#Need help with college list

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rigid harbor
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  • Location/Region: Not too picky about this, but a larger city with public transportation might be nice. I live in Florida.

  • Major: Majoring in mathematics, heavily on the pure math side. Ideally I would want a bachelor’s of science in mathematics.

  • GPA/Test Scores: 3.8 unweighted GPA, 1370 SAT.

  • Curriculum: Would want graduate level math classes as an opportunity, as I plan to go to grad school; Real Analysis is the main one I’m looking for.

  • Size: Doesn’t matter too much for me, but ideally not huge.

  • Schools You're Currently Looking At: UF and FSU.

  • Additional: Some “soft” or not too weighted preferences are: Cold weather, has some sect of academically focused culture, job/research opportunities.

Dealbreakers: Doesn’t accept dual enrollment credits and housing is super competitive and hard to get.

I’m really just trying to see if UF and FSU are the only schools that would meet this criteria, or I should have a more broad college list. Thanks!

nocturne spoke
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o you also have a max budget? $30k, $40k, $50k, $70k+? per year? And by cold weather do you mean you want cold weather, or don't want cold weather?

rigid harbor
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I suppose the maximum budget would be 20-40k a year, and I meant I like cold weather, but considering my situation I don’t consider it to be a very important preference.

nocturne spoke
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ok, usually a good # of schools to apply to is at least 4. including 1-2 safeties, that being schools with 70%+ acceptance rate that's affordable and still has great opportunities. You could also consider applying to a community college to then transfer as one of your safety options. If you're in Miami, MDC is a phenomenal choice.

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I will say most out of state options are going to be out of your budget, but you could try for some to see if you get a scholarship

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I'd look into University of Central Florida, Florida Institute of Tech, and Florida Atlantic University for the Florida schools.

nocturne spoke
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For out of state schools you can try applying to these and you should apply for financial aid at these schools: New Jersey Institute of Technology, University at Buffalo, Rutgers New Brunswick, Indiana University

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application season is like right now for seniors so I would get started asap

rigid harbor
nocturne spoke
rigid harbor
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Also TY so much for the college recommendations!! I have been looking into some of the schools and they look great

nocturne spoke
rigid harbor
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Many of these have research opportunities, like the Rutgers school seems heavily based in research. Pure math isn't really known to be too accessible for undergraduate students since it's super complex, but the more research-based a school is the more likely they have teachers that are able to either offer a guided reading or even an RA position. Also, the location is desirable, I grew up in the New England area and it would be awesome to go back there for college

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And Indiana University Bloomington's Program 1 in the math Bachelor's of Science program seems to be almost exactly what I'm looking for

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But I still have to do a bit more research to see which one's to apply to specifically

nocturne spoke
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oh yeah, don't forget to do the net price calculator for each school

teal hinge
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Have you reached out to the math departments at major Florida schools about enrollment in graduate classes or using graduate versions of classes to meet your major requirements or credit by challenge exams

teal hinge
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Are you a junior or senior?

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Are you eligible for bright futures?

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Also what's your math background?

rigid harbor
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I am a senior, I am eligible for bright futures which is why my priority is primarily in-state, but I believe I could be eligble for financial aid for out-of-state schools. My math background is an understanding of Calculus 1 topics, like differentiation and basic definite integration. I also plan on getting Calc 2 done before the fall starts.

teal hinge
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How do you know you like pure math specifically? If you want a mathematically rigorous single variable calc book you can look at Apostol or Spivak (harder)

rigid harbor
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And thank you for the out of states publics advice, i'll keep that in mind

teal hinge
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University of Rochester has an honors proof based math track.

Reed university has a good reputation for rigor among grad schools despite being an undergrad institution, especially relative to its selectivity which is a reasonable 27%.

rigid harbor
teal hinge
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Do any universities in driving distance offer credit by challenge exams for calc 2?

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