Profile evaluation for MS/PhD in Applied Mathematics

[ndethe]

Hey,

 

Undergraduate

 

Indian University

GPA: 3.5 (WES iCAP)  (7.1/10)  (A:10, B: 8, C:6, D:4, E:2)

Aerospace Engineering

Relevant Coursework: Real Analysis A ( , PDEs A ( , Complex Analysis A ( , Linear Algebra and ODEs A ( , , Object Oriented programming A (    Took classes with 500 other students (Relative grading not everyone can get an A in these settings even if you do good),  Computational Fluid Dynamics A ( , Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics A (  (unbracketed :WES iCAP, bracketed :actual)

 

Graduate

 

I am attending Columbia University's Post Baccalaureate graduate foundations program this fall (i.e. Fall 2015). I'll be taking courses like Analysis and Optimization, Probability and Statistics 

 

Coding Experience in C, C++, Python, MATLAB, FORTRAN

 

Research Experience

 

1 year under an internationally acclaimed professor. Topic: Solutions of the Falkner Skan equation and their applications 

 

GRE 328 (Q:170,V:158, AWA:4.0)

GRE subject: taking on sept 19th (expecting 850+)

 

Schools:

 

Duke 

Rice 

Stony Brook

UPenn

Brown

UCSD

dartmouth

NEU Boston

NYU

Columbia

Gatech

 

Do I have a shot at any of those programs? 

Can you suggest any other courses that the admissions committee might want to see? Can you suggest what courses I should take at Columbia to further enhance my application? Any inputs are appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

Fall 2015 results 

All rejects:

ETH Zurich

UT Austin

Minnesota

Washington

NYU

Edited July 20, 2015 by ndethe