I hope you’re doing well. I’m planning to further my studies and would appreciate any advices on the available choices.
I was majoring in Mathematics in a French engineering school until 2018. I suffered a serious medical condition that year and had to withdraw from the program.
Regarding my stats, I graduated highschool with a Mathematical Sciences degree in 2012 with a 3.63 GPA (UW) and I recently scored 1520 at the SAT (780 Math & 740 EBRW).
Although I’ve got nearly no pertinent extra-curriculars (It was mainly in the form of a membership in a student organisation promoting cultural welfare while in France), I currently want to pursue my Mathematics curriculum and I’m looking for some Mathematics Bachelor’s I could consider applying for.
Any suggestions on the path to follow would be appreciated.
Have you taken English as a foreign language test?
Are you interested in applied mathematics? Or, data science? Or statistics?
Is your goal to continue on to graduate school?
Have you considered McGill in Montreal or other universities in Canada?
@Wisy20 are you a citizen of France? What is your budget? Did you get any grades from the French engineering school that you were attending, or did you need to drop out before getting any grades?
I do wonder about budget since US dollar is so strong…
Could be a transfer student rather than freshman?
May prefer settting for older students or university with significant number of foreign students…
Although the colleges on the list that @merc81 shared are excellent, most of them tend to specialize in students aged 18-22 and might be hesitant about how an older student would interact with the other undergrads. Your chances of admittance are probably greatest at large state schools or at schools with higher percentages of students aged 25+.
I would consider:
U. of Minnesota - Twin Cities: It will have all the math you may want, and there are grad students on campus who will be closer to your age. But Minneapolis has a number of universities with a higher percentage of undergrads over the age of 25, and there may be more of a larger community of similar students there. And Minnesota has produced many of the nation’s math PhDs as well.
U. of Utah: 15% of its undergrads are age 25+ and they have a good-sized math program, too. I am unsure if it applies to international students, but Utah has a very lenient program for domestic students to qualify as residents (basically, spend 12 consecutive months there). If that applies to international students as well, the cost could be very reasonable for years 2-4 (or, as reasonable as college prices in the U.S. are likely to be).
U. of Arizona: 14% of its undergrads are age 25+ and it makes the list as one of the schools with the most students who get a PhD in math.
U. of Houston (TX): 13% of its undergrads are age 25+, it’s got a good-sized math program, and also makes the list as one of the schools that sends the most students to get a PhD in math.
I think that looking in Canada, especially at McGill or other Quebecois universities, would be an excellent idea, too.
@AustenNut yes to UH! Houston is the most diverse city in America, UH will definitely have students of all ages, a large mix of ethic/religious/multi-cultural etc students and professors. Great things going on at UH currently.
Highly recommend.
Because of your age I would guess would may be looking for something a little different than your traditional HS senior. Are you looking to be a full time student? or do you want to work and go to school part time. Are you looking for in-person or on-line classes? NYU has a large number of international students and adult learners and is certainly great for math. if NYC is interest you could also look at CUNY - Baruch or CCNY.
UMD and Penn state also have large on-line programs through their “global campus”
What were you doing between 2012 and 2018…clearly not college full time or you would be done with an undergraduate degree.
What have you been doing since 2018?
Also, you say you took the SAT “recently”. This test is supposed to be taken while students are in high school. Not sure how colleges will view this for a student who has been out of high school for 10 years.
For some clarity, one needs to understand that University of Maryland Global Campus(UMGC) online degree programs do not share same departments, faculty, administration as UMD College Park.
UMGC has open enrollment,
UMD College Park does not.
See, there is no mathematics degree offered by UM Global Campus, only a minor in mathematical sciences.
I agree these online programs may serve needs of the OP for a degree
As I’ve just reconsidered continuing my studies abroad, I’ve only taken the SAT for now. I’ve noticed that I’m still capable of majoring in mathematics although I do not know which option to pick. I’ve also remarked that I’ve no computer science basics left. My goal would be to pursue graduate studies in Financial Engineering in a U.S university afterwards and I’m still looking for which institutions would best fit my profile.
When did you take the SAT…a test designed to be take while a student is in HIGH SCHOOL. And yes, I’m sort of yelling because this is important. You graduated from high school over 10 years ago.
I only needed to pass the entrance examinations to the French engineering schools. I’ve only recently considered applying to some U.S programs. That’s why I’ve taken the SAT.
You will have to check with each school if they will accept the SAT taken by someone 10 years out of HS. The good news is that many US schools are test optional. Do you want a traditional college experience, or are you considering an online or hybrid experience?