Recommendation Letter trouble

TrueAce
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:49:27 +0000

Well of course it’s not optimal, but I’m going to give it a swing.

I do have formal credit in Calculus 1 and Calculus 2 at University.

I’ve also taken Differential Equations and MultiVariable Calculus (each a semester long). Surely that counts at Calc 3? I’m not sure. EDIT: Calc 3 is vector calculus aka Multivariable calculus. This has been taken and Aced by me.

Most programs say through Calculus 3 is required + Linear Algebra (taking this spring) + (Statistics and Probability 1) <---- not sure if this is a formal proof course of what.

I also have a 3.79 from Rice University, and yes both my majors, political science and psychology, have had formal stats courses for each major. You might consider them ‘light’ I suppose, but the courses were indeed straight math — there was no ‘social science’ bend to them, other than perhaps the scope of the course. t-test, F-test, chi squared, multivariate ANOVA, probability distributions. Further courses in the field have led me to create my own logit and probit models for major research projects as well.

Yes it is low level stuff in the field of statistics, but in terms of meeting pre-reqs, or proving I can handle the math to admissions committees… I don’t know. Should my math background be something I focus on in the personal statement, ie explaining why I believe I am capable and prepared for a masters program in statistics?

Also, econometrics, as high as it goes in most BA economics, might be conceptually difficult but has nowhere near the level of math of multivariate calculus and differential equations.