Would she be challenged at UROC?

WayOutWestMom
Tue, 29 Jul 2014 03:40:35 +0000

I can talk a bit about grad school admissions in the sciences. (DH was a academic. We have friends/old classmates who are/were faculty at top research universities. Also both my children applied to & were accepted into well-known grad programs, but both decided to attend med school instead. Neither applied in biology, but in other sciences/engineering.)

For grad admissions in sciences (and I would guess mathematics, but I don’t have any expertise re: math grad programs), your D’s research experience will be very important. Her upper level major coursework grades will be very important. Her LORs from her upper level major professors will be very important.

For research, independent projects (like a senior research thesis) are the most valued, but any lab experience where your D has significant responsibilities is good.

Of lesser importance will be her overall GPA and GRE score. (Grad programs do have minimums but generally speaking the cut-offs are set relatively low.)

Of little importance will be the name of the university on her diploma. (You’d be surprised at how many students there are at top programs that come from non-top 100 undergrads.)