>>10883553>Well, in general, why did you decide to go the applied route?I applied for various programs. Math, CS, applied math, stats. The highest ranked one I got into was applied math. I'm a prestige whore so I went with the target school.
One thing I did as an undergrad was triple major and take grad courses in several fields. This gave me the background I needed to apply to multiple programs. Applied math is also very natural for this kind of background.
>What advice would you give an undergrad who wants to do the exact same thing you did and focus on something pretty similar ?Beeline your degree reequirements and ONLY do grad courses after you knock them out. Undergrad courses are for the weak.
Get research publications ASAP in any STEM field. Applied math ideally but you can do research anywhere and get sweet cred + rec letters from that.
Start studying for the GRE + subject GRE.
Obviously make sure your GPA is as high as possible.
You don't have much time if you're late, so I recommend you get this done ASAP.
Also it helps if you're a non-Asian minority. They get into grad school with pretty bad scores. That's not to say we don't get smart non-Asian minorities, but it's not even a question that their bar's lower.
>Did you take the GRE and GRE subject test for math?Both. For general GRE aim for 97%+, and for subject aim for 85%+. These are the "minimum" scores you can expect reasonably to get recruited by top programs for. Every 15% you drop on the subject corresponds with a drop from N to N-10 in terms of school prestige (bullshit numbers I'm pulling out of my ass). Nobody wants someone who gets below a 90% on the general GRE in my experience, but maybe other posters have a different opinion.
