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Find out more about the exam and how to register: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ets.org\/gre.html\">https:\/\/www.ets.org\/gre.html<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5>Exam Study Guides:<\/h5>\n<blockquote>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #020202;font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif\">Rutgers Math GRE Bootcamp: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.math.rutgers.edu\/~iacoley\/gre\/lecture-notes.pdf\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif\">https:\/\/sites.math.rutgers.edu\/~iacoley\/gre\/lecture-notes.pdf<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Education Test Service Practice Booklet: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ets.org\/gre\/test-takers\/subject-tests\/about\/content-structure.html\">https:\/\/www.ets.org\/gre\/test-takers\/subject-tests\/about\/content-structure.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Math Alliance Practice Booklet: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathalliance.org\/wp-upload\/2014\/02\/GRE_practice_book_math-1.pdf\">https:\/\/www.mathalliance.org\/wp-upload\/2014\/02\/GRE_practice_book_math-1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Letters of Recommendation<\/h3>\n<p>As you look to professors for letters of recommendation, here are a few things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask the person well in advance, giving at least two weeks notice.<\/li>\n<li>You should be more than a name; a <span>recommendation letter has the most effect when the recommender can include personalized information and talk about you beyond your class performance.<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Send the recommender details about the application and if there are particular aspect of your performance in their class you would like them to highlight in your letter.\u00a0<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Research Opportunities and Internships<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">For more lists and to stay on top of new opportunities that may not be in the above list, you can look through the following organization pages:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">National Science Foundation: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/crssprgm\/reu\/\" style=\"font-size: 14px\">https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/crssprgm\/reu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>National Institue of Standards and Technology: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/surf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/surf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Department of Energy: <a href=\"https:\/\/science.osti.gov\/wdts\/About\/Laboratory-Participants\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/science.osti.gov\/wdts\/About\/Laboratory-Participants<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>American Mathematical Society: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.org\/opportunities\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.ams.org\/opportunities<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Math Alliance: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathalliance.org\/wp-upload\/2022\/08\/reulist.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.mathalliance.org\/wp-upload\/2022\/08\/reulist.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Math REU Programs compiled by <span>Steve Butler<\/span> at Iowa State Univeristy: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathreuprograms.org\/\">https:\/\/www.mathreuprograms.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sophomore Year Start looking for\/applying to research programs\/interships Plan to take courses graduate schools look for, such as Abstract Algebra, Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, and Topology &nbsp; Junior Year Start looking for graduate programs. 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