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It took me eight years to finish my BS. I have 17 W's and 6 F's on my transcripts. I completed all relevant coursework in two years and got into a couple top 5 programs.

You will certainly want to talk about WHY you would be a good researcher. If you can't answer that question, you might have a pretty difficult time writing a SoP unless you are pursuing a professional/non-thesis degree.

bpatrick, that is quite helpful. I actually only learned calculus last summer, so I guess >50% is not terrible given my background. I will have one very strong letter and 2-3 strong letters. My current research is going well and I hope to have A+'s across the board this semester, so...

I know it would definitely hurt a lot in top pure math programs, but since I'm applying to separate applied math or computational science programs that don't require the test, I wonder how much it hurts and if I should even report it... Anybody have an idea?

Received math subject GRE score: 670/56th% How much does this terrible score hurt my chances? Should I even submit it?

How strong was the program at that schools? (Top 20, top 50, etc)

Is it even worth reporting a score around 50th percentile to schools that recommend, but don't require, the subject GRE, like applied math programs?

That's what I figured, but it just doesn't seem to workout for me. X(t) ~ binomial(0, number of steps * 1/2 * 1/2) So if we take L steps per unit of time, var(X(t)) = L*t/4 We want var(cX(t)) = t So if we take c = 2/sqrt(L), then var(cX(t)) = t. But this is not the correct answer...

Insignificant at any finite point in time yes, but 1 as n --> inf.

Problem: Let M(t) = max X(s), 0<=s<=t Show that P{ M(t)>a | M(t)=X(t)} = exp[-a^2/(2t)] Attempt at solution: It seems this should equal P(|X(t)| > a), but evaluating the normal distribution from a to infinity cannot be expressed in closed form as seen in the solution (unless this is...

Problem: Let X(t), t>0 denote the birth and death process that is allowed to go negative and that has constant birth and death rates Ln = L, un = u (n is integer). Define u and c as functions of L in such a way that cX(t), t>u converges to Brownian motion as L approaches infinity. Attempt...

Best of luck to you as well. (I'll be taking the math subject GRE at the same time.)

Has anybody had an success applying to any of these programs? I'm sure I'm not the only one interested here...

If you don't mind me asking, what does your profile look like and what other schools are you considering? Thanks, I think if I can manage an 80th percentile on the subject GRE I will at least be considered for all the programs I apply to, including the top ones. I just don't want to be...

Ha, that was my first time seeing proofs and I hadn't taken a math class for about 6 years, so it was quite challenging! I really have no idea where to apply, though. Some places that seem interesting include Texas, Georgia Tech, UIUC, NYU, Stanford, Maryland, and Cornell, among other...