<p>Would I be able to get into any PhD Program for applied math? Would you please recommend some PhD and/or masters (with funding) programs to apply to? I'll be graduating in Spring 2012 and unfortunately, my undergrad institution only funds for an extra semester, so my only choice is to apply to a PhD program and/or a funded masters program (if I can find a masters program that gives funding) meaning that I don't have an extra year to prepare for PhD admission..</p>
<p>Currently, I have a 3.1 gpa in my upper div math classes (around 3.2 if lower div math classes are included) and a 3.38 overall. My university is a top 25 undergrad and in the top 50 of math grad schools.</p>
<p>Classes I've taken so far:
Lower Div:
Calculus II A-
Calculus III B+
Linear Algebra B</p>
<p>Upper Div:
Intro to Probability Theory: C
Number Theory (Withdrew)
Statistics B+
Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations (Dynamical Systems) A
Real Analysis I currently taking at a UC (University of California campus)</p>
<p>I will take Real Analysis II, Advanced Linear Algebra, a 2 semester reading course on Dynamical Systems using a grad text (Guckenheimer and Holmes), Abstract Algebra, and an Engineering Math Course (on PDEs) at my university.</p>
<p>Research Experience:
Summer 2010 REU in Mathematical Biology- created research project, which was presented in undergrad research poster presentation at the Joint Math Meetings
Planned- Undergrad senior thesis on ODEs/Dynamical Systems (either applied or theoretical based) with professor during Spring 2012</p>
<p>Awards:
Bank of America Scholarship Recipient
Scholarship through my university
Received travel funding from the MAA to fly to the Joint Math Meetings 2011</p>
<p>I am mainly interested in Mathematical Biology and Ordinary Differential Equations, but I am open to other subfields of applied math.</p>
<p>Also, I’ll be able to get a 3.3-3.4 GPA by the end of this fall as long as I get grades ranging from a B to an A.</p>
<p>Your Analysis and Algebra grades are essential. Those are the core classes of upper-level mathematics, and if you don’t do well your options will be limited.</p>
<p>Talk to professors at your university. They know you better, and they’re more informed about grad school admissions (given that they, well, admit grad students to their department).</p>
<p>Edit: I didn’t notice that you were looking at an applied math program. There might be a little more flexibility with your analysis/algebra grades, but they’re still very important.</p>
<p>analysis will be more important than algebra, especially if your interested in dynamical systems. linear algebra is also pretty important for dynamical systems. </p>
<p>if you can get funded for an extra semester then you might want to consider staying and taking more classes or doing reading courses, because that will give you the entire senior year to bring up your gpa rather than 1 semester, and it will give you more time to build better relationships with your professors for recommendations. you can apply to grad schools during you extra semester. then just get a job during the spring.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, but unfortunately, it wouldn’t be worth it to take an extra semester with funding with the condition that I must take undergrad courses that semester. Would anyone please recommend any Math Masters/PhD grad programs that I might be eligible for admission that also provide funding?</p>
<p>The only issue with spending the extra semester is that I would need to take undergrad classes to get undergrad financial aid. I have no desire to pursue a minor this late and to take additional undergrad math classes because by this coming Spring, I’ll be about finished with most of the core math classes, which include Real Analysis I and II, Abstract Algebra, and Advanced Linear Algebra (except Complex Analysis-only offered in the Spring at my university) and have completed some undergrad applied classes, which include Probability, Statistics, Nonlinear ODEs, and Applied PDEs/Fourier Transforms (except Numerical Analysis and a few other applied classes). The next step for me would be to take graduate courses/pursue a Masters/PhD in Math.</p>