Personal Statement Guidelines

Your Personal Statement can contain any information you wish to provide, including why you were inspired to study financial mathematics, what you plan to accomplish with your degree, and guidance in understanding your application. In particular, you should consider explaining the following issues.

Class Rank and Grade Point Average. Many transcripts are difficult to evaluate, especially from foreign schools. If your class rank and/or GPA are not clearly stated on your transcript, you are encouraged to comment on them here.

NCSU students transferring into Financial Mathematics or planning to earn their FM degree en-route to another degree can include a preliminary list of of courses proposed to be used for the FM program.

Students applying for admission for any semester other than the Fall should provide a semester-by-semester plan that includes the Core Courses. Use the Course Offerings posted in the online Catalogue.