gre math subject test

[frankdux]

some questions for all of you:

1. when are you taking it? oct or nov? or did you take it in april?

2. what score are you aiming for? what would be the minimum you would consider to be good?

3. how are you studying? and how long are you studying for?

me:

1. i think i'll probably take it in november. i'd prefer october to get it out of the way, but i think i could use the extra 3 weeks.

2. so its out of 990. i think i need at least an 850 to be competitive.

3. i study for about 3 hours a day. i started studying about a week ago, and the plan is to study every day until the exam for a total of about 70 days or so. i'm going through old textbooks as well as that GRE math subject study book - the highest ranked one on amazon.

[ralphhumacho]

1. when are you taking it? oct or nov? or did you take it in april?

november - i did not take it in april

2. what score are you aiming for? what would be the minimum you would consider to be good?

aiming for the 99th percentile of course, but realistically hope to get >75%ile (im only applying to stats phd programs - some which dont require the subject test, most only encourage you take it). i understand that for top 25 math programs, you should at least get in the 75%ile and 85%ile for top 10 programs.

3. how are you studying? and how long are you studying for?

going through old textbooks, going through the four old gre math subject tests i have procured. i study about 15 hours a week, with 10 of those being on weekends. luckily, i am taking abstract algebra, adv linear algebra, and topology in school now so those will be fresh in my mind by november and i dont need to study those topics

good luck!

me:

1. i think i'll probably take it in november. i'd prefer october to get it out of the way, but i think i could use the extra 3 weeks.

2. so its out of 990. i think i need at least an 850 to be competitive.

3. i study for about 3 hours a day. i started studying about a week ago, and the plan is to study every day until the exam for a total of about 70 days or so. i'm going through old textbooks as well as that GRE math subject study book - the highest ranked one on amazon.