howdy,
i figured i'd throw my name in the hat as well. would love to know what your folks think of where i stand with a few universities.
bachelors in math - gpa 2.72
masters in math (currently enrolled) - gpa 3.54
gre - 790/570/waiting
i took and got a 5 on the ap calculus exam in high school so didnt have to take calc 1 or 2 in college. dont feel like whining in my first ever post so lets just say that the first 2 years of my undergrad were a giant waste and a gpa downer. my gpa my last two years was actually a 3.6. dont want to go into how low it was after the first two years...at any rate, ive had the following classes
calc 3 - C
diff eq - C
matrix theory - C
above were taken during first 2 years =/
math -
linear algbera 2 (ugrad) - A- (only student in the class to get that grade, no A)
linear algebra (grad) - A- (only student again)
linear programing and game theory - A (senior level undergrad)
cryptography and info security - A (senior undergrad)
regression analysis - A (grad, taken as undergrad)
applied statistical models - A (grad, taken as undergrad)
stochastic calculus - A (grad)
financial math 1, 2 - A, A (taken as an independent study - worked through hull's text)
financial management - B (grad, corporate finance course)
mathematical probability - B+ (grad)
probability and statistics - A (undergrad)
programming -
linear programing and game theory - A (senior level undergrad)
computer science 1 - A (language - C)
computer science 2 - A (language -
C++)
computer science 3 - B (language - Java)
computational math - B (language -
C++)
going to take theory of financial management next semester along with investment management and a class on derivatives before graduation. (all graduate finance classes)
currently teach 7 classes along with going to school full time - 6 at 2 local community colleges in remedial algebra and 1 for my university in calculus 1. in the past was a TA for college algebra professors and ran independent lab sections as an undergrad and grad student. no work experience outside of that relevant to finance.
my letters of recommendation will be quite good as i have been working my butt off for the last 4 years. only gpa downers in grad school were the annoying intro algebra classes everyone has to take.
is it possible for universities to look past just the undergraduate gpa and look at the years separately? i have applied to bu, and rutgers and finishing up fsu's application today. with my credentials do i even have a chance at any other places or even the above mentioned onces? i am considering gtech, michigan and baruch but i dont want to chase any magic dragons. stark candor would be much appreciated here.
many thanks.
