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Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 3:47 pm
by yyf
Undergrad Institution: Top 3 University in China
Major(s): Biological Sciences
Minor(s):
GPA: 3.53

Graduate Institution: Ivy
Major(s): Biostatistics
Minor(s):
GPA: 4.0

Type of Student: International female

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 170 (99%)
V: 158 (77%)
W: 4.0 (49%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 790 (80%)

TOEFL Score: 111 = R29/L29/S24/W29

Program Applying: Statistics

Research Experience: Course projects in grad school; a data mining project in an internship; a lot of miscellaneous research cases on the job
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Within school
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA for a grad level course; two years of stats-related research-heavy work experience
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: A few health economics publications/conference presentations in which I performed the stats analysis
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Not that I know of...

Applying to Where:

Duke - Rejected 2/11
Harvard - Rejected 2/21
Berkeley - Rejected 2/22
U Washington - Rejected 1/29
Northwestern
Chicago - Rejected 2/22
Yale - Rejected 2/13
UC Santa Cruz - Accepted 2/26, fellowship + TAship
U Michigan - Rejected 2/11
Columbia
UIUC

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:00 am
by Jenn
Undergrad Institution: Foreign with good reputation in Math
Major(s): Mathematics
Cumulative GPA: 3.88
Major GPA: 3.93
Type of Student: International (Minority) Female

Grad Institution: Ivy
Major(s): Financial Mathematics
GPA: 3.66

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 170 (99%)
V: 157 (77%)
W: 3.0 (11%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 820 (85%)

Program Applying: Pure Math

Research Experience: One publication = barchelor theses
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Not much
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Translated a Real Analysis textbook into English
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:

Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)
University of California - Los Angeles
New York University, Courant Institute
Cornell University
Duke University
Brown University
Rice University
Northwestern University
University of California - San Diego
University of Southern California

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 4:26 am
by L3inad
ns2675 wrote:Undergrad Institution: UCLA
Major(s): Mathematics
Minor(s):
GPA: 3.989
Type of Student: Domestic white male

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 162 (86%)
V: 164 (93%)
W: 4.5 (73%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 850 (89%)

Program Applying: Pure mathematics (Analysis/PDE)

Research Experience: Two REUs at my school, no publications
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 4-year B.S./M.A.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Some minor tutoring
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Recommendations should be fairly strong, 8 grad classes by the end of this term (6 as of last year)
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Military veteran

Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)
Princeton - Pending
MIT - Pending
UCLA - Pending
Columbia - Pending
Caltech - Pending
NYU - Pending

I may be setting myself up for failure by applying to so few programs, but I have a strong backup plan. Best of luck to everyone!

You are my idol.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 12:07 am
by ns2675
L3inad wrote:You are my idol.
You honor me with your praise.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:50 am
by CN
Undergrad Institution: Good UK university
Subject: Mathematics (B.A.)
Grade: First class

Grad Institution: Same as undergrad
Subject: Mathematics (M.Math.)

Type of Student: International (UK), male, not an interesting minority.

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 169 (98%)
V: 162 (89%)
W: 5.5 (96%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 750 (72%)

Program Applying: Mathematics (pure / logic)

Research Experience: Summer undergraduate research placement in statistics at another UK university.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: A couple of prizes but nothing special.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Small amount of teaching this year.

Applying to Where:
Berkeley - Mathematics - Rejected (1st March)
Carnegie Mellon (CMU) - Pure and Applied Logic / Mathematics - Accepted with $20k TA (4th February) - *Will attend!* :D
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) - Mathematics - 2nd round (29th January) - Rejected (4th March)
Michigan, Ann Arbor - Mathematics - Rejected (13th March)
Penn State (PSU) - Mathematics - Accepted with $21k TA (11th February)
UCLA - Mathematics - Rejected (14th February)

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:20 pm
by marco
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Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:39 pm
by Colman
Undergrad Institution: Best in (small) Nation
Major(s): Mathematics
Minor(s): N/A
GPA: Converts to 4.0 (from an equivalent to the British marking system)
Type of Student: Male, White

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 170 (99%)
V: 164 (93%)
W: 5.0 (92%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 860 (91%)

Program Applying: Nearly all Statistics PhDs, one math, two O.R. stats

Research Experience: Final year research project, ongoing. Nothing done to submit in applications.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Full scholarship - up to five years
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Barely relevant stuff, ran a revision session or two
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: One recommender is my final year project advisor, he might mention the research
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Top of class all three years so far

Applying to Where:
Statistics PhD
Stanford
Chicago
Washington
Harvard
Columbia
UC Berkeley
UCLA
Duke
Cornell
Michigan Accepted - Tuition + Stipend (currently unknown) + Fellowship
UPenn (Wharton) Accepted - Tuition + Stipend (approx $29,000)
Johns Hopkins
Northwestern
Statistics PhD - through Operations Research
NYU
Princeton
Maths PhD (I don't really know what my plan was here)
NYU

I will probably apply to Part III in Cambridge too. And maybe another UK school for safety reasons. Happy days, first few responses came through quickly enough that I didn't have to apply to the UK

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:58 pm
by Shostakovich
Undergrad Institution: Top 50 Public
Major(s): Mathematics
Minor(s):
GPA: 3.74
Type of Student: Domestic Asian

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 170 (99%)
V: 161 (86%)
W: 4.5 (73%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: didn't take

TOEFL Score: not applicable

Program Applying: Statistics/Biostatistics

Research Experience: very minor ones
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: trivial ones like dean's list
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: job experience in a different field, so not very pertinent
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: time to degree 2.5 years, started out in quantitative econ so got a decent background in that, ~3.85 GPA in upper div courses, 3 actuarial exams. also did a programming course at a community college earlier this year.
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: doing distance running for fun which motivated me to choose the bio/environmental concentration of Statistics.

Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)

PhD:
Johns Hopkins - Biostatistics Rejected 2/22
Washington - Biostatistics Accepted 1/15, $2113/month Attending
UNC Chapel Hill - Biostatistics Accepted 12/20, $22k/year - fees Offer declined
Michigan - Biostatistics Accepted to fast-track MS/PhD 2/8, $2279/month Offer declined
Minnesota - Biostatistics Accepted 10/31, $16k/9months + something in the Summer Offer declined
Wisconsin - Statistics Rejected 2/12
Yale - Biostatistics Rejected 3/15
UCLA - Biostatistics Email inquiry from chair 3/18 Application withdrawn
UPenn - Biostatistics Rejected 3/1
Brown - Biostatistics Rejected 3/13 with MS offer
Emory - Biostatistics Rejected 1/30 Offered MS 2/7 with possible funding Offer declined
Florida - Biostatistics Rejected 4/2
Pittsburgh - Biostatistics Rejected 4/18
USC - Biostatistics Accepted to MS/PhD 3/13 Offer declined

MS:
Harvard - Biostatistics Accepted 3/1 Offer declined
Stanford - Statistics Rejected 3/29
Columbia - Biostatistics, Accelerated Pre-Doctoral Track Email inquiry from department 2/12 Application withdrawn
Berkeley - Biostatistics Rejected 4/11
Duke - Biostatistics Accepted 3/16 Offer declined
Washington University in St. Louis - Biostatistics Accepted 3/11 Offer declined

I originally started browsing this website years ago because I thought I was destined to be a Pure Math guy for life and had to overcome the obstacle of the Mathematics GRE, but as more time passed I realized that Applied Statistics was more of what I was interested in. This site seems to be lacking Stats/Biostats profiles from what I've seen (and understandably so as these programs often don't require the subject test) so hopefully my posting helps people who are also interested in Stats and/or are flexible and looking for info on alternative areas of Mathematics.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 11:13 pm
by dannyk15219
Undergrad Institution: medium-size liberal arts, not known for math but not terrible at it
Major(s): Mathematics
Minor(s): Physics, Computer Science
GPA: 3.87
Type of Student: DWM

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 168 (97%)
V: 167 (97%)
W: 4.5 (73%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 540 (21%).....**** this.

TOEFL Score: not applicable

Program Applying: Applied Math

Research Experience: 2 years of research for a professor under an NSF-funded grant, REU program at NC State this past summer. No papers published yet, but multiple conferences (Two JMMs, Mathfest, a few regional conferences) for both presentations and posters
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Nothing special, Dean's List every semester
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: See Research.
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: I really like nuclear engineering, and my Dad is a Nuke. I played that up on some of my applications.
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I fucking hate the math GRE.

Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)

(Preference sort of given by order)
Northwestern
Johns Hopkins
NC State ACCEPTED 1/25 w/TAship of 16k/8 months and full tuition paid + 4k for this summer
Columbia
Maryland
South Carolina ACCEPTED 1/25 w/TAship of 17k/9 months and 95% tuition paid

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:49 am
by Chapel
Undergrad Institution: Small private school, mostly engineers
Undergrad Major(s): Mathematics/Physics
Undergrad Minor(s): English, Architecture
Grad Institution: Larger private school, has previously sent students to MIT
Grad Major(s): Mathematics
GPA: ~3.5
Type of Student: Domestic, Male, White, 28 years old

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 168
V: ~165
W: x.x
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: ~50%

Program Applying: Pure Math/Applied Math

Research Experience: Graduate thesis published in grad school library (as a requirement of graduation), current research directed towards power distribution grids as they relate to graph theory, topology and fractals.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Scholarship at undergrad, undergrad magna cum laude
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Adjunct professor at Hofstra University and Berkeley college (6 classes taught), will likely be additionally credentialed at 3 other colleges in the next few weeks
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Recommendations from alumni of two schools to which I am applying, I've also met sections of the faculty at my top school.
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Acknowledged as having "contributed significantly" to Functions Modeling Change (Connally, Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, et al.) 2nd edition.

Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)
Stony Brook University - PhD Applied Math / Pending
Wesleyan University - PhD Math / Pending
CCNY Graduate Center - PhD Math / Pending
Stevens Institute of Technology - PhD Math / Pending

I know most of you are probably saying that I am shooting myself in the foot by applying to so few schools, but I have a significant "two body problem" going on. I got engaged last year and have no intention of uprooting my fiance and moving us away from both of our families just so I can make a third of what she does. On a related note, this will be my third and final try to be accepted to a PhD program in math. At a certain point I'll just start pushing towards a tenure track position at a teaching college.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:02 pm
by winterman62
Undergrad Institution: Large Public
Major(s): Applied Mathematics
Minor(s): Concentration in Physics
GPA: 3.33
Type of Student: DWM

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 164 (90%)
V: 161 (86%)
W: 4.5 (73%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 700 (61%)

Program Applying: Pure Math/Mathematical Physics

Research Experience: One summer research project on astrophysics. No publications though.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Won a freshman math competition at my school. Gave a presentation of my research at a lecture series.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: I tutored for 2 years, and TAed 3 algebra and trig classes for 2 semesters
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Taken a grad class on calculus of variations. Did an independent study on chaos theory. Took an analysis class that the grad students at my school used to prepare for the prelims.
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: New York state resident. That might help for the SUNYs.

Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)
UT Austin - Rejected, 2/12
U of Minnesota - Rejected, 3/18
Rutgers - Rejected, 3/1
SUNY Stony Brook - Rejected, 3/18
Ohio State - Rejected, 3/20
Duke - Pending
UC Davis - Waitlisted, 2/22
U of Iowa - Pending
Indiana Bloomington - Waitlisted, 3/8, Withdrew, 3/18
Northeastern - Pending
North Carolina State - Rejected, 3/6
Kansas State - Accepted, 1/24, WILL ATTEND
SUNY Buffalo (Masters) - Accepted, 3/1, On waitlist for funding, Declined, 3/12
SUNY Albany (Masters) - Accepted, 1/14, No funding, Declined, 1/25

Overall, I'm a bit nervous, as my gpa is a bit lower than everyone elses :P I had really bad semester last spring (2.3) and a few semesters where I got straight B's, so it's kinda hard to recover from that. Hopefully I applied to enough schools to hedge my bets. Good luck everyone!

