Undergrad: USC (pure math) + master's in applied math
GPA: 3.1
GRE: 170Q / 164V / 820 math (81%)
Courses: My transcript is a bit of a mess and is unpleasant to look at. For example, my first semester included abstract algebra and number theory, I took measure theory my third semester (only received a B, but PhD-passed the qual), but I took linear algebra (the lower div one) my sixth semester. I took a lot of grad courses. My GPA at the end of my first year was 1.x, as my second semester consisted of straight F's.
Letters: My letters should be fine, at least one should be really good.
Research/Interests: My ("only") interest is harmonic analysis, which is what I wrote my master's thesis in. I have an intense dislike for most other math, but only a mild dislike for harmonic analysis.
Can anyone give me some recommendations on math PhD programs to apply to? I "applied" to USC, UCSD, UCSB, UWM, CU Boulder, and some others this cycle, but never sent in my GRE scores because I knew I would be rejected from them and didn't want to waste more money.
I'm also recently become interested in statistics - I don't have a lot of programming experience, but I'm trying to learn R, Matlab, and Python to a reasonable degree before the next cycle.
Thanks!
