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In the US at least, the issue isn't confidentiality, it's whether the student has waived their right under the law to see the letter. Most schools won't take a letter "seriously" if this isn't the cas …

Yes, there are holidays. Exactly when they are depends on the school. The biggest problem for international students is the possibility that your visa will be revoked or your home country will not all …

The important point to keep in mind for grad programs in the US is that you are applying to a department and not an advisor. By all means reach out to this professor to find out whether they are inter …

Obviously having a skill is better than not having that skill. As far as direct applicability to a PhD in pure mathematics, Python and possibly C++ might be useful for certain kinds of computational w …

Because undergraduate research in pure mathematics is usually not worth very much, so most PhD programs don't expect it of applicants.

For what it's worth, in the US you are in fact legally entitled to see your letters under FERPA. Most schools ask you to waive your right by checking a box on the application. So it's not exactly true …

First of all, I don't think anyone knows if "quantitative reasoning" WAIS subscores are indicative of talent in higher mathematics. It's possible that you would make a lousy accountant but a good math …

I don't have exact references handy right now, but a researcher at UC Davis named Dean Simonton did some work on academic and creative output and age. The upshot is that up until actual senescence--so …

I have only a little experience with Australian universities, but I doubt that the supervisor or your financial need is going to have much influence over whether you get a scholarship (as opposed to f …

(US-specific) The REUs don't matter much for admission. The problem with not having analysis at all on your transcript is that most programs use it as a litmus test for whether you are able to write p …

The problem with this question is that it assumes that (1) there is a well-defined totally ordered way to rank applicants and (2) the first n applicants in this ranking are the ones who get offers. Th …

I know only a little about applications to grad programs in the EU, but it's very different from the US (and Canada). In general you apply to a program, not a particular lab or advisor, although havin …

Maybe someone else in the department can supervise your work and maybe they can't--the fact is that they won't, and that's what you have to work with. My (pessimistic) gut feeling is that the departme …

First of all, nobody is discriminating against middle-class white men. This prompt is an opportunity for applicants who feel they are stronger than the standard academic metrics might suggest to make …

In the spirit of this question about photos on CVs, I'm wondering why applications to grad programs seem to universally ask for the applicant's date of birth, usually right next to the applicant's nam …