Youre a Math Major

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Youre a Math Major
so youre going to teach, Right?

• M311 Mathematical Modeling
• Career Exploration
• 27 April 2004

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Discover the Possibilities

• Talk with people
• Flyers
• Books
• 101 Careers in Mathematics
• Careers for Number Crunchers
• Online
• http//www.maa.org/students/career.html
• http//www.ams.org/careers/home.html
• http//www.coolmath.com/careers.htm
• http//www.beanactuary.org/

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On-line Job Sites

• http//www.jobspectrum.org/
• http//www.careerbuilder.com/
• http//www.job-hunt.org/
• http//www.jobfactory.com/
• http//www.scijobs.org/

• http//www.monster.com
• http//www.medzilla.com/
• http//www.headhunter.com
• http//www.jobsonline.com

• The professional society sites also have listings
  and links
• http//www.maa.org
• http//www.ams.org
• http//www.siam.org

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How About Graduate School?

• Advanced Degrees in Mathematics
• MS 2-3 years
• PhD 4-6 years
• Cost is often minimal to none
• Fellowships
• Teaching Assistantships
• Research Assistantships
• Intellectual Stimulation

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Graduate School Info

• GRE
• General 115
• Subject 130
• GPA requirements
• Application Fees
• 20-50
• Deadlines usually December-March
• Decisions usually in March-April
• Learn about programs
• www.gradschools.com
• www.usnews.com
• School web pages

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Top 20 Graduate Schools in Mathematics
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2.
Harvard University (MA) Princeton University
(NJ) Stanford University (CA)
University of California-Berkeley 6. University
of Chicago Yale University (CT) 8.
California Institute of Technology 9. Cornell
University (NY) New York University
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 12. Columbia
University (NY) University of
California-Los Angeles 14. University of
Texas-Austin University of
Wisconsin-Madison 16. Brown University (RI)
17. Rutgers State University-New Brunswick
(NJ) University of California-San Diego
University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 21.
Northwestern University (IL) SUNY-Stony
Brook University of Maryland-College Park
University of Pennsylvania 25. Duke
University (NC) Johns Hopkins University
(MD) Purdue University-West Lafayette (IN)
Rice University (TX) University of
Washington
From www.usnews.com -- US News and World Report
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