Timeline for Will preparing for the mathematics GRE help me towards my goal of doing research in applied mathematics?
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| Aug 30, 2014 at 11:58 | vote | accept | Aky | ||
| Aug 29, 2014 at 15:18 | comment | added | Aky | Thanks for the link. Interestingly, the accepted answer over there opines that taking (and acing) the GRE math exam might be a good step forward. While I think you and I would agree that acing GRE is not necessarily indicative of a good grasp of math at the upper undergraduate/graduate level, but given that my options might be limited, I guess I can't afford to dismiss it outright either. I think I'll look into some of the courses on offer and get in touch with the coordinators - they ought to be able to advise me. | |
| Aug 29, 2014 at 14:43 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | @Aky: You might see this question. Searching for "math engineering" on this site turns up some others that may help. | |
| Aug 29, 2014 at 14:24 | comment | added | Aky | Thanks for the reply. I'm hoping someone will chime in about that aspect, which was really the crux of my enquiry (i.e. coming into graduate-level mathematics from an engineering background). My professed interest in GRE is something of a red herring here, and one of the mods changed my question title in a way that emphasised that angle (not that I blame them, as my question wasn't formulated accurately.) Perhaps I should modify my question somewhat... | |
| Aug 29, 2014 at 13:54 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | @Aky: Sorry, I don't know. | |
| Aug 29, 2014 at 10:49 | comment | added | Aky | Would you have any idea if applicants with an engineering degree would be considered seriously by universities for postgraduate study in mathematics? | |
| Aug 28, 2014 at 20:40 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | @Aky: It depends on the department. Some do not require or consider it at all. For those that do, its importance varies. Often it is used as an initial screening pass, so that a low score is a serious disadvantage, but a high score does not particularly help. (Of course, only the department knows what scores they consider "low".) | |
| Aug 28, 2014 at 19:47 | comment | added | Aky | Having looked over a sample GRE maths test, I concur with what you say about its level of difficulty (or lack thereof). It remains for me to know, however, what importance universities in the US (with strong math departments) give to it. | |
| Aug 28, 2014 at 15:34 | history | answered | Nate Eldredge | CC BY-SA 3.0 |