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Fall 2022 Profile Evaluation and School Suggestions (Applied Math)


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Hello, I am interested in Applied Math PhD programs. I would almost certainly specialize in computational biology to study mathematical neuroscience. Do I have any chances of getting into the schools I list? What other programs should I look into applying to?

Type of Student: White Male

Undergrad Institution: Top 2 UC. Post-bacc at combination of top-100/30/20.
Major: Economics
GPA: 3.4 Overall, 3.60 in Economics, 3.85 last 100 credits (senior year and post-bacc)
Math Courses:

1st-- Calc 1 (B-), Calc 2 (B), Calc 3 (C)
2nd-- Calc 4 (C-)
3rd-- None
4th+-- Linear Algebra (B+), Differential Equations (A-)

Post-bacc: Real Analysis (A),  Graduate Topology 1 (A+), Graduate Real Analysis 1/2/3 (A+/A/A), Extremal Combinatorics and Graph Theory (A), Mathematical Modeling (A), Abstract Linear Algebra (A), Electrodynamics Optics and Relativity (A), Probability Theory 1(A), Abstract Algebra 1 (A), Optimization (A), Introduction to Networks (A)

Programming: Python (1 yr professional + neuro research/coursework), R, Stata, Excel.

GRE Q/V/W: 168/164/4.5

GREm: not taken, will take next year.

Programs Applying: Applied Math PhD (computational neuroscience or economics/dynamic systems)

 

Research Experience: over 1 yr neuro research at excellent lab with solid writing sample to show for it, extensive programming, data analysis and literature reviews. About 1 year with business school professor at high-ranking program with 2 coauthors on behavioral psychology papers. 

 

Work Experience: Close to 1 year work experience as Analyst where I did ARMA forecasting, market research and data automation for a startup. 

 

Letters of Recommendation: One rec from Graduate Real Analysis 1/2, one rec from business school professor, one rec from head of neuroscience lab.

 

Research interests: Computational neuroscience, networks and complex dynamics, graph theory, optimal control theory

 

School List  (so far):

  • UC Boulder
  • UC Davis
  • Ohio State University
  • UCSD
  • UW
  • USC

Concerns: Calculus grades, overall gpa. :( Let's just say I did not have it together in early undergrad...

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