Alois98

Finishing masters degree this winter 2023, applying to PhD's for fall 2024. I tried doing this before getting my masters degree but things didn't go so well. I've really given it my all over these past 13 months to improve my profile. Since I'm to awkward to ask this to my advisors, curious how you'd rate my chances: Qualifications: Grades: Ms.c Applied Mathematics from University of Washington, 3.98 GPA, B.A Math from University of Virginia, 3.93 Major GPA, 3.55 overall GPA GRE: 170 verbal, 168 quant. No subject tests. Research: Two major research projects under two advisors at UW. One is close to publication, other has major results but not close to publication. For first project, advisor tells me he thinks it's unlikely we will get anything out on arxiv before my application deadlines. I'm essentially waiting on him as I have a first draft 90% done already. I had math research experience in industry coming to UW but nothing very formal. I just listed those things on my CV. Letters of Rec: 1. First/main advisor. Assistant professor at UW. Young but quite well connected. I know him very well and he's very very happy with the work I've been able to produce. He's essentially told me he'll tell the admissions at UW to admit me in strongest possible terms and that he'd take & fund me. And equally strong rec for other places. He'll be writing some people at the places I'm applying to that he knows to vouch on my behalf. 2. Second advisor. Full professor, former dept chair, big name in scientific computing, has like 2k publications. Don't meet with him nearly as frequently and haven't been quite as successful with that research ( tho I do have some novel results and algorithms to show for it, publishable with some more applications). Should give good but not exceptional rec. 3. UW CS Prof I took class with. Mainly chosen bc big name in deep learning theory which I'm interested in. Got A+ in his class but do not know on personal level. Other factors: I took two gap years in between undergrad and grad school. Worked a number of research oriented internships in data science & operations research and took more graduate math classes part time. So I have more less formal mathematical research projects to speak to at least on CV. I have one publication but its in microscopy, not math related. I'll also be out of school between winter and next fall which isn't ideal but there are more research projects my main advisor wants me to complete during that time to which hell testify in his letter of rec. I've done somewhat minimal direct outreach to potential advisors. Recently sent them all a fairly basic email introducing myself, asking if they're seeking new grad students and expressing interest in their research. Applying to PhD in Applied Math at: MIT, Caltech, University of Washington , Stanford, John Hopkins, University of Maryland, NYU, Duke, Emory, Carnegie Melon, UT Austin, Georgia Tech. Do you think this list is to ambitious? Advisor tells me admissions at UW is close to guarantee so I feel minimally motivated to apply to anywhere I wouldn't go to over UW. He has looked over this list and vouched this is sensible.

That should've been 170 oops

Applying to math Phd and masters programs. I'd rather not end up with nowhere to go. My stats are: Graduated from UVA in 2020, major in math. Been taking advanced undergrad and grad math courses since part time. 3.5 overall GPA( ~ 3.9 for the last 2.5 years), 3.95 math GPA. GRE 180 verbal, 168 Quant, 3.5 Writing section. No undergrad research, but I have 3 major research experiences from jobs, 1 published paper in microscopy journal. I've worked on my personal statements for a while, many drafts, so they should be decent but nothing exceptional, recs should be good to. I'm applying to applied math programs at: University of Washington, PhD and Masters University of Minnesota, PhD and Masters University of Texas Austin, PhD University of Michigan, Masters University of Maryland, Masters Washington University in St. Louis, Masters Georgia Tech, Masters Grad CV.pdf Courses_overview.pdf

I’m planning on getting 2 masters semi concurrently over 2 and a half years. One is Georgia techs online ms in computer science and the other is an on campus program in applied math. The latter is very selective and I’d have started my cs masters by the time I apply. Could it be a problem to admissions that I’m currently working on a masters when I apply to their program?