<p>Anyone applying or know anything about the mathematical program in the social sciences?</p>
<p>I graduated from the MMSS program 20 years ago but I don't think I'll be much help. That was the age before personal computers :-)</p>
<p>I know a few things about it, anything specific you want to ask?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/</a></p>
<p>read up and ask some specific questions.</p>
<p>how good at math do you have to be?</p>
<p>i'm taking calc bc right now and it's fairly easy. i'm not a genius at math, but i can keep up fairly easily and i understand the material completely.</p>
<p>would it be advisable for me to apply to mmss? also, what are the procedures for leaving the program? as in, is it difficult/inconvenient?</p>
<p>You should apply if you're interested in the program. I mean you're planning on being a social sciences major, so it can give you a good background. Also, if you're interested in the Kellogg certificate program, MMSS is ideal for preparing you. It doesn't seem inconvenient from what I see, but you will have to take a good amount of math/statistics classes. If it's something you're uncertain about, I wouldn't suggest applying. 20 people from each of the freshmen and sophomore classes get in.</p>
<p>It's not difficult to leave, a few people don't like it every year and do that -- there are no ramifications. You should try it if you like math.</p>
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<p>didn't they expand it to 30 people?</p>
<p>the website said 20...that's all i was going off...</p>
<p>i read about the expansion on <a href="http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/alumni/AlumniNewsletter2006.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/alumni/AlumniNewsletter2006.pdf</a></p>
<p>I've have always had an interest in math and the social sciences, but I am undecided in my major. Would it be worth it to do the program if I am undecided in my major?</p>
<p>i don't think they discriminate "undecided". the knowledge and skills you'll learn will be useful for any further work/study that involves utilization/selection/interpretation/analysis/comprehension of data.</p>