help out, etc. and I still made straight A’s. It’s hard to gauge what is and is not appropriate to say, even on this forum.
  3. 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? @BL250604
  4. Thanks! I’ll make a profile evaluation post later tonight
  5. I recently took the GRE and got a 159 quant, which is about 75th percentile overall and 25th percentile among math candidates. My cumulative GPA is low, but the highest ranked school I’m applying to is ranked ~75th and my math grades are good/great. Should I bother retaking the GRE? And in general, do programs care particularly much about the regular part of the GRE? Is it mostly used to weed out applicants?
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