<p>As an USAMO-er, I will not be taking this class.</p>
<p>Haha, nope. Sign me up for 21.</p>
<p>The final exam is a take-home problem set that is due in 55 hours. One of my friends who is taking the course didn’t sleep.</p>
<p>um, ew, no.</p>
<p>It sounds amazing but I’m probably not smart enough O.o</p>
<p>Plus the whole getting into Harvard is an issue :P</p>
<p>One of my friends in the class lost his phone because he hadn’t had time to use it in 3 weeks and forgot where he left it. He also lost 10 pounds during that time because he didn’t have time to eat.</p>
<p>:p</p>
<p>i wanted to take math 55 but after hearing horror stories, assuming too that i will get accepted, i will probably take math 21</p>
<p>for you guys here, why take math 55? are you going to concentrate in math at harvard?</p>
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<p>this is hella funny about math 55 students</p>
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<p>Probably not, but I want to surpass my limits.</p>
<p>“problem sets can take anywhere from 24 to 60 hours to complete”
LOL nope.</p>
<p>FYI - Your choices aren’t just 55 or 21. Math 23 and 25 are also first year options - both are proof-based, but far less rigorous than 55.</p>
<p>Even though i’ve done USAMO for the past 3 years Math 55 still scares the bejesus out of me… If I were accepted I’d probably wimp out and do math 25…</p>
<p>TheYankInLondon, where are you from fellow USAMO-er? I’m also not going to take this class.</p>
<p>^ I’m from Massachusetts.</p>
<p>I took the USAMO 2x so far, and I would love to challenge myself by taking Math 55. Hope I get into Harvard :D</p>
<p>Everyone I’ve known who has gone to Harvard quit math. I’m pretty horrible at math and I procrastinate like mad, so probs not. Multivariable calc was difficult enough. 55 sounds terrifying.</p>
<p>the thing is, is it worth spending the majority of your time studying just for a single class? its hella demanding. as first, i wanted to take it because of the challenge and the prestige of such course, but i changed my mind after talking to a friend of mine who took the course. she took math 55 and she barely had any time to study for her other classes.</p>
<p>On the one hand, I would like to convince myself I could manage in this course, although maths isn’t my forte. On the other hand: Hahahaha. I would fail miserably. </p>
<p>I was thinking though, the people who take Maths 55 do not have any time to participate in any extra-curriculars, make friends, do well in other classes, take freshmen seminars…
Unless you plan to go into mathematical research/academia I wonder how benificial it would be to take this course!</p>
<p>homework takes 24 to 60 hours to complete</p>
<p>i mean seriously? i wanna have time to go to starbucks. </p>
<p>i wanna sip my latte and contemplate about life. and i want to experience the boston-cambridge night life. i wont let math 55 take those away from me</p>
<p>^ agree</p>
<p>Even if I was good enough, and who knows if I am, I don’t want to sacrifice my life to one course.</p>