<p>It looks like these four schools are my top choices.
I already got into MIT and am still waiting on HYP.
Which school has the best theoretical math program and the best party scene of these four?
I want to make sure I make the most legit decision.</p>
<p>They’re all excellent schools. In my opinion, MIT and Harvard are in a better location than Princeton or Yale- I don’t know if that’s of consideration to you. Academics will be challenging at any one of these schools. If you get in to at least one of the 3 you’re waiting on, I think it comes down to which you like best.</p>
<p>First of all congratulations, getting into MIT is VERY impressive.
As to your question I would advise you to look at the graduate rankings in mathematics, usually if a school has top grad programs in a given field they are good on the undergrad level as well. </p>
<p>From what I hear Princeton is a top school in math and people party too. My alumni interviewer said that something she had to adjust to was seeing people who got drunk and partied make better grades than she did.
So if you want to party and have a top math program Princeton may be a good choice. Another thing is that Princeton may be a little more diverse in interests as compared to MIT because there is also strong humanities as well.</p>
<p>You got a B- in AP Calc, and you want to major in math at an elite school?</p>
<p>Um.</p>
<p>^^^Um he also got into MIT? Leave the OP alone. Besides a B in an AP calculus class is far from not being able to “handle” math.</p>
<p>I’d say Princeton given what you have described. Assuming you get in that is.</p>
<p>MIT is party central and a happening place for ■■■■■■.</p>
<p>He is not a ■■■■■ I saw his accepted student profile on the MIT RD thread.</p>
<p>And that make him not a ■■■■■ how?</p>
<p>Well usually a ■■■■■ is someone who only starts a thread and has a few posts, he has been on here for a while so I doubt he is a ■■■■■. I don’t understand why someone would jump to the conclusion that the OP is a ■■■■■.</p>
<p>I love MIT and Princeton. Those are two of my top three “dream schools”. Harvard would be third. I am not a fan of Yale’s surroundings, although the campus is gorgeous and the university second to none.</p>
<p>But as many above have aptly pointed out, you cannot go wrong. As a student at any of those four universities, you will have access to some of the most brilliant leaders in the field of Mathematics. </p>
<p>If finances are a concern, I would wait to receive their packages, if money isn’t a concern, I would recommend visiting all of those that accept you and go to the one you like best.</p>
<p>God, all those students at MIT are always partying. They never do their homework</p>
<p>OP: Why don’t you attend these schools’ admitted student weekends and then decide?</p>
<p>Are you going to MIT CPW? I bet students will be happy to tell you which living groups to check out to get the sort of party scene you are looking for.</p>
<p>Really, as far as math goes, you’re not going to go wrong with any of these schools.</p>
<p>Why don’t you see which ones you get admitted to first? :)</p>
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<p>For one thing, his screen name? And the posts I’ve seen just reinforce that image.</p>
<p>“Um he also got into MIT?”</p>
<p>Um, everyone else majoring in math at MIT, I am sure, made straight A’s in all of their high school math courses without trying. You can tell the OP is a ‘play hard, party hard’ type of person, so we can safely assume he gave full effort in calculus. So the fact that he got a B- with full effort is funny considering the majority of his fellow math majors made A’s with absolute ease.</p>
<p>Hence, the ‘um’.</p>
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Ditto. No doubt 174IQPartier meant well, but these threads always smack of arrogance.</p>
<p>“Um, everyone else majoring in math at MIT, I am sure, made straight A’s in all of their high school math courses without trying. You can tell the OP is a ‘play hard, party hard’ type of person, so we can safely assume he gave full effort in calculus. So the fact that he got a B- with full effort is funny considering the majority of his fellow math majors made A’s with absolute ease.”</p>
<p>First of all, not every grade in a high school calculus class is the same.
My calc teacher grades really hard and I didn’t put in full effort into the class.
I still got a 5 on the AP.
You can assume all you want but you cannot prove what you say.
I bet I’d be a much more competent math major than you would given your poor logic.</p>
<p>My logic was valid although my premises may have been false.</p>
<p>But why didn’t you give full effort? If you want to major in math, surely you enjoy doing math. Right?</p>
<p>if you want a party scene, dont go to MIT. at least from what i have heard, they are somewhat lacking in social life.</p>
<p>IMO, yale is awesome. it might not have the best town/city around it, but the environment on campus is great. Harvard may have more study oriented students, but its proximity to boston will allow you basically any amount of partying/social stuff as youll need. i think of princeton as a more self contained social environment (maybe similar to yale?) but i cant speak from personal experience. just based on what you said you want, i would take out MIT. you most likely wont get into all three HPY, so that will help you with your decision</p>