MS in Mathematics

You will be asked to upload a copy of your undergraduate transcript (and also graduate transcript if applicable) showing grades for the most recent semester.

1) Please describe pivotal experiences, opportunities, and/or challenges (including any financial or access to education barriers) that have influenced your educational and professional development. (250 words max) At Illinois, we value a student’s ability to contribute to a community of inclusion, belonging, and respect where our graduate students can learn and collaborate productively and positively. 2) Please provide an example of how you contributed to or engaged with a community of students or colleagues with different perspectives, abilities, and experiences to achieve a positive outcome, and reflect on what you learned from this experience. (250 words max)

Please arrange for three letters of recommendation to be uploaded to our online application system. Letters from professors who have taught you in mathematics classes or who have supervised you in a research project are the most useful.

Please write a statement that answers the following questions (1,000 words max): 1) How has your academic background, including any training, research, or other educational experiences, prepared you for graduate study? 2) What are your intellectual interests, and what scholarly questions are you interested in exploring in graduate study? 3) Are there any specific faculty members whose research interests align with your own with whom you would like to work? 4) How will our program help you achieve your academic and professional goals?

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