Timeline for Changing Careers: Becoming a Professional Mathematician
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| Jul 12, 2015 at 1:41 | answer | added | Imguest | timeline score: -1 | |
| Feb 13, 2012 at 3:14 | comment | added | Vivek Shende | I view with extreme skepticism the claim that the GRE (or for that matter any conceivable multiple choice exam) can "discriminate among very good students". | |
| Feb 13, 2012 at 1:22 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by S. Carnahan♦ | ||
| Feb 12, 2012 at 20:40 | answer | added | Kurt Luoto | timeline score: 16 | |
| Feb 12, 2012 at 1:25 | comment | added | Yiftach Barnea | Alan, then it seems unlikley to me that you'll manage to find something in the UK. Good luck. | |
| Feb 12, 2012 at 0:15 | answer | added | David White | timeline score: 21 | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 22:52 | comment | added | Alan | @Yiftach In order to make it financially feasible for me, I would need to have a standard teaching/research assistanceship that usually comes with admission to U.S. universities. | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 21:42 | comment | added | Charles Staats | Additional note: my comment above concerns specifically the GRE math subject test. The GRE general is also typically required, but math departments mostly ignore the verbal section, and the quantitative section of the GRE general should be entirely routine for anyone considering graduate school in mathematics. | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 21:40 | comment | added | Charles Staats | Concerning the GRE subject test: one of confusing things about this was that it was recently rescaled. Not too long ago, getting a 990 (the highest possible score) was routine, and expected, for anyone applying to graduate school in mathematics. People who applied to graduate school at that time may tell you that the GRE is mostly a formality. Since being rescaled, the GRE math subject test can actually discriminate among very good students, and is given a fair amount of weight by some institutions (although the very top ones probably still view a reasonable score mostly as a prerequisite.) | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 20:27 | answer | added | Gerhard Paseman | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 19:49 | comment | added | Harry Gindi | @Andy: Yes, that was the understanding that I had. "It doesn't matter as long as you don't screw it up". | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 19:42 | comment | added | Andy Putman | @Harry Gindi : The GRE is not a formality. If you do badly on it, you will seriously hurt your chances of getting in to most places. It's not the most important part of your application, but you can hurt yourself if you don't take it seriously. | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 19:36 | answer | added | Frank Thorne | timeline score: 4 | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 19:23 | comment | added | Yiftach Barnea | It would help to know whether you need a financial support or not. I believe that in the UK if you are reasonably capable and willing to pay the fees you could find a place. If, however, you need support, then it will be almost impossible (especially if you do not carry a UK passport or something equivalent). | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 19:22 | answer | added | Sam Nead | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 19:20 | answer | added | Suvrit | timeline score: 29 | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 19:19 | comment | added | Ehsan M. Kermani | @Harry Gindi: A formality doesn't cut out applicants, solely because of lower expected percentage! BTW it seems to be related to a Math.SE discussion, math.stackexchange.com/questions/23566/… | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 19:15 | comment | added | Harry Gindi | Oh, maybe what I heard is only applicable to students going to grad school directly from undergrad. | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 19:12 | comment | added | Alan | So, the GRE subject test isn't important? How else would I demonstrate that I haven't forgotten everything in 20 years? | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 19:08 | comment | added | Harry Gindi | Actually, I've heard from a number of people that the GRE is viewed mainly as a formality. | |
| Feb 11, 2012 at 18:59 | history | asked | Alan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |