rejected by mmss very interested in menu

<p>i was accepted to northwestern early decision, but i just found out i didn't get into the mmss program. while this was disappointing, im not too upset because i still got into northwestern. the e-mail i received "urged" me to take the menu program, since the math 290 and 291 sequences are equivalent to the mmss first year sequence 285. the e-mail also said "if you performed well in the MENU math sequence and in your other freshman classes, it is very likely that you would be admitted to enter MMSS as a sophomore." any current or former northwestern students take this route and start mmss as a sophomore? any information about the rigor of menu compared to mmss, the differences in the material learned during the first year, the likeliness of being accepted to mmss as a sophomore, the locations for both programs (i plan to live in elder), or exactly what makes the menu program special (ex. resources, classroom environment, career opportunities, etc.) would be much appreciated. i really enjoy math and i have been very successful in bc calculus this year. im also very involved in business and am very interested in economics and political science, so mmss would have been perfect for me. i don't exactly know what i want to do yet, but i most likely want to go into finance or consulting (i know very typical) and would love to get into the kellogg cpu in financial economics. how helpful are all these programs in learning about finance and the markets? i currently have a td ameritrade account and am teaching myself the thinkorswim software, and i would love to understand how mathematics is involved in today's trading strategies and analysis techniques so i can fully utilize the software. thanks in advance to anyone who can give me information!!</p>

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<p>This one was from 2007 but I doubt the level of rigor has changed much:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/354143-menu-how-hard.html?highlight=menu+northwestern[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/354143-menu-how-hard.html?highlight=menu+northwestern&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I also got rejected, I’m a bit puzzled, but I heard MENU was even more rigorous, and since admission isn’t guaranteed, I do not think I am going to enroll in the MENU program.</p>

<p>@ugotserved i heard that too. Dont really understand the logic there, but supposedly the 2 sequences are the same first year. Are you currently in calc? Im taking bc this year but they may have been looking for people who already took it and are in multi now.</p>

<p>@LetMeIn22 you may be correct that they were looking for people who had already finished Calc BC and were in multivariable right now. I was accepted early decision but was lucky enough to get into MMSS. I finished AP Calculus BC last year and earned a 5 on the AP test. But I’m actually in AP Statistics right now, not multivariable. My friend who also applied to MMSS this year as an Early Decision applicant was not accepted to MMSS. Like you, he is in AP Calculus BC this year.</p>

<p>Keep in mind MMSS has a higher acceptance rate for those students who apply Regular Decision to Northwestern University. For the college class of 2016, MMSS received 15 Early Decision applications and admitted only 9 of them. I don’t remember the exact number of students for the class of 2016 that applied to MMSS through Regular Decision, but of those that were accepted to the university (somewhere between 60-70), only 5 were rejected from the MMSS program. I’m not sure about exactly how many students from the Early Decision class of 2017 were accepted to MMSS, but I know there were 23 of us that applied. </p>

<p>There’s really no undergraduate in the nation that matches the scope, advanced level or degree of integration of social sciences and mathematics that MMSS has to offer. Its students are accepted by the best graduate and professional schools and they are actively recruited by top management and financial firms. If you were really keen on getting into MMSS (I know I was, I must’ve called them at least 10 times with questions), I would actually strongly recommend that you enroll in MENU and apply for sophomore admission. </p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

<p>@LetMeIn I am in multivariable calculus. I seriously do not know what more I could have done besides the AMC and maybe a higher reading score on my standardized tests.</p>

<p>I also am in stats.</p>