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AndyF
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Hi,
I am applying for graduate school to study for a phd in mathematics and would like some advice from those who have been through the process.
I am currently at a smallish University in Scotland, I have a GPA of 4.00 and have had research experience there for the last two summers also I have 3 top notch references lined up.
I am planning on applying to Berkeley, UCLA, Rutgers, Chicago, UCSD, UT Austin and Stanford.
My problem lies with the GRE and what weights the admissions boards will assign to them.
I have been revising for the Maths Subject test for over two months and feel moderatly confident with the core subjects and have scored above 94 percentile on each of the practise test I have taken (GRE 97,93,87). I understand they rescaled the test, has it now become more difficult? or is it merely a 'fanning out' of the top 18 percentile?
I also am due to take the GRE General, the Quant (800 straight) is fine, however I am regularly scoring 450ish in the verbal, will this be a problem (re cutoffs)? or are the admissions board going to pretty much only be bothered with the subject test?
I know this is a physics forum but any info would be greatly appreciated,
Many thanks
Andy
I am applying for graduate school to study for a phd in mathematics and would like some advice from those who have been through the process.
I am currently at a smallish University in Scotland, I have a GPA of 4.00 and have had research experience there for the last two summers also I have 3 top notch references lined up.
I am planning on applying to Berkeley, UCLA, Rutgers, Chicago, UCSD, UT Austin and Stanford.
My problem lies with the GRE and what weights the admissions boards will assign to them.
I have been revising for the Maths Subject test for over two months and feel moderatly confident with the core subjects and have scored above 94 percentile on each of the practise test I have taken (GRE 97,93,87). I understand they rescaled the test, has it now become more difficult? or is it merely a 'fanning out' of the top 18 percentile?
I also am due to take the GRE General, the Quant (800 straight) is fine, however I am regularly scoring 450ish in the verbal, will this be a problem (re cutoffs)? or are the admissions board going to pretty much only be bothered with the subject test?
I know this is a physics forum but any info would be greatly appreciated,
Many thanks
Andy