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Question for graduate math students in their 30's | 3 comments (3 topical, 0 hidden)

[new] do it...you live only once... (none / 0) (#3)
by vizioneer on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 04:40:24 PM PDT

Math productivity/creativity. Fermat: his deepest achievements in math stem from research from 42 to 57 (according to the definitive bio on his life); Euler: produced fully half of his life's work after age 59 while blind, and he is the most prolific mathematician ever. No need to bring in context such as "well that was a different time". No what we're talking about here is real creativity and vitality within math, whether you take some time to ramp up in combinatorics or whatever the only limitations are your zeal and consistency, and building creativity. There are phd programs that seem to cull mainly students right out of undergrad and then there are others who seem to have students in their 30s as well. I think what matters are a solid and tidy record from now until application, GRE Math score, strong references, and taking hard courses from a hard program. That's all, good luck! :)

Question for graduate math students in their 30's | 3 comments (3 topical, 0 hidden)

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