Richard7
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A former Admission committee chair once gave me this advice. Split your application into 3 tiers, and apply a couple schools in each tier. For example, 5 in Top 15, 5 in 15 - 30, and 2 in 30 - 50. The last group will be your safety school. It might be a good idea to choose the lower ranked schools to apply to in part based on what different programs are good at. In general, if you can get into the top 20 programs, you should go for the highest ranked one because those programs are generally very good in all major fields, but as you go down the rankings, the fields become more important.
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You are probably right. I am not familiar with the UK system. Then sky is the limit. But I would recommend applying to more schools. At top universities, even with a great application like yours, it can all come down to luck.
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I am assuming that your undergraduate GPA is around 3.2 in the American system. Then that might be your problem. It would help to know which classes you did not do as well.
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If that semester stands out as an anomaly in your transcript, you might want to mention it in the Personal Statement or SOP. Also look at the timeline for your transcript. If after that semester of Bs, you consistently got As in math, you should be fine. For your letters, you might want someone who can reassure the admission committee about your math capability. Unfortunately, you might not survive the first cut with your GRE.