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  1. R Deckard
    From what I know, CS @ UIUC has more pull in Silicon Valley than UCLA, but you should probably investigate a bit further. I understand the facilities are considerably better as well. From http://cs.illinois.e...s?quicktabs_4=1: Here's what our students can expect: (data from Engineering Career Services for 2009-2010) Job postings = 450 Average salary acceptance: Bachelors = $68,650 (national average: $60,426) Masters = $87,137 (national average: $60,667) Not sure if UCLA grads make more.
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    Ranking, job opportunities, cost of living, funding. The obvious downside is location.
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    This is a pretty easy decision. UIUC.
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    This seems like a strange opinion to have considering that all three programs are ranked #14 by US News. Particularly strange that you were not even aware of the existence of a top 15 CS program called the University of Maryland. Anyway, I was at UCSD last week and saw their CS program a bit and it seemed pretty nice, though I don't really know a lot about it (was visiting the Math program).
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    Having taken the intro Math Stats course that he will be required to take next year, I can assure you that this is in fact the book that he will use first semester. Most of the classes the OP would take in this program are technically listed at senior-level undergraduate courses. In the second semester, he will have to take a more advanced Math Stats class, which typically usually uses Bickel and Doksum, although the exact text is chosen at the discretion of the instructor (as far as I know).
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    I'm not sure how much it helps, but in terms of preparation, they will expect you to know the material at the level of this book (plus calculus and linear algebra). In your first semesters, you will be covering material from this book, among others. I really don't think it should be too difficult to finish that program in a year, as you said. Most of the students like the professors that teach classes in that departments as well.
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    I would agree. One school revised my funding and offered me an extra $12k fellowship upon finding out that another school had offered me more $ than them.
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    I still need to get around to buying something that has my undergrad school's name/logo on it.
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    I usually try to omit the strongest parts of my profile.
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    I had a slightly lower score than this. Out of the applied math programs that I applied to, I got into Maryland (AMSC), UCSD (Math), Stony Brook (AMS), CU Boulder (Applied Math) and waitlisted at Washington (Applied Math). I also got into an excellent CS program and an excellent computational science program.
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    What if you were accepted to 5 ~equally good programs, with ~equally good funding, in ~equally good locations, with ~equally good potential advisers, etc? The decision would be difficult regardless of field.
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    I agree. To the OP: consider using "goal" instead of "dream." Goals are much more obtainable. And I've never heard anybody say that grad school made their dreams come true (I hope this isn't your expectation).
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    From what I understand, the CU Boulder Applied Math program is definitely a good "up and coming" program that has been improving in reputation over the years and is probably better than most ratings indicate (at least US News). I hear their weather is excellent and campus is beautiful as well. They seem to have three professors working on mathematical biology, but I'm not familiar with anybody in mathematical biology to know their reputation specifically. Their people in computational math are strong, though (not sure if you have any interest there). I considered joining this program, but turned down their offer since I had several more appealing offers. Here are the NRC rankings for applied math, which may be of interest to you: http://chronicle.com...Applied/124704/ Arizona might also be a good choose for a solid Applied Math program (probably equivalent to CU Boulder in strength). I think they're doing a lot of interdisciplinary stuff there, including mathematical biology and a lot of related areas.
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    I don't know much about biomath, but CU Boulder would easily be considered the strongest applied math program out of those three. Do they have any faculty members that you are interested in working with?
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    So you don't want to go to grad school then?
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    The intro is much more clear now (good). I would omit the bit about physics, as it doesn't seem relevant to anything else. Otherwise, it is starting to look pretty good, although you can always keep polishing it.
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    The OP is taking RA.
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    Intro #2 In intro #2 you provide more about your motivation to pursue your field of study than I did in my entire SoP (which is fine). On the other hand, I have no idea how Intro #1 is even related to graduate school.
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    I would start by saying exactly why you are apply to graduate school (I am applying to school X to study Y). Due to my strong preference for attending micro-related courses during my first three years of studying economics I was not able to adequately cover other disciplines that I am also interested in, such as Trade and Development. I would revise this sentence and formulate it from a positive perspective. Perhaps say: I have studied microeconomics extensively, but I would also like to explore the other areas of economics... Or something along those lines.
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    Get an A+ in (nearly) every single class from here on out and they won't worry about your first two years too much.
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    For visiting, I would suck it up and fly into Willard Airport -- you will have to fly American Airlines via their regional service called American Eagle. There is a bus that runs from Willard to campus for $1. If you have plenty of time and don't mind taking a bus from Chicago, it will probably save you $150 if you fly to Chicago and bus to Champaign. In that case, or for visiting Chicago, I would suggest taking the Megabus or Lex Express (both run about 18-25 one way), or the Amtrack depending on the time and day (certain times/days are much more expensive). If you fly into Chicago, I would specifically choose a bus service that picks you up from O'Hare (Lex does this, as do some others). I would not recommend using the Greyhound bus service -- they are unreliable and unorganized (and nobody ever has anything good say about them...). And yes, parking is limited and expensive in Chicago, though it really depends on the area.
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    "Designed for students having no previous experience with rigorous proofs, this text on analysis can be used immediately following standard calculus courses."
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    Some schools don't actually enforce prerequisites (mine doesn't). In fact, I skipped 4 prerequisites for a course I am taking this semester and nobody said anything. The question is whether you will be ready for analysis without having familiarity with writing rigorous mathematical proofs. This depends on your background, your willingness and ability to learn quickly, and the rigor of the course. I would say that if you are pretty bright and the course is an "intro" level analysis course, then you will be fine. Do you know what book it uses?
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    Last 2 years of course work, taking the typical course load.
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    Most of the programs I am considering say "we need a copy of your baccalaureate transcript before the end of your first semester here."
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