Hi everyone,

I'm in my last semester of a Master's program in Applied Mathematics (with coursework in statistics and numerical analysis), and I'm currently applying to Statistics PhD programs.

Since my background is not in mathematics (my Bachelor's is in Computer Science), I thought that taking an introductory real analysis course would be beneficial. I don't think that the content itself is too bad, but I find it boring, and the workload has been unreal: frequent detailed readings of notes, several weekly quizzes, and weekly problem sets. Coupled with other courses that I'm taking this semester (Mathematical Statistics 2, Linear Models, and a probability elective), I have not really had the time or energy to invest in order to do well in the course (I have a midterm in a few days and I think that I'll genuinely fail). As such, I'm considering dropping the course and focusing on my other classes.…