<p>Honestly, I am not sure whether I should apply to MMSS, MENU, or neither. When I am a sophomore, I plan on applying for the Kellogg Certificate in Financial Economics for completion in my junior/senior year. In order to do this, is it best for me to apply to MMSS, MENU, or neither? I say 'neither' as an option because if neither MMSS or MENU will significantly help my chances of being accepted into the certificate program, I would like to study other things besides mathematics, but if in MMSS and/or MENU, I am able to study other subjects besides math, than I will strongly think about the two.</p>
<p>I hope that you guys understand what I'm saying, I know my wording is a biy confusing. Can anyone help me out?</p>
<p>are you a current student at NU?
1) MMSS is one of the best programs available at NU- almost every freshman econ major I know wants to apply for the program, and it is incredibly selective- but it has amazing perks. if you're a prospie, apply for it! almost no one knows about it before they get into NU, so admission into the program as an entering student is much easier.
2) you don't apply to MENU- it's an invitation based on your AP/IB Calc grades; it's a fairly difficult sequence, but if you look clearly at the prereqs for the Kellogg Certificate, you will notice that preference for the program IS GIVEN to students who take MENU/MMSS: Kellogg</a> School Certificate Program for Undergraduates - Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University</p>
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* Admission preference will be given to students who have taken an honors sequence of the math requirement, although students who have taken non-honors courses are encouraged to apply as well.
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notice that each MMSS class fills requirements for the Kellogg program... </p>
<p>If your overall goal is the Kellogg Certificate, I would def. recommend applying for MMSS since it is one of the special programs at NU. The courses that you would have to take for MMSS basically fill all of the prereqs for the Certificate. MENU is for students who either enjoy math, didn't know about MMSS but want to get in the next year, or want the Kellogg Certificate. </p>
<p>30 out of the 44 certificate students, including myself, are MMSS majors. I don't know of any who are MENU -- you should take the MMSS statistics and econometrics classes, as they are not offered by MENU. I'd say misterrr, go for MMSS, do well, and you will get in the certificate. And if you don't do well you'll realize this during your first quarter and you can drop and switch to something you like.</p>
<p>I have to tell you all, as one of the earliest crop of MMSS majors ('86), it is amazing to see how well-regarded and well-desired the program is! At the time I was there, it was maybe 15-20 kids per class, and it was the nerdiest of the nerds, LOL. Very few people knew about it.</p>
<p>How difficult is the MMSS program realistically? do you have to be a math genius to succeed in it? I'm really interested in the program, but at the same time, I realize that I am definitely not that one person in class who just naturally gets math. I'm an A- high school math student who has to work to get that grade. Would it be worth it for me to apply?</p>
<p>Also if I indicate that I'm applying to MMSS on the common app supplement and I don't get into the program (after applying), does that affect the chance of admittance at the university as a whole?</p>
<p>Finance certainly requires passion for math, but not genius. You might be fine in the program if you really like finance, but it might be tough for you getting through all the prerequisites.</p>
<p>I was under the impression that most MMSS students had all A's in Math plus a bunch of 780-800's on Math SAT/SAT II's (?).
I'm pretty sure MENU students do though.</p>