u/Soggy-Product-775

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How much of a boost does being a low income community college student give you

Family is below the poverty line so just curious if im supposed to include something pertaining to income in personal statements, idk how crazy reus would be on dei policies( espically because im a white male) but incomes gotta count for something if they do dei no?

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u/Soggy-Product-775 — 7 days ago

low gpa high sat math major chances at at uchicago/t20's/top math schools

Demographics: I'm 17 male white very low income, midwest(middle of nowhere), pretty big sob story etc

Gpa: 3.38 UW (Big upwards trend gpa is low from freshman + sophtmore year)

Class Rank: Not reported Intended Major: Pure Mathematics

Sat: 1590 (First attempt)

Course Rigor: 25 ap/dual enrollment/honors

Math courses:

  1. Calc 1
  2. Calc 2
  3. Calc 3
  4. Linear Algebra
  5. Differential Equations
  6. Fundamentals of higher mathematics
  7. Real analysis
  8. Abstract Algebra
  9. Topology (Graduate level)
  10. Functional Analysis (Graduate level)

Never did competition math though because I thought it was performative

Essays: Very strong(Not much references besides a math phd)

Extracurriculars:

  1. Varsity swim freshman year (swam for 13 years competitvely)
  2. Varsity wrestling junior year
  3. jv water polo as a sophtmore
  4. Won a stem hackathon for 10k in 9th grade
  5. Worked 15 hours a week for the past 2 years at a pool

I plan on just applying to like every t5-t30 math school not too sure how to evaluate my application given the mix of low gpa/mid ec's with reliance on high sat + the entire undergraduate degree and more's worth of math courses as a spike

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u/Soggy-Product-775 — 8 days ago

Im 17 and it just occured to me how bad my hand writing is. I've been looking for ways to improve but most resources I can find assume a baseline aptitude that far exceeds my own lol. Should I just drill a font sheet untill the letters become habitual?

u/Soggy-Product-775 — 4 months ago