<p>Is this a hard camp to get in?</p>
<p>I went there last summer and it was an awesome experience. About 1/3 of the applicants get in. I don't think it's all that difficult to get in. Most of the kids are pretty bright though. I know for sure 1 going to Harvard, 1 to Brown, 1 to Yale, 5 to Stanford (all 8 or so who applied early got in), etc. Try hard on the problem sets, show you like math and that you are an interesting person who can interact with other people and you should be fine. You don't have to get all the problems right, but at least attempt them all.</p>
<p>Hey marlgirl, what if my ec's are quite weak (weren't given much opportunities), but other stats (sat, ap scores) are quite decent. Would stanford still be possible just because i went to sumac?</p>
<p>I will be doing Calc 1 and 2 and Northwestern. You might consider applying there:)</p>
<p>If I was not going to get in there...Standord was my second choice.</p>
<p>If you go to SUMaC and do well it seems to help a lot... but then again many of the students at SUMaC would be really strong applicants anyway, so it's hard to tell. I can tell you that the RAs/TAs and profs from the program seem to think a strong recommendation can make a big difference. There's someone on the admissions team who I think handles the strong math applicants (I could be making that up, I don't quite remember what the story is exactly, but I'm pretty sure that's what I was told by my profs there, someone who's very familiar with SUMaC at least) and I know I was talking to some admissions rep about it at some point and she at least knew of the program. It can't hurt, but I don't think it will get you in if you're a weak applicant.</p>
<p>So what kind of math did you guys do?</p>
<p>would Mathcamp be comparable to SUMaC?</p>
<p>How good is Stanford at Math at the undergraduate level. Is it comparable to MIT, Princeton and Harvard?</p>
<p>You can study either Number Theory or Topology (aka rubber sheet geometry). Both classes do a bunch of group theory, but that's more or less the only simularity. If for some reason neither Number Theory nor Topology interest you (although I can't imagine how that'd be the case if you're the type of person to consider a math camp at all) then SUMaC is probably not the best choice for you. I think the lack of choice is really the only weakness of the program. Although both classes are really awesome, so it didn't seem to matter.</p>
<p>Hey marlgirl, are good test scores and admission's exam enough to get in? Is SUMaC like some other camps that look heavily on high-school performance, especially like extracurricular activities?</p>
<p>Admissions decisions for SUMaC have been sent out so people who were accepted/rejected could probably tell you better than I could... I think they do look at extracurricular activities and such but strong test scores and recs and admissions exams make a big difference for sure.</p>
<p>i also went to sumac2004....problem was i think i slacked off a bit too much when i was there. i seriously think they wont give me a good rec for any school. hahaha..so my advice all thos who do go: at least act like you work hard and try not to fall asleep in class..
i fell asleep cuz i didnt get anything that was going on in class...cuz im not crazy abt math at all. i went cuz my parents forced me to go...how sad.
i played around SO much when i was there..i feel bad. hahaha..i had too much fun at stanford...4 weeks was not nearly enough. but yeh. seriously, take advantage of the location and..just have fun. its awesome..im going to SSP this yr..and its in like the mountains and stuff in ojai...:(
not quite looking fwd to that...sigh..</p>
<p>i was accepted to SUMaC this year. let's see, i attempted all of the problems (or at least showed the small progress i had made on 2 that i couldn't complete). my stats are: 800 math iic, SAT 790 M 770 CR 740 W, 4.0 uw gpa. i am currently taking calc AB. as for ecs: i participate in math competitions (i do well within my school, but don't place at high level ones)and qualified for the AIME; i am a cheerleader, a runner, and a musician. what made the difference? who knows! i'm a female... that probably helps. i'd love to hear more about the program from anyone else who went. it sounds great!</p>
<p>I am going to sumac too. </p>
<p>I am guessing I had a great teacher recommendation from my BC calc teacher.</p>
<p>hooray! Go SUMaC 2006ers! Cali was so nice (I'm in new england), the materials covered in the classes might seem completely intangible from anything you might ever use in life if you don't become a math major, but they really did expand my mind. If you are going to program I, finish your prob sets as soon as possible so that you have free time to hang out; if you're going to program II, I think you'd get less hw but marlgirl might tell you more about that.</p>
<p>Yeah, I think we did get a bit less homework, on some nights at least.</p>