Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Seminar
Topic: A discussion about going to graduate school in the mathematical
sciences
Speakers: Eva Curry, second year math grad student at Rutgers,
and
Stephen Greenfield, Director of the Rutgers Math Graduate Program.
Date and time: Monday July 6, 2001, 12:00 noon
Location: CoRE Building, Room 431, Rutgers University, Piscataway,
NJ
Lunch will be served.
The speakers will lead a discussion about why students might want to
attend grad school in mathematics, about selecting schools, and about
the mechanics of the application process. Further conversation will
address the varied forms of financial support for graduate study and
what to expect in the first years of graduate school.
The speakers encourage members of the audience to participate with
comments and questions, and will try to keep each other's remarks
honest and clear.