<p>Hey all,
How would the following look to math Ph.D. programs?</p>
<p>3.2 GPA in math, 3.5 overall GPA at a top 15 school
-1 summer of collaborating on an economics textbook (40hrs/week, school grant, $3k)
-also doing economics research 20 hrs/week (possibly will get name on a paper)</p>
<p>Courses taken: Calc 1-3, Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra, 5 higher level electives (required for math degree)</p>
<p>760 on math portion of GRE
50% on math subject test</p>
<p>I know the research is in economics (what I was originally interested in), but maybe it still counts for something?</p>
<p>What kind of math Ph.D. programs could I target with the above profile?</p>
<p>Since I'm only going through the admission process myself, I can't say much. But from what I heard, since math classes are very much like research in itself, grades matter a lot. Since you're only a sophomore and still have 1.5 years or so before you apply, try to pull up those gpas first. Also, get to know your profs, because recommendations matter a lot. Since you're in a top 15 school now, chances are, your school has a famous mathematician. A letter from him/her will count for a lot.</p>
<p>As for graduate schools, I'd hold the decision until next year or so, no point in choosing so early, especially when you have so much room for improvement.</p>
<p>Why did you take the GRE and math subject GRE already if you're only a sophomore? I can understand wanting to get the tests out of the way, but if there's at all a chance you will decide to take time off after college before grad school, your scores might expire before you apply. At my (very academically-oriented) college most people I knew had reasonably serious intentions of applying to grad school as sophomores, and few of them actually ended up doing so as seniors.</p>