Zongyu Wu

Thanks! I think I have made my decision by now, the courant. It's true that some required courses in the master program is undergraduate level, but as I discussed with the director, it's possible to skip or substitute some courses if I can convince him of my knowledge.

Thanks for the opinion! It's just my family and friends would recognize the ivy at once, but they need to search online for the courant.

I have general interest in applied math like biomath, pde, analysis, etc.. However, I don't have a clear interest on a specific concrete math problem till now. probably that's why I'm applying for a master program than a phd

Thanks for advice, I have posted it on the math gre! And just a clarification, I can apply for TA as a master in Courant, but I can't directly transfer to a phd program and get the funding. Still need to re-apply after graduation.

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Hi guys, I was recently accepted by the math master program in nyu courant and applied math master program in columbia apam. I have been considering on this for several days, can somebody share your opinions with me? My goal(till now) is to do research in applied mathematics, and I will(I think) apply for phd program in applied math or math after graduation. I am interested in applied math, pde, analysis, etc. Here are some information about those two programs. 1. The Courant Institute is ranked 1st in applied math, while Columbia has its general reputation. 2. Courant offers students the opportunity to write a thesis if I can get a GPA above 3.7 on 18 credits, while APAM has a MS Research Specialization for students interested in it. 3. I can apply for TA in Courant while it's not possible in Columbia. I prefer the Courant Institute for its high ranking in applied math, but people around me have different ideas preferring Columbia for its name. Looking forward to your sharings and pls let me know if there are any more information I can share!

I took the gre sub test three times, and every time I didn't have enough time to finish all the questions. So now my ultimate score is 810 with 79% percentile. Shall I send this score to the school? I am worrying if this will hurt my application since many foreign students like me (from china) get 85% or 90% in this test. My professor in UCLA also said that I have to get 90% to get into his school. Bellow is the list of my program: UCB, Applied Math, require sub U Chicago, Computational and Applied Math, strongly recommend sub U Michigan Ann Arbor, Applied and Interdisciplinary Math, require U Washington, Applied Math, doesn't mention sub Northwestern, Engineering Science and Applied Math, doesn't mention sub U T Austin, Computational and Applied Math, doesn't mention sub U Utah, Math, recommend general and sub Absolutely I'll send to schools that require sub score. But shall I send it to schools recommend it or even doesn't mention it? Please help! Thank you guys!