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What should I look for in a math program for grad school?
I’m applying to grad school in math this year and I’m not sure what I’m looking for. So far, I’ve just been looking at random universities and colleges and emailing grad students about how their experiences there. I’m not sure what field I want to be in and I’m also not sure how I should rank them. I’ve looked at PhD.org, but I’m still lost. Any advice as well as names of schools would be much appreciated.
I’m also not a very strong test taker, so I’m going to assume a 600 on the GRE subject. Any schools willing to go that low?
Thanks!
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This is a very serious decision you are about to make. PhD programs are designed to be incredibly rigorous and difficult. It’s only for people who love math, who want to devote years of their lives, at about 60-80 hours a week, in mathematical research. By the time you’re ready to start in a PhD, you should already know what you want to research and have an excellent idea where to go. I don’t know where your undergrad was done or your undergrad GPA, but based on your expected GRE, I have to question if you are sure a Math PhD is right for you?
Personally I looked at research paper output, professors and lecturers, and the research subjects the schools were known for. I also looked at reputation, excellence, etc. I applied to 3 top 10 schools and 2 top 50 schools, and eventually choose Berkeley based on it’s areas of excellence.
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http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdsci/phdsciindex_brief.php
They rank math deparments there by area of study. Also a bookstore like Borders or Barnes and Noble should have the magazine version. My undergrad had a good Math department, U of Michigan… But it is hard to get into I am pretty sure.
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