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Profile Evaluation, Weak Applicant

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:08 am
by tiop
So I have a weak profile but essentially i discovered a passion for pure math much too late and will be graduating in the spring. My main goal is to get into a funded masters program then consider my phd options after that. I won't have time to study for the mGRE before october so i'm only applying to schools that don't require it. I was wondering if based on my profile this path looks possible. Thanks for any feedback.

Type of Student: Domestic, White Male

City College
Major: Philosophy
GPA: 3.3
Note: Dicked around in my early days wrecking my GPA but had straight A's the last couple semesters.

Undergrad Institution: Small unknown liberal arts university
Major: Mathematics and Computer Science
GPA: 3.9
Classes: All courses should be A's / A-'s with the exception of a B- in Calc I By the time I graduate I will have completed :
Math: Calculus(I, II, III), Applied Differential Equations, Discrete Math, Linear Algebra, Statistics I, Real Analysis I, Abstract Algebra I
CS : Programming(I, II), Databases, Introduction to Data Science, Data Structures, Efficient Algorithms.

Other: Internship in a cs research group, I'm close with my professors and they will likely write me good letters.

Programs Im considering: (All Masters)
UC Davis
UCSC
San Francisco State
CalPoly
University of Colorado Boulder
Colorado State
University of Utah
Western Washington University
University of Vermont
Simon Fraser
University of British Columbia
University of Victoria
Waterloo
McGill University
Université de Montréal

Re: Profile Evaluation, Weak Applicant

Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 2:41 pm
by complexcat
I don't really feel qualified to evaluate your profile, but here's a program you might be interested in to gain more experience in math:
https://www.ias.edu/pcmi/uss2019

They state, "The USS is open to undergraduate students at all levels, including during the summer just after completing their undergraduate studies."

Re: Profile Evaluation, Weak Applicant

Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:32 am
by tiop
This looks interesting, thanks for the suggestion.
complexcat wrote:I don't really feel qualified to evaluate your profile, but here's a program you might be interested in to gain more experience in math:
https://www.ias.edu/pcmi/uss2019

They state, "The USS is open to undergraduate students at all levels, including during the summer just after completing their undergraduate studies."