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profile evaluation for 2016

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 1:58 am
by mathberk
Undergrad Institution: Berkeley
Major(s): Applied Math
Minor(s): French
GPA: 3.52

GRE Revised General Test:
Q: 159/75
V: 150/45
W: 3.5/38
GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
M: 560/26 and 520/17


Program Applying: Applied Math

Research Experience: Research internship at naval base about mathematical statistics and metrology in California; Research internship at naval about quantum information theory and quantum computing (co-authored paper to appear) in Virginia; Undergraduate researcher in computational biology lab at UC San Francisco
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Study abroad scholarship
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Directed Reading Program about group theory and quantum; Grader for 2 upper div abstract algebra courses; Currently a mathematics tutor at tutoring center
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: good letters of rec, presentation for group theory in quantum mechanics, presentation for open problems in quantum cryptography, have a paper on the arXiv about weak quantum values (submitted to journal of physics A)
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Study abroad in Bordeaux, France where I took 3 upper div courses in French; Fluency in French and Armenian

Applying to Where:
MIT - PhD- Applied Math
Caltech - PhD- Applied Math
UCSB - PhD- Applied Math
UCSD - PhD- Applied Math
UCLA - Masters- Applied Math
Northwestern - Phd- Applied Math
BU - PhD- Applied Math

What do you think my chances are? Where are the weak/strong points in my application?

Re: profile evaluation for 2016

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 2:52 am
by AMGMScrub
Is that your overall GPA? What about your Math GPA?

Re: profile evaluation for 2016

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 4:39 am
by mathberk
my overall and my math gpa are the same actually

Re: profile evaluation for 2016

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 6:02 am
by AMGMScrub
I PM'ed you.