Math graduate school

anatole_ugorski
Mon, 25 May 2009 01:43:47 +0000

Hi guys,

I’m currently a junior at a top 5 public university, and I plan on applying for math grad school next semester. Ideally, I’d like to go to Princeton to study number theory, and I’d like your opinions as to whether I have a chance.

My overall GPA is about 3.6, with my math GPA slightly over 3.7. The reason they’re slightly low is that I didn’t do very well my first few semesters. However, I’ve improved tremendously since then: I’ve already taken 10 graduate math courses, have received A’s in all but one of them (where I got a B+), and have received A+ in two of them.

I’m also participating in the REU at Williams College this summer, which (I think) is one of the most prestigious ones. I imagine I’ll do well on the GRE, and I think I’ll have excellent letters of recommendation. Any thoughts?