what's the most well-known/respected summer math camp

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<p>just wondering, but out of ross, sumac, promys, etc.. which is the most well-respected as far as apps go?</p>

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<p>RSI probably</p>

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<p>rsi isnt just math tho, but its definitely better than any just math program (other than IMO of course)</p>

<p>but if youre talking straight math, id say it goes MOSP, Ross, promys, mathcamp...</p>

<p>but i dunno, im not a math kid, my opinion is probly unqualified</p>

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<p>MOSP is the most prestigious, but most people will never have an opportunity to go.</p>

<p>Ross-Young and PROMYS are similar to each other, but very different from Mathcamp. They are all comparably selective. Any of the 3 would demonstrate a high level of interest and aptitude for math and be about equal in terms of how they would look on your apps. You should choose the one which best matches your interests.</p>

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<p>Depends where you apply... of the people I know about from SUMaC 2004, here are the EA/ED results:
--Stanford: 9 admits, 0 deferred, 0 rejected
--MIT: 1 admit, 1 deferred, 0 rejected
--Brown: 1 admit, 0 deferred, 0 rejected
--Harvard: 1 admit, 0 deferred, 0 rejected
So that accounts for 13 students... There were a little under 40 students total, so I think about 3-5 other current seniors. I have no clue if they applied early anywhere. </p>

<p>SUMaC was amazingly cool. It was just a really great all-around experience, and I'm pretty sure everyone else there would agree. The math was incredibly awesome stuff, the lectures were interesting (most of them at least) and the research project part was really interesting too. I'd recommend the Topology class (what I took) over Number Theory for those who have no clue which one to take.</p>

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<p>What kind of research did you do at SUMaC?</p>

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<p>Question about math camps: If I'm not necessarily of AIME level (yet) then should I just forget them?</p>

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<p>At SUMaC we get to do presentations about topics related to what we did in class. In Number Theory I know people did presentations on anything from the rubik's cube to cryptography to error correcting codes to constructions one can do with paper folding (like trisecting an angle). For Topology we had presentations on everything from applications of knot theory in biology to non-euclidean geometries to the oh-so-cool Hopf Index/ Gauss-Bonnet theorem (my topic). There's basically a list of topics, and you can do your projects on virtually anything related to the topic. I got to try to tackle a bunch of differential topology/geometry books and such. You get TAs, many of which double as RAs, one for the problem sets to go over your answers and one for the research projects. </p>

<p>simfish, no, don't just forget them. I know for SUMaC in particular there's an entrance exam that they really consider. If you have solid grades, recs, test scores, etc. and are just overall a cool person... plus you do well on the entrance exam, you're in. </p>

<p>Like I've said, AWESOME program and I definitely strongly recommend it to anyone who likes math! You do a lot of math, but there's still a lot of free time. And the RAs/TAs are super awesome plus the profs are really great.</p>

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<p>Mathcamp - the best summer program. I'm open to questions about it, but it is the best option for anyone interested in math over the summer.</p>

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<p>Simfish, not at all! Any of the math camps would be able to accomodate a range of backgrounds and increase your preparation for tests like AIME. Pick your favorite couple of camps and apply. There are a lot of camps, ranging from highly selective to not selective at all. For a comprehensive list, go to:
<a href="http://www.ams.org/employment/mathcamps.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ams.org/employment/mathcamps.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>