Question regarding Mathematics Grad School.

Graduate School
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<p>I just finished the book:</p>

<p>"A Mathematician's Survival Guide: Graduate School and Early Career Development"</p>

<p>Amazon.com:</a> A Mathematician's Survival Guide: Graduate School and Early Career Development: Steven G. Krantz: Books</p>

<p>which I recommend to any math major with aspirations of going to Grad School in math. </p>

<p>My main question is regarding something in specific that was said in the book. The book mentions that when someone applies to a Grad School in math, the only grades that will be looked at are going to be the grades in math class, and specifically the higher level classes, specifically mentioning that any other grade, good or bad, in any non-math class, will be irrelevant.</p>

<p>While I agree with this reasoning, im not sure it is the case for all grad school math departments? Can anyone comment on this or offer their opinion?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>It's true more or less. If you have great math grades in hard math courses and a C in American History, are they really going to care? It just makes sense.</p>

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<p>Corollary- did they care for undergrad admissions if you got a C in Phy Ed, Band or Art? You always see the "academic courses" gpa counts. Grad school narrows the field- they care about courses that matter to their field, not those you took to broaden your education. You go to grad school to become a specialist, not to become well rounded.</p>