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 4:12 pm
by Nr
Tried last year but with limited success !!! So, let's try again:

Undergrad Institution: Foreign (Top 5 in country)
Major: Mathematics
GPA: Overall 3.91, Major 3.96
Position in Class: Top Student
Type of Student:International Male

Graduate Institution: UWO
Major: Mathematics

GRE General Test:
Q: 800 (94%)
V: 580 (79%)
W: 3.0 (11%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 850 (90%)

TOEFL Score: (114 = R29/L28/S28/W29)

Program Applying: Pure Math (Algebraic Topology and Geometry)

Research Experience: Some researches without any significant results
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Some medals in competitions
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA of many math courses
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Recom writers are Alumni
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Don't think so

Applying to Where:
University of Texas at Austin - Wait listed 2/6/2013 by Email, Rejected 4/15/2013
Northwestern University - Rejected 2/6/2013 by Email
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign - Wait listed 2/28/2013 by Email, Accepted 4/15/2013 by Email, Attending !!!
University of Western Ontario - Accepted 3/11/2013 Declined 3/8/2013

Good luck everybody out there
I can't believe it !!! Grad coordinator told me there is basically no chance I still can get in ...
And I did it exactly 1 hour before deadline !!! Mind-blowing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:56 pm
by Eowyn
@winterman62.... you don't really have to worry about your GPA so much. I have a friend whose father was a member of the selection committee of his university last year, though in a different department, but he reassured me that the selection committee looks for much more than just GPA. They try to seek qualities in you that can ascertain your determination and persistence at continuing research. May be your research experiences and other points will carry far more weight in that regard.
So let's just apply and let's not fret anymore :)

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:46 am
by Shera250
Undergrad Institution: Small, but well respected liberal arts
Major: Math
Minor: Chemistry, Pre-Med
GPA: 3.32, (3.41 in major)
Type of Student: Domestic White Female

Grad Institution: NYU (Courant) - Masters Degree
Major: Math
GPA: 3.74

GRE General Test:
Q: 790 (90%)
V: 550 (69%)
W: 4.5 (73%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M:
610 (39%) Not sure what to say about that...

Program Applying: Pure Math

Research Experience: Undergrad Thesis (presented at student conference), Master's Thesis
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Not really.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: I've been teaching math at a top private high school in NYC for the past 7 years
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: I'm sort of an unorthodox candidate, I have a master's from courant, which I did part time. One of my recs is from a pretty well known topologist at NYU and another is from a professor at CUNY. I also have many years teaching math. No idea if any of this will help me...

Applying to Where:

CUNY - Grad Center - Accepted 4/19
Stony Brook - Rejected 3/18
Rutgers (New Brunswick) - Rejected 2/19
Wesleyan - Rejected 4/25
Drexel - Accepted 3/5
Temple - Accepted 2/15
Bryn Mawr - Rejected 3/22
UConn - Accepted 3/4 - Attending!
Stevens Institute of Technology - Accepted 2/13
NYU - Polytechnic - Accepted 4/18
Rutgers (Newark) - Rejected 4/15


Final Notes: I was pretty skeptical about my chances so I applied to a wide range of schools. As it turned out, I actually ended up with options so I visited everywhere I was considering. I would HIGHLY recommend this- you really don't know what it's going to be like at a school until you visit.

Also, try not to obsessively check gradcafe and this site, I promise it does not affect your chances of getting in. (I was not able to do this, but it's worth a shot)

In the end I'm super stoked to be attending Uconn- I think it's going to be the perfect fit for me.

Believe in yourself! You never know what school is looking for exactly you :)

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:21 pm
by prashantkum7
Undergrad Institution: Good Asian University
Major(s): Chemical Engineering
Minor(s):
GPA: 3.356
Type of Student: Asian

Graduate Institution: Excellent European University
Major(s): Mechanics

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 166 (94%)
V: 149 (40%)
W: 3.5 (30%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: Not given

Program Applying: Applied Mathematics

Research Experience: 2 internships in Europe at good colleges, 2 publications
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Undergraduate Gold Medallist
Pertinent Activities or Jobs:
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Recommendations should be fairly strong

Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)
MIT--Pending

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:36 am
by evariste6
Undergrad Institution: Top 50 private
Major(s): Math
Minor(s): Chemistry
GPA: 3.75
Type of Student: dwm

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 165 (92%)
V: 160 (83%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 660 (52%)
(I did not prepare as much as I should have for this exam. Take it seriously, and note that it will be more difficult than the practice tests. Use the practice tests as a study guide in order to gain a feel for the content, and then prepare to take a much harder exam.)

Program Applying: Mathematics PhD

Research Experience: Some summer research (unfortunately no REUs, which I now feel was a mistake.)
Awards/Honors: Deptartmental honors
Activities or Jobs: Tutor
Other: Good science background; 10 upper level math classes; recommendations should be strong.

Applying to:

Cornell
U Penn
Washington
Minnesota
UCSD
Penn State -- never heard back
NC State
UIUC
Brandeis
Michigan State -- accepted with TAship. Will Attend!
WUSTL -- never heard back
Dartmouth
UC Santa Barbara -- accepted with TAship
Pitt -- withdrew application
Boulder -- accepted with TAship

Good luck!

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:53 pm
by x74zz
Undergrad Institution: Super Tiny Liberal Arts College
Major(s): Mathematics
Minor(s): N/A
GPA: 3.5/4.0
Type of Student: Domestic White Male

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 167 (96%)
V: 165 (95%)
W: 4.0 (49%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 610 (39%)

Program Applying: Pure Math - Combinatorics

Research Experience: Intensive undergrad thesis, co-authored three articles, two of which have been accepted to peer-reviewed journals
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Not much, just a scholarship
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Math tutor for five semesters
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Super tiny liberal arts college means I've worked closely with all of my letter writers, so the recommendations should be pretty good.
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Been out of school for a year and a half now, which could be good and bad - my job doesn't have anything to do with math, but I've been researching independently and with my former thesis sponsor (and I have the publication results to back that up). Would be feeling a loooot better if it wasn't for that subject GRE score.

Applying to Where:
University of Waterloo (Combinatorics and Optimization Program) - Emailed and got a very polite reply that I'm pretty sure meant no
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of Wisconsin, Madison - Rejected 2/6
Cornell University - Rejected 2/19
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana - Rejected 2/26
University of Kentucky - Accepted 2/15

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:14 am
by cpmoni
Undergrad Institution: Top 50ish liberal arts school, not known for math
Major(s): mathematics and computer science
Minor(s):
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Type of Student: DWF

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 169 (98%)
V: 170 (99%)
W: 5.5 (96%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 710 (64%) :?

