Dear All,
This is my first post to the GradCafe forums. I have followed them quite a but but have not posted until now. I wanted to poll the community on what my chances are to applying to these programs and how I should anticipate my future.
Profile:
Applied Mathematics Major / Computer Science Minor at Baylor University
GPA: 3.50/4.00
4000-Level Math GPA: 3.67/4.00
Major GPA: 3.40
Minor GPA: 3.75
GRE: Q 680, V 560, Subject 510.
REU in 2009.
Two published papers (one in the relatively prestigious Involve Journal, both coauthored by myself and a high school student).
Two letters from professors at Baylor (one is department chairperson), other from REU leader.
Attended and presented at JMM Meetings, Session Chair on Differential Equations, Invited student speaker for panel on numerical analysis, etc.
MAA Undergraduate poster winner
2 graduate courses from Baylor titled "Applied Mathematics I/II" (Applied Functional Analysis and Numerical Analysis of PDEs).
Numerical Linear Algebra and Numerical Analysis with A marks
Very well-directed SOP (based on my extensive undergraduate research)
PROBLEMS:
I do NOT have the full analysis sequence
I do NOT have Abstract Algebra
I received poor marks (B's) in Combinatorics and Algebra (an introductory abstract algebra course) and Intro to Analysis (Baby real analysis).
I applied to the following schools:
WashU
Rice
Penn State
UMD College Park
NC State Raleigh (Applied Math)
College of William and Mary Applied Sciences PhD and MS in Computational Operations Research
UT Austin
CU Boulder (Wait-listed, and according to chair not likely I will get funding)
CU Denver (Accepted without TA position (FML). Worried about my analysis background).
(Have not yet applied) California State Long Beach Industrial and Applied Mathematics
So, what do you think? Will I get in anywhere? Overall my strengths are in research and recommendations and computer science background (for math programs), graduate courses, and SOP. Weaknesses in overall GPA and GRE scores, and the lack of some foundational math courses. Thanks for the consideration!