<p>^I think MENU (math experience for northwestern undergrads) program may be even better for a "math-nerd"</p>
<p>Wow, this has been great. Thanks for all the information. I have not used this site before, and find this very helpful. I now have a lot of googling to do! </p>
<p>I also agree with stpraamp's comment that, based on his CTY experience my son is probably also looking for "a place with a real sense of community. CTY camps, I'm sure you've learned, have tons of rituals and customs that create a sense of connectedness"</p>
<p>Any thoughts on that?</p>
<p>All the Ivies have small math classes. He might be able to get into Cornell Arts and Sciences with a 700, and a lot of my friends at Cornell did CTY. </p>
<p>I would also look at the University of Rochester.</p>
<p>Each college will have its own sense of community. S found the sense of community when doing overnight stays in the dorms and hanging around the departments. It's impossible to visit every school this early in the game, and most won't let your S stay overnight until senior year. In the meantime, you might take your S to local schools (small, large, public, private) and let him get a sense of what types of places energize him.</p>
<p>S's friends from his math program kept copious notes and journals on their visit experiences and shared them among their friends. S found them very useful, as they were all working from the same frame of reference as far as interests, common experiences, goals, etc. CTY alums are a great network -- S might want to chat with them.</p>
<p>When you see the SAT ranges for admitted students, keep in mind that those are for a wide range of majors. A more apt comparison for your son's situation would be the math SATs at the college's school of engineering, if they have one.</p>
<p>What I have learned is that a 700 math SAT is not outstanding for a math major. At a top tier program, (NU, Mudd, Rice, Reed, Williams, U of Chicago, etc.), the majority of math majors will have an 800 on that test. Many of them will have an 800 SAT II Math score as well. </p>
<p>While this is a disappointing statistic, it does bolster one of the mantras of CC - build a list from the bottom up, and spend time finding the schools that are matches.</p>
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What I have learned is that a 700 math SAT is not outstanding for a math major. At a top tier program, (NU, Mudd, Rice, Reed, Williams, U of Chicago, etc.), the majority of math majors will have an 800 on that test. Many of them will have an 800 SAT II Math score as well.
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<p>That's true. I had a 770 SAT Math and I had to spend a lot of time on problem sets to earn a B+ in Cornell second year math courses. I never went father than that.</p>
<p>Reach - Dartmouth
Match - RPI
Safety - Rochester</p>