TOEFL Score: not applicable

Program Applying: Pure Math/Some Computer Science, very interested in computational discrete mathematics

Research Experience: NSA's Director's Summer Program, REU in computer science, no publications/conferences, currently working on an independent project in computational discrete mathematics
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon, handful of other honor societies, Dean's List, did well at ACM programming competitions, VA Tech Math Competition, Putnam
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: student programmer for school, experience tutoring in Calc I - Abstract Algebra/Real Analysis
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: should have really good recommendations
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: have fairly strong experience in mathematics and computer science, no grad classes but school doesn't offer them, have taken most math and cs courses offered, one long term and several short terms spent abroad

Applying to Where: (in no particular order)
University of Nebraska- Lincoln - Computer Science: Admitted 1/10 with TA with 16K+tuition declined
University of Nebraska- Lincoln - Mathematics: admitted with fellowship declined
Rutgers- New Brunswick - Mathematics: admitted 2/1 with TA declined
Emory - Computer Science (discrete math specialization): admitted 2/8 with stipend declined
Georgia Tech - ACO through Computer Science: admitted 2/5 with research assistantship declined
Carnegie Mellon - ACO through Mathematics: rejected 4/4
Carnegie Mellon - ACO through Computer Science: rejected
Drexel University - Mathematics: admitted 3/5 with TA declined
Princeton University - Mathematics: rejected 1/25, not surprised
UIUC - Mathematics: admitted 2/5 with TA WILL ATTEND!!
UCSD - Mathematics: rejected 3/2

NPSC - Pending
NDSEG - rejected 4/3

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:31 pm
by Daniel_Watkins
Undergrad Institution: Brigham Young University-Idaho (private liberal arts school)
Major: Applied Mathematics
Minor: German
GPA: 3.92
Type of Student: Domestic, Male


GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 162 (86%)
V: 167 (97%)
W: 4.5 (73%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 540 (21%)

Program Applying: Applied Mathematics

Research Experience: Internship at Los Alamos National Laboratory, two senior projects
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Certificate of Award for poster presentations at Los Alamos Student Symposium, and first place in the Physical Sciences / Applied Mathematics division at the BYU-Idaho Research and Creative Works conference.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Internship, math tutor, TA
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Nothing except that my recommenders like me :)
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I've taken almost all of the math classes my school offers. Unfortunately none of them are grad classes - BYU-I doesn't have a graduate program. But I've done really well in all the classes, and with the research things of done I think I have pretty good chances.

Applying to Where:
University of Michigan - Mathematics - Rejected 2/28
New York University - Mathematics - Accepted 4/12 to the Master's program with no funding
Johns Hopkins University - Applied Math and Statistics - Rejected 3/8
Berlin Mathematical School - Mathematics - Rejected 1/28
University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - Applied and Computational Mathematics - Rejected 2/25
Drexel University - Mathematics - Accepted 3/5 with a TAship and health insurance - Attending!
University of California - Irvine - Mathematics - Rejected 3/8

All of these are for the Ph D programs. I'm also applying for DHS-STEM, SULI, and NASA internships for this summer, so I'll post if I get in to one! Got into a summer program at PNNL in Washington! Great connection through my statistics professor.

Accepted for the SULI program: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 10wk paid internship researching methods for recognizing human interaction in video data. Also accepted for the DHS-STEM internship program at Lawrence Livermore. I decided to go to Pacific Northwest instead, however, for a variety of reasons, not least of which was the option of working for the whole summer instead of just 10 weeks.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:23 am
by avisottda
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Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 8:49 pm
by is2718
Undergrad Institution: UCLA
Major(s): Mathematics
GPA: General: 3.94 Major: 3.98
Type of Student: Domestic/International White Male

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 170 (99%)
V: 167 (97%)
W: 4.5 (73%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 800 (81%)


Program Applying: Pure Mathematics (Geometry/Topology)

Research Experience: Two REUs. One Applied REU and one Topology REU. No publications.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Math Dept. Honors Program and Scholars Program, the latter granting an M.A. concurrently with my B.S. UCLA Regents Scholar.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Tutoring, involvement with math enrichment programs and a math competition. President of math society during sophomore year (not at UCLA).
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Will have taken 9 grad classes by the time I graduate.

Applying to Where:
Berkeley - Rejected (3/1/13)
Stanford - Rejected (2/12/13)
UCSD - Rejected (3/1/13)
UCSB - Accepted (2/6/13) - Declined Offer
Cornell - Rejected
Columbia - Rejected
Brown - ACCEPTED!!! (3/5/2013) - Will Attend
Michigan - Waitlisted but Declined
Northwestern - Waitlisted Then Rejected
Indiana -Accepted (2/28/13) - Declined Offer
Univ. of Washington -Accepted(3/2/13) - Declined Offer

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:41 pm
by Minirogue
Undergrad Institution: Smaller state school
Major(s): Mathematics
Minor(s): N/A
GPA: 3.90
Type of Student: Domestic White Male

GRE General Test (NOT Revised):
Q: 800 (94%)
V: 530 (65%)
W: 4.0 (49%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 750 (72%) (way up from my original 17%. Protip: study)

Program Applying: Pure Math (Geometry/Topology or Mathematical Physics)

Research Experience: REU (at my undergrad institution) and working on master's thesis.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Tutoring award as grad TA. Dean's List etc.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Tutored and graded as undergrad. Currently graduate teaching assistant.
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:Will have my M.A. (9 grad classes + thesis from same institution as undergrad), took a qualifying exam (didn't receive results by the time apps were due), attended an MSRI workshop last summer.

Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)
UC Davis - Accepted via e-mail
U of Washington - Rejected via e-mail
U of Oregon -Waitlisted (in response to e-mail)
U of Michigan - Rejected via e-mail
Michigan State University - Pending
U of Iowa - Pending
SUNY Stony Brook - Rejected via e-mail
Wesleyan - Chose not to apply

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:27 pm
by Euler
ns2675 wrote:Undergrad Institution: UCLA
Major(s): Mathematics
Minor(s):
GPA: 3.989
Type of Student: Domestic white male

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 162 (86%)
V: 164 (93%)
W: 4.5 (73%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 850 (89%)

Program Applying: Pure mathematics (Analysis/PDE)

Research Experience: Two REUs at my school, no publications
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 4-year B.S./M.A.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Some minor tutoring
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Recommendations should be fairly strong, 8 grad classes by the end of this term (6 as of last year)
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Military veteran

Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)
Princeton - Pending
MIT - Accepted 1/16!!!! 24k fellowship
UCLA - Pending
Columbia - Pending
Caltech - Decided not to apply
NYU - Decided not to apply

I may be setting myself up for failure by applying to so few programs, but I have a strong backup plan. Best of luck to everyone!


Do you think MIT will send more offers later?

