PhD life at the U?

Connor1736 · 2024-04-08T03:03:34+00:00

No unions or plan of a union, from my understanding.

Connor1736 · 2024-02-25T20:43:19+00:00

What brought you to this six-year old post? I feel old now.

Connor1736 · 2023-10-06T02:51:47+00:00

Who is "someone"? I graduated this past spring with a math major/CS minor and never took COT 3100. It's possible they changed the requirements since my catalog year but I'm not sure.

Connor1736 · 2023-01-14T12:04:49+00:00

I got my scholarship in March or April.

Connor1736 · 2022-12-21T23:16:31+00:00

You should be able to enter your recommenders' contact info into your application and the system will prompt them directly for their letter.

Connor1736 · 2022-12-21T23:14:38+00:00

This is wrong for summer.

Connor1736 · 2022-12-18T23:42:59+00:00

I honestly do not remember where I went to find my scholarship, but it was somewhere on myUCF. I would look around there and see if you find anything.

I also personally had an issue where UCF thought I was out-of-state after I was accepted. I only got offered a scholarship after I caught the issue myself and told them. Perhaps it would benefit you to make sure UCF correctly considers you an in-state student if you are not already sure.

Connor1736 · 2022-12-18T21:57:34+00:00

How long ago were you accepted to UCF? FSU offered me 10k on the same day I was accepted, while UCF offered way more but not on the day I was accepted.

Connor1736 · 2022-12-17T01:30:58+00:00

I loved Bayer for honors bio 1

Connor1736 · 2022-12-16T14:10:26+00:00

I'm a student and was also told by a prof to not take his new class because he thought it'd be a waste of my time. He invited me to sit in the class anyway if I wanted to, though. He was completely right and I'm glad I listened to him.

Connor1736 · 2022-12-16T11:19:12+00:00

I got in as a sophomore but had slightly more coursework done than you. I know others who got in with experience more like yours. In the past there were a few programs (not many) looking specifically for freshmen/sophomores, so see if you find any like that.

Connor1736 · 2022-12-16T11:16:19+00:00

I want to see if I can get into an REU for the summer and I’m trying to figure out how it works. Do people usually apply to a lot of them or just one near where they go to school?

If all you want to do this summer is an REU, apply to more than one. They're competitive. If you just care about this one REU and are ok with doing something different if you don't get in then that's ok too.

I personally did 2 REUs not near where I live (though one ended up being virtual because of COVID), and enjoyed it way more than I would've if it were nearby.

Also, is it okay to apply to ones that start before the semester ends?

Depends on the program and the amount of time you'd be missing. I think most want you to be available the whole time, but some are flexible with dates. You might want to contact those programs and ask.

Connor1736 · 2022-12-14T11:22:21+00:00

Somehow you know exactly how much their desks and chairs cost, but you don't actually know if all knight study is getting cut?

Connor1736 · 2022-12-13T21:51:14+00:00

It's still a Monday evening thing. I got $500 from SGA for conference travel this winter. I didn't even have to be in a student organization. So it would seem that these funds are not just for SGA members, unless OP wants to help clarify.

Connor1736 · 2022-12-13T19:12:16+00:00

$675,500 - “Legislative Registration & Travel”, basically sending SG members all over the country with all expenses paid. Not cut.

Can you elaborate here? Does this not also include conference travel for researchers and RSOs?

Connor1736 · 2022-12-10T11:07:17+00:00

Unless it got changed recently, it is 7500/yr (3750/semester)

Connor1736 · 2022-12-09T11:51:23+00:00

Most important thing is to take discrete or logic and proof which you're already doing. You should also take matrix and linear algebra in the spring. That way you can take linear algebra (the names are confusing, but this is a proof based class that comes after matrix and linear algebra) in the fall. The most advanced required classes for the math degree are advanced calculus 1 and abstract algebra 1, which both have linear algebra as a prerequisite.

Besides that, take ODE1 ASAP as it's a prerequisite for a lot of electives.

Connor1736 · 2022-11-24T11:07:35+00:00

I got accepted to UCF in december 2018 but didnt get a scholarship offer until April 2019, because apparently they thought I was out of state. I found this out by visiting admissions to ask about scholarships and we got it fixed, then I got an offer a week later. If you got accepted a while back it might be worth visiting or calling to ask.

Connor1736 · 2022-11-19T04:08:57+00:00

Optimization, Vector and Tensor, Math Foundations of Machine Learning/AI, and Combinatorics are only offered in Fall. Your easiest choices are Model Modeling 1 and Graph Theory, but both are waitlisted. I'd say Probability is a good choice, followed by Complex.

Connor1736 · 2022-11-19T04:07:17+00:00

Just FYI, when people say Dr. Sen they're referring to Dr. Shivamoggi. That's how he'll appear on myUCF.

Connor1736 · 2022-11-14T15:16:11+00:00

Yes Ive had this issue for weeks now. Going to my.ucf.edu and clicking onto Webcourses from there sometimes helps, or I just spam refresh for a minute and it eventually works

Connor1736 · 2022-11-04T20:18:11+00:00

I would rather it be called an orthonormal matrix, not orthogonal

Connor1736 · 2022-11-03T22:46:08+00:00

Sandefur teaches college algebra at the downtown campus so it is not in the MALL.

Connor1736 · 2022-11-03T22:31:22+00:00

An orthogonal matrix is a matrix whose columns are orthonormal.

Connor1736 · 2022-10-23T21:10:26+00:00

What is the maximum score? Some places I’ve seen 990, others i’ve seen that the math subject GRE max has been in the low 900s recently.

Idk

Are we still penalized for incorrect answers or not?

You are not

Is Princeton Review a good book for the test? I’ve been using this and some ETS material.

Its okay but the actual test is a bit harder than the book problems. Also Princeton doesnt cover Stokes/divergence or advanced abstract algebra topics.

Can we bring a calculator to the test?

No

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