Specific Subject?

[flubadub]

Dear All,

I am hoping to apply to grad school for fall admission in 2012 (I am from Scotland). I was just wondering how specific I should be in terms of what field of mathematics I want to study? Should I state in my application exactly what I want to do, or be a bit more vague say that I am hoping to let my interests flourish in the first two years of the course? The reason I ask is because I am quite unsure of what specific area my thesis would be in.

Thank you very much

[lonelymonk]

Hey flubadub

A lot of students are in the same position as you. It is difficult to know or decide what you are going to pursue right after a bachelor's. But it will be very helpful to your application if you have something to show in some specific area. You can state that as your particular interest .Anyways, you first have to do course work in US on the way to getting a Phd. I believe that is the time to narrow down.

[Matt W]

You should be honest in your application about what you want to study. All I knew when I applied was that I wanted to study analysis, so I wrote that. You probably have atleast as clear of an idea as this. If you are able to be more specific then, by all means, do so.