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:04 am
by JonMLTR
ns2675 wrote:Undergrad Institution: UCLA
Major(s): Mathematics
Minor(s):
GPA: 3.989
Type of Student: Domestic white male

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 162 (86%)
V: 164 (93%)
W: 4.5 (73%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 850 (89%)

Program Applying: Pure mathematics (Analysis/PDE)

Research Experience: Two REUs at my school, no publications
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 4-year B.S./M.A.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Some minor tutoring
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Recommendations should be fairly strong, 8 grad classes by the end of this term (6 as of last year)
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Military veteran

Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)
Princeton - Pending
MIT - Accepted 1/16!!!! 24k fellowship
UCLA - Pending
Columbia - Pending
Caltech - Decided not to apply
NYU - Decided not to apply

I may be setting myself up for failure by applying to so few programs, but I have a strong backup plan. Best of luck to everyone!
You sir are the embodiment of all hope and joy in the hearts of the humble applicants in this forum.

MIT is a beautiful place, though you may miss the weather of the west coast, and I think you'll love it. Congrats on the great admit.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:23 am
by Eowyn
@ Euler... did you receive an email from MIT first or did you log into your account to find that you have been accepted? And secondly, when you now log in to your account, does it show the status, i.e. the decision that has been made?

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:40 am
by ns2675
Do you think MIT will send more offers later?
I'm sorry, I really don't know. Maybe check last year's gradcafe results?
You sir are the embodiment of all hope and joy in the hearts of the humble applicants in this forum.

MIT is a beautiful place, though you may miss the weather of the west coast, and I think you'll love it. Congrats on the great admit.
Thank you! This is really surreal.
@ Euler... did you receive an email from MIT first or did you log into your account to find that you have been accepted? And secondly, when you now log in to your account, does it show the status, i.e. the decision that has been made?
In case this is directed at me: I received an e-mail. I didn't even know I could still log in to my account, but I just did after reading your comment and I don't see any mention there of the decision status.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:56 am
by Eowyn
@ns2675 I'm soooo sorry, I addressed my question to Euler by mistake... hope you did not mind. And thanks for the information :-)

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:44 pm
by apollo
Undergrad Institution: Rice University
Major(s): Math
Minor(s): None
GPA: 4.03/4.33
Type of Student: DWM

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 167 (96%)
V: 166 (96%)
W: 3.5 (30%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 830 (86%)

TOEFL Score: N/A

Program Applying: Pure Math

Research Experience: Did a VIGRE working seminar over the summer before my senior year. No publications or anything.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Award/scholarship for "most outstanding math major in the department"
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA for Complex Analysis and Honors Multivariable
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: I have a ton of grad classes... like 15ish. My first grad class was during freshman year.
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Studied abroad in Russia for a semester

Applying to Where:
Stanford - Waitlisted via email 2/13.
UChicago - Accepted via email 1/31. $25.9K stipend for first year. Full funding. ATTENDING!!!
Cal Berkeley - Waitlisted via email 3/4. Rejected via email 4/3.
Columbia - Accepted via email 2/4. $27.3K stipend each year for 5 years. Declined offer
Brown - Accepted via email 2/11. $25 K for 5 years. Declined offer
UT Austin -Accepted via email on 1/30. $25K fellowship for first year. Full funding. Declined offer
UW Madison - Accepted via email on 2/8. Full funding for 5 years. Declined offer on 2/12.
Rutgers - Accepted via email on 2/8. $25.6 K fellowship. Declined offer on 2/12.
Johns Hopkins - Withdrew application on 2/12.
Duke - Accepted via email on 1/27. Unofficial acceptance. Declined offer on 2/1
Rice (undergraduate institution) - Accepted in person 2/1, unofficial. Official email on 2/6. $22K stipend for first year. Full funding.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:05 am
by Langlands
Undergrad Institution: UK Russell Group University for undergrad and MSc (different universities)
Major(s): Maths
Minor(s): None.
GPA: 4.0 Equivalent for undergrad. Pass for MSc and distinction for MSc project.
Type of Student: International white male (UK).

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 163 (88%)
V: 154 (61%)
W: 4.0 (49%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: Absolutely awful.

TOEFL Score: N/A

Program Applying: Pure Math PhD

Research Experience: Funded summer research project between 2rd and 3rd year of undergrad, final year project on invariant theory, MSc project on hyperelliptic curves and their application to cryptography. No publications.

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: N/A

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I've taken a fair amount of graduate classes and shown I can work independently. But I graduated 6 years ago and I have been working as an actuary but found its not for me. So this raises the issue of having "been out the game too long". I'm interested in number theory - specifically algebraic number theory and the Langlands conjecture. This was mentioned in my personal statement and has influenced my institution choice.

Applying to Where:
Boston College - Rejected via email (I enquired) 4/24
Brown - Rejected via email (I enquired), website hasn't been updated 2/12
Calgary - Rejected via email (I enquired) 4/25
Columbia - Rejected via website (I was told to check the website for the changed status) 4/9
Illinois U-C - Rejected via email (I enquired) 2/13
Northwestern - Rejected via website, no email notification 2/8
U of British Columbia - Rejected via snail mail 3/16, letter is dated 2/26
Washington (Seattle) - Rejected (automatically generated email) 3/7

Durham - Given the lack of communication from them I am guessing this is a rejection as well.
Kings College - Rejected (received email informing me a decision had been made and to check the application website) 3/5
Sheffield University - Rejected (automatically generated email) 1/25
Warwick University - Rejected - I asked for feedback on my application and I was told I was a strong candidate but there were a lot of number theory candidates who had better grades, time away wasn't an issue and I came off well in my interviews with two potential supervisors 3/5

Comments: I'm guessing my poor subject score (31%) and having been away for some time (6 years) didn't help my applications. I think my MSc scores may have hurt my application (around 65% average) even though I had an almost perfect undergrad GPA and a high score on my MSc dissertation.

Since I have a job, a family and am not getting any younger, I won't be applying next year since I wouldn't be able to do much to improve my application - I could do another MSc but that costs money and I wouldn't want to move somewhere for just one year and then move again, it wouldn't allow me to improve my references either since applications would need to be completed so early on. I could work on the subject GRE but that is not a guaranteed admission.

Final thoughts (most things I should have done but didn't) - do well on the subject GRE, do as many grad courses as possible, get in contact with prospective advisors and have meaningful conversations about their research (this can be harder in some areas than others), do research projects with professors to get meaningful references. And above all else, don't take a break from maths! Working as an actuary doesn't count, the exams do not involve any rigorous maths!

