morgan__freeman

Thanks for the advice dendrogirl. It is seriously appreciated!

I am currently a junior mathematics major attending a large state university. This large state university is regarded to be OKAY as far as academics go. It doesn't stand out as one of the best, but it isn't among the worst either. I have had very consistent grades while in school, so I think I can project what my grades will be like next fall when I send out my applications (I'm just going to use my current numbers and assume I maintain my current grades). GPA: 3.8 Math GPA: 3.9 For the next year I will be in an undergraduate research program, where the focus is on computation, and I will be using my school's high performance super computer. From what I can tell, most students in the program co-author a paper and travel to at least one conference. I am operating under the assumption that I will have my name on a paper. I will have been an undergraduate TA twice before I graduate, and maybe three times if I have some spare room in my schedule senior year and request it. I probably won't do a separate honors thesis as a senior, b/c the research program will suck up all of my spare time. I should get good letters of recommendation due to my participation in the research program. I am looking at applied math/computational math programs. Where do you think I'll be competitive? The biggest thing holding me back I think, is not attending a prestigious undergraduate university.