Will REU help for graduate school admissions?

shravas
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:43:03 +0000

I don’t know about other fields, but in math, the most prestigious REUs are at schools that aren’t generally considered top schools, places like University of Minnesota Duluth, Williams, Emory, and Cornell (well I guess this one doesn’t really count). But REUs in general are extremely competitive, like b@r!um said, usually hundreds of applicants for about like ten spots. So I wouldn’t focus on trying to get into the most prestigious ones, since getting into any one is still a pretty big deal.

Also, I don’t think graduate levels classes are that important. At least, I didn’t have any when I went to my REU.