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:11 am
by taronk
Undergrad Institution: South East Asia school, absolutely unknown
Major(s): Mathematics
GPA: 3.68/4
Type of Student: International Male

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 166 (94%)
V: 153 (57%)
W: 3 (11%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 840 (88%)

TOEFL Score: 99 = R28/L22/S22/W27
Program Applying: Applied Mathematics - Biomathematics

Research Experience: Honor undergrad thesis on PDEs. 4 month of research conducted in Paris on Biomathematics with a Master thesis; no pub, though.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: some well known awards within the country.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA for 1 course, Tutor for 2 years.
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: LoRs should be strong.
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: N/A


Applying to Where:
UC irvine - rejected 4/2
Notre Dame - ACMS - rejected 4/5
USC - lost transcript. rejected 5/19 via postal mail. I doubt that they really considered my application.
UFlorida - accepted 4/12 off the waiting list for fellowship. Attending!!
Vanderbilt - waitlisted 3/2 rejected 4/17
Nebraska - Lincoln - waitlisted 2/6 rejected 4/15.
Florida State - rejected 4/16
Case Western Reserve - accepted 2/13 15k assistantship declined

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:35 pm
by ParsleyX
Undergrad Institution: Big 10 School
Major(s):Math, Physics
GPA: 3.4
Type of Student: Domestic Male

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 162 (86%)
V: 163 (91%)
W: 4.0 (49%)

GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: 460 (6%)

Program Applying: Applied Math PhD

Research Experience: Professional research, two publications (unrelated to math)
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's List
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Engineering, tutoring
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Some letter writers have a strong applied math reputation

Applying to Where:
University of Colorado at Boulder -- 4/1 Accepted, no funding, application withdrawn
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -- 1/23 Accepted, 18.5k TAship
University of Delaware -- Late offer, $17.6k for 5 years, $3k summer funding.
University of Maryland - AMSC -- 3/25 - "Second round of offers made. Unlikely to make a third. (4/12 Officially rejected)"
UC Davis-- 2/14 Tier-1 admits sent, not included. Encouraged to wait until March.
Northwestern -- Rejected
Drexel -- Withdrew application
University of Arizona -- Submitted

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:51 pm
by IfhhoteCannot
Undergrad Institution: Big State School
Major: Math
GPA: 3.14
Type of Student: DWF

Masters Institution: Big State School
Major: Math
GPA: 3.15

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 170 (99%)
V: 159 (80%)
W: 3.0 (11%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 770 (76%)

Program Applying: Pure math

Research Experience: I have a short paper accepted to a journal with my own original research, plus my masters thesis (in progress).
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Teaching at a private institution (2 years), tutoring for my school (3 years), TA as a masters student (1 year).

Applying to Where:
UC Berkeley - Rejected March 1
Stanford - Rejected February 12
UCLA - Rejected January 30
UW Madison - Waitlisted February 22, Accepted April 4, ATTENDING!!!
NYU - Rejected April 10
U Chicago - Rejected February 8
U Washington - Rejected March 11
UC San Diego - Rejected March 2
Rutgers - Rejected March 22
Yale - Rejected March 7
Columbia - Rejected April 10
Northwestern - Rejected February 7
U Illinois, Chicago - Rejected March 30
UC Santa Barbara - Accepted February 27, Declined April 10
UC Irvine - Accepted February 21, Declined April 7
Dartmouth - Waitlisted March 5, Withdrew April 7
Wesleyan - Accepted March 5, Declined April 6

In the end, I'm glad I applied to so many schools. Maybe the small ones like Stanford were a waste, but I got into one top 20 school, so I think it was worth it. After visiting, I think I would have had a great experience at any of the schools I got into, but Madison's program really stuck out as the most challenging. No regrets.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:11 pm
by tvboomer
Undergrad Institution: University of Minnesota
Major(s): Mathematics and Statistics
Minor(s): None
GPA: 3.88, 3.67 major
Type of Student: DWM

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 170 (99%)
V: 163 (91%)
W: 5.0 (92%)
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 700 (61%)

TOEFL Score: N/A

Program Applying: Pure Math, unless otherwise noted.

Research Experience: One guided research project I've been working on for a little over a year now in differential equations.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 4-year undergraduate scholarships, Mathematics award, marching band scholarship.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Private tutor for a year, study group leader for two years, TA for one year.
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Have taken 3 graduate courses at time of application (with all A's).
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Various leadership experiences through band, grades are much better on my last 60 credits.

Applying to Where:

Reach:

U. Michigan - Rejected 3/13/2013
UCLA - Rejected 1/30/2013
Caltech - Rejected 2/28/2013
U. Chicago - Statistics - Rejected 2/27/2013

Reasonable-ish:

Texas - Austin - Rejected 2/12/2013
Northwestern - Rejected 2/7/2013
UIUC - Wait-listed 3/3/2013 - Withdrawn.
Ohio State - Accepted via Website 2/26/2013 (1st year Fellowship $23k) Declined.
U. Washington (Seattle) - Wait-listed 3/21/2013 - Withdrawn.
Rice - Accepted via Email 3/6/2013 Attending!
Johns Hopkins - Wait-listed 3/14/2013 - Withdrawn.
U. Maryland (College Park) - Withdrawn.

Safe-ish:

CU Boulder - Accepted via email 2/19/2013 (TAship $22.3k/9 mo.) Declined.
Minnesota - Withdrawn.

Couldn't be any happier with my decision.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:31 pm
by ajrasmus
Undergrad: Small (somewhat prestigious) liberal arts school, not known for math
Major: Math
Minor: N/A
GPA: 4.09 / 4.3
Type of Student: White male

GRE General:
Q: 167 (96%)
V: 165 (95%)
W: 6.0 (99%)
GRE Subject Test:
M: 700 (61%)

Program Applying: Pure Math

Research Experience: Currently working on honors thesis in low-dimensional topology / knot thoery, REU in materials science, REU in Galois theory / number theory (resulted in paper submitted to International Journal of Number Theory)
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: IBM Thomas J Watson Scholarship, school awards for class rank, elected to Phi Beta Kappa junior year
Pertinent Activities: Tutor for abstract algebra last semester, TA sort of job for linear algebra in the spring
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Semester at Budapest Semesters in Math, presented REU research at JMM recently
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Interest in algebraic geometry, low-dimensional topology

Applying to where:

Dream:
MIT - rejected 2/14

Reach:
Stony Brook - rejected 3/18
UC San Diego - rejected 3/2
University of Washington - rejected 3/19

Reasonable:
Brandeis - accepted 2/28 possible fellowship in addition to TA
UC Santa Barbara - sweet fellowship
UMass Amherst - accepted 2/14 $17,692 per year
USC - accepted 2/19 $20,500 per year

Safety:
University of Florida - accepted 2/21 $16,550 per year
Northeastern - informal acceptance 3/17
Wesleyan - accepted 3/6 $20,000 per year

Oh boy.......

