<p>I think I might like to do this (two years from now!)
Does anybody know anything about this? How strong/selective is the program?
Does any other college have something like this?</p>
<p>I’ve not heard of this. I will ask D, the Math major, this weekend.</p>
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<p>^Thank you. I’ve already seen what it says on the site, I’d like some opinions about it’s strength/selectivity/reputation et al.
TheDad: That would be great.</p>
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<p>The info was for TheDad, et al. I should have stated such. Sorry.</p>
<p>It now strikes a vague memory of something D talked about senior year. We’re supposed to talk to her tomorrow, I hope I remember.</p>
<p>This program (and the post-BA math program) started in 2007, my (and TheDad’s D’s) senior year.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about it, though I did know some of the students in the the post-BA program.</p>
<p>I forgot about this thread and I did talk to D about it. In its first year, it didn’t have nearly many students as its sister post-baccalaureate program for students with a Bachelors who want to strengthen their Math before applying to grad school.</p>
<p>D thinks it’s a good program for student who want a pretty rigorous program to investigate whether they want go beyond a Bachelor’s in Math. The first program is for those who know they want to, the second is more for people who are thinking about it. </p>
<p>The second aspect is that, unlike many Math departments, Smith’s is supportive, not based on a series of weeder courses. Another factor is that unlike some Math departments, Smith’s is totally supportive of women, both from professors and fellow students. It might have a very different vibe from taking classes in a Math department at some co-ed schools.</p>