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Hi, I am currently a junior in Applied Mathematics and Statistics with a double major in Pure mathematics at Stony Brook University.
I am very interested in cryptography and I am looking forward to go into a PhD program.

Here is a little about me, I am interested to hear if there are any other ways I can improve myself.

Schools I am interested in: Stanford, CMU, Brown, Stony Brook, UCLA, UC Berkeley, University of Maryland, UIUC, and more.

Experience and qualifications:

• An REU, I am working on mathematical modeling for cyberbullying/digital safety. I might be able to publish depending on how everything goes
• I am applying for another REU, I probably would have 2 before my applications (hopefully the other one in cryptography/number theory) before the time of my applications (or possibly an internship at NSA instead of a second REU if I can get accepted)
• I have 2 letters from my PIs so far.
• 3.85 GPA
• TA experience for a Probability and Statistics course
• A mathematics YouTube channel where I post regularly, although it is not very professional
• Part-time experience working as a mathematics instructor at Mathnasium
• I am reaching out to my professors in cryptography to do research in PQC in my senior year

Relevant coursework:

• Calculus I-IV
• Linear Algebra
• Advanced Linear Algebra
• Abstract Algebra
• Two semesters of Graduate Algebra
• Number Theory
• Cryptography (graduate class)
• Introduction to Analysis
• Applied Complex Analysis
• Applied Real Analysis
• Analysis of Algorithms
• Honors Theory of Computation
• Probability and Statistics
• Probability Theory
• Finite Mathematical Structures
• Graph Theory
• Numerical Analysis
• Introduction to Advanced Mathematics
• Communicating with data
• Physics I-II
• Two programming courses in Java and Python

My grades are mostly A, A- or B+, the ones most relevant to Cryptography are almost all As.

Are there any other ways I could improve my profile and prepare for PhD applications in cryptography? Are the colleges I listed too ambitious for me?

Hi, I am currently a junior in Applied Mathematics with a double major in Pure mathematics at Stony Brook University.
I am very interested in cryptography and I am looking forward to go into a PhD program in Computer Science.

Here is a little about me, I am interested to hear if there are any other ways I can improve myself.

Schools I am interested in: Stanford, CMU, Brown, Stony Brook, UCLA, UC Berkeley, University of Maryland, UIUC, and more.

Experience and qualifications:

• Two REUs: one in mathematical modeling and one in cryptography
• Three letters of recommendation from my PIs
• 3.85 GPA
• TA experience for a Probability and Statistics course
• A mathematics YouTube channel where I post regularly, although it is not very professional
• Part-time experience working as a mathematics instructor
• Planning to apply for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
• I might be able to publish a paper before applying.

Relevant coursework:

• Calculus I-IV
• Linear Algebra and Advanced Linear Algebra
• Abstract Algebra and two semesters of Graduate Algebra
• Number Theory
• Cryptography (graduate)
• Introduction to Analysis
• Applied Complex Analysis and Applied Real Analysis
• Analysis of Algorithms
• Honors Theory of Computation
• Probability and Statistics
• Probability Theory
• Finite Mathematical Structures
• Graph Theory
• Game Theory
• Introduction to Advanced Mathematics
• Communicating with data
• Physics I-II
• Two programming courses in Java and Python

My grades are mostly A- or B+, the ones most relevant to Cryptography are mostly As.

Are there any other ways I could improve my profile and prepare for PhD applications in cryptography?

Hey, I think I forgot my digital pen at Tiernan hall yesterday in one of the lecture halls. I live in NY and before I make the commute there, I was wondering if there is anyone there that could check it for me, I would truly appreciate the favor.