For computational mathematics and applied mathematics, is it better to go to cheap undergrad then good grad. or should i go to good undergrad to begin with?
If you are doing a Ph.D you can almost always get a funded (teaching/research assistant) position, which typically pays enough for tuition, room, board and health insurance. For a master’s you usually end up paying.
I would try for the best school you can afford. Well funded private schools cost about the same as state schools for middle income families.
What state are you in?
@DrGoogle im in ny, but i dont really care if i go out-of-state, as long as im in or close to a big city
NYU has a terrific applied math program.
The ACMS program at the University of Washington is intriguing. We’ve hired several people from it and they’ve uniformly been good hires for us.