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:54 pm
by tchuynh
Undergrad Institution: Big state university (top 50 for math)
Major(s):applied math
Minor(s):n/a
GPA:2.8

Graduate Institution: Big state university
Major(s):applied math
Minor(s):n/a
GPA:3.8
Type of Student: domestic asian male

GRE Revised General Test:
Q:790 90%
V:510 61%
W:4.0 49%
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics: not taken


TOEFL Score:n/a

Program Applying: Statistics PhD (Statistics)

Research Experience: 2 projects, no publications
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: summa cum laude
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 6 years teaching experience
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help:Very good recommendations from respected members of the field and head of the department


Applying to Where:
North Carolina State University
Cornell
Ohio state
UC Davis
Boston University
University of North Carolina
Purdue
Columbia
University of Florida Rejected via email
Florida State
University of Connecticut
Rutgers - Rejected via email
University of Chicago at Urbana ChampaignRejected via email

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:49 am
by aherring
Undergrad Institution:University of New Mexico
Major: Mathematics
Minor: Spanish
GPA:3.56 cumulative, roughly 3.7 major
Type of Student:DWM

GRE Revised General Test:
Q:157
V:159
W:4.0
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M:590 34%, more interested in my courses and research at the time-hurts regardless

Program Applying:Pure Mathematics PhD (Broad interest: number theory, specific interest: arithmetic/diophantine geometry)

Research Experience:Been working for two years on a variety of small number theory projects: studied analytic continuation of Riemann Zeta, played with character sums over finite fields, recently working in approximately Diophantine Geometry on parameterizing Quaternion Pythagorean triples. No publications, though a judge at JMM encouraged me to submit
Awards/Honors/Recognitions:UNM Presidential Scholarship, expected to graduate with honors
Pertinent Activities or Jobs:Not particularly
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help:I believe that my adviser (letter 1 writer) is well known/regarded in arithmetic geometry (one of the founders of the Arizona Winter School, spends each summer in Bonn, Germany at MPIM, etc.) I will graduate having taken a full year of graduate algebra (A in first half), a full year of graduate algebraic geometry (A+ in first half), and a year of graduate "geometry" (first semester general/algebraic topology (A-), second semester smooth manifolds by J.M. Lee)
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: My path to math has been somewhat non-traditional; due to late start have really had to put my nose to the grindstone to be where I am today (with much higher grades Junior/Senior years than Freshman/Sophomore, this is supported by my transcripts). Not entirely sure whether this situation hinders or helps my case. Any comments would be appreciated!

Applying to Where:
UT Austin-Math PhD-Rejected via website 12 February, 2013
U Utah-Math PhD- Rejected via email 27 February, 2013
U Illinois Chicago-Math PhD
U Pennsylvania-Math PhD
UC San Diego-Math PhD
U Arizona-Math PhD

Here's to hoping that these schools can see past my abysmal MGRE score; best of luck to everyone!

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:54 am
by quark
Undergrad Institution: Big State School, good reputation in Math (Top 20-25)
Major(s):Math
Minor(s):Physics
GPA: Overall~3.54 Major~3.64
Type of Student: International Female Minority

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 164 (90%)
V: 158 (77%)
W: 3.0 (11%) Yeah...
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: Absymal doesn't even begin to describe it.

Program Applying: Pure Math

Research Experience: None
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's List, honors classes, other trivial stuff
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Directed Reading Program for 3 semesters in Galois Theory, Set Theory, and Ergodic Number Theory
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Independent study in intersection of Number Theory and Dynamical Systems
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I mentioned on my application that I took a break after my high school, and since returning to school I have had to juggle my responsibilities towards dependents with my studies. Decided in my junior year that I wanted to study Math, so I tried to highlight my "journey" of 4 years that started with PreCalc. One of my recommendations is from a very famous algebraist; the others are not too well-known but have observed my progressed closely.

Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)

PhD: (All Pure Math)
CUNY Grad Center - Rejected
Brandeis - Rejected by email 3/7
Univ of Florida, Gainesville -Accepted by email 3/4 with TA
Dartmouth - Rejected by email 3/4
UMass, Amherst - Rejected by email 3/21

Masters:
Northeastern - Rejected
University of Delaware - Accepted with TA-ATTENDING
University of Connecticut - Rejected
Stony Brook - (The deadline for this in May, so this is an option for the worst-case scenario)

Remarks (before applying): I am mentally preparing myself for giving myself another year and trying again next year. I don't think I stand a great chance of getting into any of the doctoral programs given my subject score, and less-than-stellar gpa; I just want to test the waters since I have nothing to lose (except my confidence and the money spent on applications).

Extra remarks (4/22/2013): This whole process was very stressful, and I come out of it exhausted and with mixed feelings. It was hard for me to turn down Florida's offer, because the professors there were very cordial and welcoming, and the program was a good "fit" for me overall. However, due to logistical constraints because of family and dependents, I decided to take Delaware's offer. I think a Masters program will be a good experience to elevate my profile when I re-apply, and I'm so grateful to have received a funded offer! I am glad that I will be reasonably close to my friends and family, and continue to be engaged in other non-math activities that I am passionate about. Good luck to everyone!

