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GRE Math Subject Test
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By Anonymous Hero
Posted Fri Sep 01, 2006 at 08:23:59 PM PDT
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Hi all, I am an aspiring mathematician who is still pondering over whether to sit for the GRE Math subject test. In my last attempt, I scored less than 70 per cent as I was too slow in my computation. Many of my lecturers have urged me to take it again, as I did well for most of my undergrad pure math courses. Eg, I scored A+ for subjects like lebesgue integration and analysis. However, I am just not that confident of taking it again. Any advice?
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PhD applicants continue to be misinformed
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By Anonymous Hero
Posted Sun Aug 27, 2006 at 06:41:52 AM PDT
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Most students enter PhD programs building upon their knowledge gained in undergrad or masters programs, and expect the PhD to be some sort of natural continuation...they find this is not so once they are in PhD programs.
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By manasi2580
Posted Thu Aug 24, 2006 at 04:18:57 PM PDT
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Hi
I am just starting to think about going back to school and am in process of applying for grad prgms. I took GRE (regular), did excellent on Math portion, but verbal I had 390. I am thinking of taking GRE MATh. Do you think I should retake Reg GRE even though my Math portion wasn't that great. Any inputs are welcome.
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age discrimination for professorships
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By Anonymous Hero
Posted Mon Aug 21, 2006 at 03:05:06 PM PDT
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There's been a lot of talk lately about age vs. grad school, but...
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Passing the Quals
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By egalois
Posted Mon Aug 14, 2006 at 05:14:54 PM PDT
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Hello. I was a graduate student about a year ago at a very good math program. I couldn't pass my last qualifying exam (out of 3) in the program, so I decided to stop and go into the industry. During the day I work full time and at nights I go and teach at a local community college. I love the teaching, and I miss the research. Lately, I've been thinking much to go back and finish my Ph.D. Perhaps trying one more time at the qualifier or to transfer some where and finish it there. However, I don't know if I am strong enough to finish it up? I've passed pretty difficult quals at the institute, but the last qual kept me hanging... So I was wondering if there's anyone out there that has been hung up by the quals, and if they've ever left the program and then gone back in later on in their life. If you could share your experience that would be greatly appreciated... Thanks much.
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GRE Exams after 2 years of PhD program work
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By dhilbert83
Posted Sun Aug 06, 2006 at 12:24:29 PM PDT
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Hello, I am currently in a math PhD program and am seeking to possibly transfer out (this will be my second year in the current math program). I have good undergrad gpa/courses, though from a rather average technological school, and I have taken standard PhD courses (algebra, analysis, PDE, topology, complex analysis, etc.) though again I'm currently in a rather average to poor graduate program.
My research from undergraduate is rather good (a paper accepted into the Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications and a 'paper' published in the Rose Hulman Undergrad Math journal, and here I put 'paper' in quotations since I know it doesn't count for much), but my math GRE scores from undergraduate is horrific: 42 percentile.
Is it worthwhile to retake the math GREs? I'd imgagine it is silly, since, having taken a full spectrum of PhD courses from a PhD program, a good GRE score would simply reflect that, and nothing else. Is my logic off the mark?
(I should also mention that I applied to some schools (uni of pitts, Uni of maryland, Indiana uni, CMU, rutgers) last year while I was in my first year of PhD studies at my current program, and got into maryland and Indiana with a standard (15-20 hr/week) assistantship but didn't get into the others (got into pitts without an assistantship), and decided to give it another year at my current intstitution, hoping to reapply to Pitts (my first choice), Rutgers, and maybe CMU. Would retaking the GREs increase my chances this time of getting into/getting assistantships to these schools? Also, would it seem bizzare to Indiana or Maryland if I decide to apply to them again?)
Thanks!
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How does one find a thesis problem to solve?
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By modmans2ndcoming
Posted Fri Aug 04, 2006 at 02:12:40 PM PDT
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I have not started grad school yet, but I was wondering how one goes about finding a problem to solve for a thesis. I am aware that not all thesis papers are ground shattering. How do you find low hanging fruit to investigate? How do you know the choice will be productive and solvable? Ones advisor is sure to be of great help here, but the advisor can only do so much for you.
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