Re: 2018 Math REU Thread
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:49 am
I was given a spot off the PCMI/IAS wait list this morning. There's some hope.
for current and prospective graduate students in mathematics
https://mathematicsgre.com/
I got accepted mid-march!evariste wrote:Has anyone heard from the low dim topology summer school at Princeton?
Hi Nevtelennevtelen wrote:Below is my applicant profile with results from applications. I haven't been accepted to any so far and I presume I won't. Any input on my application is greatly appreciated.
Home Institution: Small state school with small math department. (One person in Math department who teaches all the upper-level classes)
Major: Mathematics
Minor: Philosophy
Class: Junior
GPA Overall: 4.0
Math GPA: 4.0
Awards: Dean's List - Highest Honors, Twice
Experience: No research experience, but I tutor mathematics and philosophy courses
Letters of recommendation:
Head of math department - good reference
Head of tutoring services, where I work on campus - she showed me the letter, it focused on my work ethic and passion. - good reference
In my statement of purpose, I focused on my work ethic, leadership abilities, and passion for mathematics. I described my own interests in both pure and applied mathematics and mentioned that I don't have any research opportunities at my home institution. I also mentioned that I am extremely interested in going to grad school and how this would help me reach my future goal.
Applications:
REUSUAMI - No reply
Emory - Rejected
IAS/Park City- No reply
Princeton - No reply
RIPS + RIPS Hong Kong - No reply
UConn - No reply
UMichigan - Rejected
UMichigan Dearborn - No reply
SMALL - No reply
Indiana - No reply
UT Tyler - No Reply
RIT - No reply
At this point, I am assuming that non-response = rejection. I am now exploring other options and trying to network to find some sort of research opportunity this summer. I really want to do something related to my future career this summer, whether it be in pure or applied math. One of the biggest challenges I faced in my applications is not really knowing what I want to do in mathematics. This is partly due to the fact that I have one math professor for all my higher-level courses. There are some cultural difference between he and I and we don't communicate the best. I have reached out to him many times and he has stated that he really doesn't want to work on a research project. Despite this, he wrote me a letter of recommendation for the REU programs.
What could I have done better? I would like to know for my applications to grad school. Also, what are my other options for math research this summer?
Was accepted two days later, will be attending.djysyed wrote:I got into the Summer School on Geometric Representation Theory at Notre Dame. Turned down because I have an REU at the same time.
I believe you missed where cyberwolf got in on the previous page.Lehigh1990 wrote:Really no one here has heard back from SUAMI at Carnegie Mellon? How about DIMACS? Is there still hope if you have not heard back?
Thanks for any feedback.