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:20 pm
by statsomethin
Undergrad Institution: UCLA
Major(s): Applied Math
Minor(s): Statistics
GPA: 3.81 overall, 3.85 major, 3.89 minor
Type of Student: American

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 170
V: 170
W: 4
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 760

Program Applying: Statistics (unless otherwise noted)

Research Experience: 2 REUs, 1 publication (SIAP), 1 poster presentation
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: grader
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: taken a lot of pure math classes and programming, 1 grad class in statisitcs

Applying to Where:
Carnegie Mellon - Admitted on 1/26 Accepted Offer!
Washington - Rejected on 1/29
Princeton (ORFE) - Skype Interview 1/31 Admitted on 2/22 Declined offer
Berkeley - Rejected on 2/22
UCLA - Admitted on 2/21 Declined offer
Stanford - Rejected on 2/7
Johns Hopkins (AMS) - Admitted on 4/1 waitlisted for funding Declined offer
Michigan - Rejected on 3/26
Chicago - Admitted to Masters Program 2/26 PhD Waitlist 2/26 Declined Masters offer Rejected PhD on 4/9
Penn Wharton - Rejected on 3/8
Purdue - Admitted on 2/27 Declined offer

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:35 pm
by jimjam
Undergrad Institution: Top 5 Public (not as good in math)
Major(s): Mathematics and Statistics
GPA: overall: 3.87 Math 4.0 Stats 3.98
Type of Student: DWM

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 170
V: 161
W: 3.0 Apparently I am illiterate, thanks for informing me ETS
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 710


Program Applying: PhD stats

Research Experience: honors projects (1 in stats, 1 in math)
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: PME, PBK
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: math tutor
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help:
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: will have taken measure theory/probability sequence by graduation, math grad class (Differential geometry)
Applying to Where: (Color use here is welcome)

U Washington-Accepted
U Chicago-Accepted (1/29)
Cornell-Submitted
Berkeley-Submitted

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:56 pm
by ajrasmus
To the two guys directly above this post (and anyone else who might know): do you have any idea if Washington has already sent out the bulk of their responses? Did they mention anything like this in their acceptance/rejection emails?

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 1:58 am
by y45askel
removed.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:25 am
by selcuk2459
will probably replace later.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:49 pm
by STP
Undergrad Institution: A university in Southeast Asia
Major(s): Mathematics
Minor(s): N/A
GPA: 3.94
Type of Student: International (Asian Male)

Graduate Institution: A public university in the US (rank 100+ according to USNEWS)
Major(s): Pure Mathematics
GPA: 4.00

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 790 (90%)
V: :oops: very low :oops:
W: :cry: very very low :cry:
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 730 (68%)

TOEFL Score: 83 = R20/L25/S18/W20

Program Applying: Pure Math (PhD)

Research Experience: 2 projects and 1 publication (co-author) in Discrete Mathematics
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: I would have completed 12 graduate courses by the time of graduation.

Applying to Where:
Indiana University Bloomington - Rejected (02/22/2013)
North Carolina State University - Rejected (03/22/2013)
The Ohio State University - Admitted (02/28/2013) / Declined (03/11/2013)
The Pennsylvania State University - Rejected (04/29/2013)
University of California, Irvine - Rejected (04/09/2013)
University of California, San Diego - Admitted (01/30/2013)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Rejected (02/26/2013) <----- My 1st Choice
University of Washington - Rejected (03/19/2013)

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 11:16 pm
by rmg512
STP: How did you hear from UCSD?

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 11:30 pm
by STP
rmg512 wrote:STP: How did you hear from UCSD?
I received an email with an official acceptance letter (no funding) from the grad school two days ago.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:46 am
by rmg512
Does that mean no word on funding, or are they simply not funding you? Did you apply for Masters or Ph.D.? Thanks!

Have you checked your Buckeye Link page for OSU? That's how I found out I was accepted: I didn't receive anything officially from them.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:24 am
by STP
rmg512 wrote:Does that mean no word on funding, or are they simply not funding you? Did you apply for Masters or Ph.D.? Thanks!

Have you checked your Buckeye Link page for OSU? That's how I found out I was accepted: I didn't receive anything officially from them.
UCSD:
As I have external funding, I didn't ask them for fellowship support, so there is no word on funding in the email. I think this is the reason why I got accepted to their phd program so early.

Ohio State:
Yeah, I check that website every hours (except when I am sleeping) but it is still the same. I think they do not care anything about my external funding as they mention in the department admission website (FAQ part).

Congratulations on your Ohio State result and hope you get into your most favorite program. :wink:

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:00 pm
by y45askel
removed.

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:21 pm
by allin1
y45askel wrote:
STP wrote:
rmg512 wrote:Does that mean no word on funding, or are they simply not funding you? Did you apply for Masters or Ph.D.? Thanks!

Have you checked your Buckeye Link page for OSU? That's how I found out I was accepted: I didn't receive anything officially from them.
UCSD:
As I have external funding, I didn't ask them for fellowship support, so there is no word on funding in the email. I think this is the reason why I got accepted to their phd program so early.

Ohio State:
Yeah, I check that website every hours (except when I am sleeping) but it is still the same. I think they do not care anything about my external funding as they mention in the department admission website (FAQ part).

Congratulations on your Ohio State result and hope you get into your most favorite program. :wink:
When you check your application status does it say "Incomplete?" Mine says that and it says they received everything (resume, grades, POS) but it says my letters are still incomplete when I know my references submitted them by the deadline...

So I e-mailed them and they told me that "no one's file is complete till Mid-Feb and we decide in March" which is a clearly a lie as they have already admitted students... granted I applied for the Master's in MathBio... but according to thegradcafe.com, there have been people admitted to that program as well... -_-
I got the same response. I think it is just their excuse and when they have filled up their spots with applicants they wanted , they will turn around and give you rejection. that is why it is a tricky business!!!!!

Re: 2013 Applicant Profiles and Admission Results

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:41 pm
by STP
y45askel wrote:
STP wrote:
rmg512 wrote:Does that mean no word on funding, or are they simply not funding you? Did you apply for Masters or Ph.D.? Thanks!

Have you checked your Buckeye Link page for OSU? That's how I found out I was accepted: I didn't receive anything officially from them.
UCSD:
As I have external funding, I didn't ask them for fellowship support, so there is no word on funding in the email. I think this is the reason why I got accepted to their phd program so early.

Ohio State:
Yeah, I check that website every hours (except when I am sleeping) but it is still the same. I think they do not care anything about my external funding as they mention in the department admission website (FAQ part).

Congratulations on your Ohio State result and hope you get into your most favorite program. :wink:
When you check your application status does it say "Incomplete?" Mine says that and it says they received everything (resume, grades, POS) but it says my letters are still incomplete when I know my references submitted them by the deadline...

So I e-mailed them and they told me that "no one's file is complete till Mid-Feb and we decide in March" which is a clearly a lie as they have already admitted students... granted I applied for the Master's in MathBio... but according to thegradcafe.com, there have been people admitted to that program as well... -_-
My application is still incomplete as well because the Department Internal Procedure is the only one thing that says incomplete.

I also think that they already sent out the first wave of acceptance (for pure math) but don't know why they told you like that. Maybe, "allin1" is right.

Hope you get good news soon.