Stochastic_jester Posted September 29, 2022 Posted September 29, 2022 I heard that courses like real analysis and linear algebra are the most important. For the most part, I have performed well in all my math courses (A's) except Abstract Algebra in which I scored a C. I'm just concerned about how heavily this would weigh against me for a stats Ph.D. Many have told me that abstract algebra isn't used all that much in a stats Ph.D. for the most part. Of course, I know the admission process depends on more than just grades, but in regards to just the grades aspect, how will this course affect my chances? To give some context, this grade is an outlier in my GPA overall. Not here to make excuses of course, but this was during the latter half of online school I was burnt out from online school among other more personal matters. Ended up being a great lesson for me tbh. I just hope this one mistake isn't going kill my chances.
cyberwulf Posted September 30, 2022 Posted September 30, 2022 One bad grade isn't going to sink you, but it's a little unfortunate that your outlier is one of the small number of proof-based math courses that undergrads take. If you have good grades in classes at a similar level of rigor (e.g., real analysis), then that will help a lot.
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