 There are some really great math grad school resources out there. And lots of bad ones and broken links in between. Here we brought together all of our favorite and most useful lists, links, downloads, info & advice on grad apps and grad life. |
The Best Math Grad School Resources
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| Admission & Application Info | Resource pages | Many math dept websites could learn from this site. Most of its info applies to math graduate school in general. | Application & Admissions Requirements | Their general math graduate page | University of Minnesota |
| What are the major fields of pure & applied mathematics research? | Resource pages | Someone at MIT put in some careful thought to come up with these clear, interesting descriptions. Very thorough, includes most every main area of mathematics research. | Pure math research areas | Applied math research areas | MIT |
| Grad School FAQs | Resource page | Answers the most common questions about math grad school & apps you might have. | Grad School FAQs | PDFs: senior theses | Harvard |
| The big-name resources & links for math grad study | Resource page | Many links. Not personal. Includes fellowship info and math employment trends. | AMS grad school links | AMS | |
| Grad Cafe | Rankings & departments | Do a search for a specific department to get a forum with user acceptance/rejection data | All the math forums | Famous applications results forum | |
| Top 50 Math Grad Programs | Rankings & departments | A simple top-50 list based on National Research Council's 1995 ranking. List is linked to dept websites. | Top 50 departments | From The Chronicle: a more detailed data table of NRC's rankings of PhD math programs. Includes description of metrics. | Knox College |
| AMS Annual Survey: Groupings of Departments | Rankings & departments | "Official" since it's by the AMS. Doesn't use number rank, but groups by approx quality/type. | AMS annual survey results | American Mathematical Society homepage for students | AMS |
| Math Grad School Rankings | Rankings & departments | Drop down menu to get rankings for particular math specialties | Math Rankings | U.S. News & World Report | |
| Counterexamples in Topology | Prep for Qualifying Exams | Gathers classic and obscure counterexamples in topology in order to solidify definitions & characterizations | On Amazon | Steen & Seebach (authors) | |
| Counterexamples in Analysis | Prep for Qualifying Exams | Massive, organized collection of counterexamples which help solidify definitions and characterizations in analysis. | On Amazon | Gelbaum & Olmstead (authors) | |
| Official Math GRE Page | Math GRE | Download the PDF booklet & study it to death. | Math GRE | Official ETS prep booklet for Math GRE (PDF) | ETS |
| MathematicsGRE.com | Math GRE | Very active. Discusses many specific math problems. | MathematicsGRE.com forums | Consolidated list of Math Subject GRE FAQs | MathematicsGRE.com |
| Cracking the GRE Mathematics Subject Test, 4th Ed | Math GRE | Not perfect, but the best there is for studying for the math GRE. Great starting point for seeing where you stand on the big topics on the subject GRE. | On Amazon | Princeton Review | |
| Three archived Math GRE exams | Math GRE | PDFs of three old ETS Math GRE subject tests. Note that the older the exam is, the less of a match it will be to today's exams (in difficulty and content), but even the old tests are great practice! | Three old exams download link (PDFs) | Current ETS practice booklet (PDF) | UCSB Math Club |
| Terry Tao's Career Advice for All Stages of Math Career | Grad school life & guides | Direct from incredibly brilliant mathematician. Advice categorized by stage of math career from high school & on. | Terry Tao's Career Advice | Terry Tao's blog's home page | |
| A Mathematician's Survival Guide | Grad school life & guides | Famous mathematician author. Very detailed & personal. Extremely useful advice for math grad school, from grad apps to job offers. | On Amazon | Author Steven G. Krantz on Wikipedia | AMS |
| Standard math courses and when to take what | Grad school life & guides | Instead of just listing the content of normal undergrad math classes, this site also talks about when and why to take each undergrad course as prep for the future. | Undergrad advice | SUNY Geneseo | |
| The Smart Student's Guide to Earning an M.A. or PhD | Grad school life & guides | Extremely comprehensive book, from applications to job offers. | On Amazon | ||
| Detailed list of math PhDs & their current jobs | Grad school life & guides | So detailed! Includes thesis, advisors, and where they work now. | Detailed Math PhD List | Less detailed version | University of Minnesota |
| Considering Graduate Study? | Grad school life & guides | Extremely detailed. Walks you through like a caring but honest mentor. Not specific to math. | Grad Study FAQs | University of Maryland | |
| AMS Graduate Student Blog | Grad school life & guides | Updated often, many authors. Get an idea what math grad school is all about. | Blog homepage | Blog's "advice" posts | By grad students across the U.S. |
| Considering math grad school FAQs | Grad school life & guides | Detailed answers to some FAQs including, "How important is my choice of grad school?" | FAQs | Purdue University |
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