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    Actually I said that and Prof3 agreed to write a letter for Yale. But obviously this letter will not be strong. It seems like that those schools will ask letter writers to rank me, and likely I will not get the highest one.
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    I know that... but probably letters for different schools would be different.
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    Actually I did make a list and below is a summary of what my letter writers said: Prof1: You should also consider Yale. Me: I should add USC. Prof1: Yes you should add some safe schools. Prof2: This is a good list, maybe you should pick a few safe schools: a, USC , c... Prof3: Don’t apply to Yale. Me: I’ll add some safer schools like Davis and a, b. Prof3: They are not safe, you should add Boston College. (?) So at the end of the day, I’ll just apply widely after having a look at their faculties and placement records.....
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    I’ll apply to up to 15 schools, probably USC is the bottom line. My letter writers also told me to apply widely as there would be much noise. I know ANU sent students to UW Madison, Maryland and Queen’s last year but still it’s very hard to make predictions.
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    A is HD and B is D, I was thinking that people here might not be familiar with HD/D.
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    I’m not sure, sometimes one or two, sometimes up to five. And some of them don’t apply for PhD. I know that two students with medals from last year will apply for 2020 fall and their target is top5.
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    But I don’t have a university medal, and this makes a big difference. Besides, my letter writers are not that well known. Now I don’t think I have a chance for top15 or even top20. Probably a medal is a must for top15.
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    Thanks! My primary degree is from ANU and I did those math courses there. But my honors is from USYD as there was no mid-year entry in ANU, is this important? I thought USYD should be one of the top unis in Australia....
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    Thanks! My primary degree is from ANU and I did those math courses there. But my honors is from USYD as there was no mid-year entry in ANU, is this important? I thought USYD should be one of the top unis in Australia....
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    Thanks! Seems like that a low math grade is a pretty bad signal. I just read some posts and some applicants with perfect math grades are aiming for top 40 or 50......
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    I'm from an Australian top uni with first class honors in economics, my goal is top30 but now I think my math grades should be a disadvantage.
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