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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is she surrounded by competitive Asian math nerds who grind and have no fun?[/quote]

Thanks for chiming in with your racism.

Math isn't about grinding actually. That's not who it attracts. It's not the same mindset as premeds have.[/quote]

NP. Can you say more about this? Who does math attract? My DC is in hs and really likes math and is thinking about majoring in it, and this thread is making me a bit nervous. DC is very focused on going to an Ivy and I worry about the best college fit, not the best college per USNWR rankings. [/quote]

I'm that PP. Math attracted people who were... really into math! It was collaborative because they were not all about grades and outcompeting each other. They generally took math classes that were just for math/physics/etc. concentrators and not people who just needed to check the box for their major.

I majored in a science that attracted a lot of premeds and that was brutal both for grades and because a lot of people weren't actually that excited about the classes/subjects, they were just taking them to fulfill the requirement.[/quote]

Math requires lots of hard work. The unflattering term for this is “grindy”. People won’t do that much work unless they’re really into it, but the fact remains you have to grind at it.[/quote]

Grind to me suggests that anyone who puts in the time and effort can do ok.  I think math (and maybe physics), this is just not true.  There are math concepts that I (as a PhD from MIT in a physical science) am never going to be able to get.  But some undergrad is going to be able to figure out.   There is a type of brain that is needed, and you either have it or you dont.  [/quote]

Not true. There is a wide gamut of math, especially if you include applied math which is close to physics and engineering and computer science. There is more accessible math and there is more arcane abstract math.

Of course different people have different interests, but the whole field of math isn't out there on its own.

At Ivies, there are students who, in their first year, do the same level of advanced abstract math as other students who are seniors at the same school. [/quote]

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