<p>I know Georgetown is an all around good school but it isn't really known for its math/ sciences. I hose GU over NYU and U of Michigan and I'll be a math major. Was that a mistake?</p>
<p>If you’re at a place where you can be happy and productive, then you will be better off than being at a place that may have a better reputation (which is usually based on faculty and doctoral programs, rather than undergraduate instruction) but isn’t as good of a fit personally.</p>
<p>Edward Witten was awarded the Fields Medal in 1990 - he went to Brandeis for undergrad, which isn’t exactly known for its math programs (only one other American has won it since then, a Williams College alum). William Thurston, another American holder of the Fields Medal, got his bachelors at New College of Florida.</p>
<p>What do you want to do with your math degree?</p>
<p>I’m going to do a 3-2 program doing 3 years at GU for math and 2 at Columbia for financial engineering. The pursue either law or graduate study in computational finance.</p>