tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post8589981429161000565..comments2023-06-20T02:06:52.150-06:00Comments on Alethiography: Grad School ApplicationsTamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-26611344767052882009-12-11T14:49:11.766-07:002009-12-11T14:49:11.766-07:00Yep - Texas A&M and UNT are on the list.Yep - Texas A&M and UNT are on the list.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-46568103039731533632009-12-11T14:41:53.581-07:002009-12-11T14:41:53.581-07:00Are any of them in Texas or Oklahoma?Are any of them in Texas or Oklahoma?Jason Galbraithhttp://www.epinions.com/user-thewaspnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-53670254221595456182009-11-24T16:27:11.022-07:002009-11-24T16:27:11.022-07:00Re: your prof, I would wonder how many students he...Re: your prof, I would wonder how many students he has successfully sent to PhD programs in the last 5 years or so, since the competitive landscape has changed a LOT since he went to grad school.<br /><br />But maybe it would be worth sending an application to a higher ranked program / "reach" school if you can find one that you feel you are a good match for. (Where "reach" is a top 30 or top 50 school, or whatever.) This can function as insurance against the regret of having not applied to higher ranked schools in the event that you get admitted to the majority of the schools in the 50-100 range you apply to.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376389949707679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-63059012509405085552009-11-24T11:07:21.472-07:002009-11-24T11:07:21.472-07:00Right, I agree about people online. But I also he...Right, I agree about people online. But I also heard this from a professor. But what does he know? Probably not much/any more than I do.<br /><br />As it is, my schools are in the 50-110 range or so. I hope I get into one of them.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-60483532349292984032009-11-24T11:04:39.805-07:002009-11-24T11:04:39.805-07:00I would recommend seriously discounting the encour...I would recommend seriously discounting the encouraging words of people online. There is, on many boards, a culture of supportiveness that defies reality (e.g. you have a 2.8 from Directional State College and a 950 GRE - you might as well apply to top programs because you never know!), and often, these people know little more (or even less) than you do. <br /><br />It's worth keeping in mind that you have to not only get into a program, you have to get out of it successfully, so the plan to get into a program where your credentials / abilities are marginal might not be such a great idea. People really do flunk out.<br /><br />This isn't to say that you shouldn't apply to top 50 programs, but I thought I'd offer a bit of commentary on the other side.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376389949707679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-44380358643798731212009-11-23T10:39:23.831-07:002009-11-23T10:39:23.831-07:00The roller coaster thing is bad. One professor, a...The roller coaster thing is bad. One professor, and many people online, told me that I shouldn't just be applying to schools in to 50-100 range (as is my plan), but should apply to some higher-ranked schools because I have good qualifications. Yet on the other hand I've heard that programs are very competitive (even non-top-ranked programs), and I KNOW my qualifications aren't really very good. And yet I really have no idea what the population of people who want to go to grad school in math is like, or what people are looking for, or what kinds of students are admitted at the schools I'm applying to, or...<br /><br />This morning I was imagining getting into grad school and then flunking out, which I hadn't thought of before. (I have, of course, considered that I might not finish, but flunking out is a different thing.) What a horrible thought!<br /><br />Oh, well. If I don't get in anywhere, I will take some graduate-level courses next year and try again.<br /><br />And whenever I go (assuming I can someday go), I'll just go, and do what I have to do, and flunk out or not. Right?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-46807497563318176652009-11-23T10:10:22.849-07:002009-11-23T10:10:22.849-07:00Finishing your apps produces an odd feeling as str...Finishing your apps produces an odd feeling as stress is replaced by a kind of passive agony. So enjoy this period in which you can actually be doing something to get yourself into grad school while you can. (I guess pwning your classes next semester is a good thing to invest energy into, but I doubt it will entirely keep you from going half-crazy with impatience and the typical roller coaster thinking - Of course I'll get in somewhere with funding! No one will want me, this is a disaster! etc.)Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376389949707679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-68149391942841119342009-11-22T11:44:50.643-07:002009-11-22T11:44:50.643-07:00Yeah, no kidding, huh.
And I doubt I'll be an...Yeah, no kidding, huh.<br /><br />And I doubt I'll be anyone's first choice, so I probably won't even hear as early as you did.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-20935546276257209532009-11-22T11:08:19.126-07:002009-11-22T11:08:19.126-07:00...and wait...and wait...and wait...and wait............and wait...and wait...and wait...and wait..........Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376389949707679077noreply@blogger.com