<p>hi ,
I did my bachelors in Comptuer science and Engineering. At present i am working for IBM .
I wish to do PHD in Mathematics.
i don't have any credentials to get admission for PHD in mathematics.
What the top universities ,like caltech ..princeton..e.tc.,would look for ?
Apart from Subject GRe, what do they look for ?</p>
<p>Anybody ,with a similar background , got into top universities?</p>
<p>Is it possible to join universities (for PHD) during Spring ?</p>
<p>We had some courses on maths in B.Tech . Most of them covers calculus : Laplace Transforms, Fourier Transforms, Differntial Equations, Integral calculus.
Apart from Calculus , we had courses on
Proabability , Queuing Theory , statistics . Discrete Mathematics ,Theory of computation.</p>
<p>Math PhD programs will look for a strong theoretical math background, including courses like real analysis, complex analysis, and abstract algebra. Theoretical math is very different from the more computational math that is covered in Engineering curricula.</p>
<p>You may be able to get into a "top" program IF you do really well on the math subject GRE. It's pretty hard to do well on this exam. If you haven't, you should get a GRE math subject book to see what is on the exam and get an idea of how you might do.</p>
<p>It may be possible to join a program in the spring. Try to find out by asking a professor in the departments you are interested in who is involved with the graduate program. I say this because often the rules are flexible, both for admissions requirements and for dates when you could join the program. But I will tell you one thing, I went to graduate school in math and there were very specific courses that had to be taken during the first year unless you were at a more advanced level. These were difficult courses and chances are you wouldn't be at that advanced level unless you have learned a WHOLE lot outside of your courses. I knew a guy who had a situation and was able to start in the spring because he didn't need those courses. And keep in mind that many programs do not have such specific course requirements, so that might not be an issue at all.</p>
<p>If your background is a little bit lacking, you may have serious trouble in a top program. If this is your situation, I might advise getting a master's degree from a not-so-top program first in order to have solid preparation. Math Ph.D. programs oftten have a very high attrition rate, and the level of difficulty is one of the main reasons.</p>
<p>What would be a competitive GRE score to be accepted at a top PHD program in Math ie. Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Chicago and what factors are considered most important by these schools for admission.</p>
<p>hi,
I am writing an entrance exam for admission to Masters in Mathematics degree , so that if i am selected, i can show this as a credential for admission to PHD program ?.I want to know wherther the top universities consider this as a credential ( MIT, Princeton .CALTECH)?I heard that these universities admit a few .</p>
<p>I was admitted for a grad program at Baylor University in Texas for Fall 2005. They offered me a TA with 18K stipend. Since this university is not best in math, I am thinking about transfering to some better school since I heard that a grad school ranking is important. Do you think it is worth it? I am curious what is important when transferring? What can you do to transfer better?</p>