Supplementing for a poor mathematics background for PhD admissions
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Hello /sci/,
I must turn to you today for some advice regarding graduate study. More specifically, I am currently a Senior studying Computer Engineering at a relatively shitty university; certainly it is much more career-oriented than research-oriented. I have decided that following the completion of my undergraduate degree I wish to pivot and pursue a mathematical course of study. The reasons for this decision I shall spare you from today, however I assure you all it is a well-pondered and grounded one. I intend to apply for doctoral programs in Applied Mathematics, where I shall get to pursue mathematics further while still applying knowledge from my current field. The issue is that my degree does not delve into advanced mathematics and my university does not offer anything more advanced than Linear Algebra. My current repertoire consists of Calc 1-3, Diff. Eq., Prob & Stats, and Discrete Structures. I know that some universities are more or less friendly to engineers in their AM graduate programs, however I fear that my mathematics background is just too limited for any of them to take me seriously.
I must turn to you today for some advice regarding graduate study. More specifically, I am currently a Senior studying Computer Engineering at a relatively shitty university; certainly it is much more career-oriented than research-oriented. I have decided that following the completion of my undergraduate degree I wish to pivot and pursue a mathematical course of study. The reasons for this decision I shall spare you from today, however I assure you all it is a well-pondered and grounded one. I intend to apply for doctoral programs in Applied Mathematics, where I shall get to pursue mathematics further while still applying knowledge from my current field. The issue is that my degree does not delve into advanced mathematics and my university does not offer anything more advanced than Linear Algebra. My current repertoire consists of Calc 1-3, Diff. Eq., Prob & Stats, and Discrete Structures. I know that some universities are more or less friendly to engineers in their AM graduate programs, however I fear that my mathematics background is just too limited for any of them to take me seriously.