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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent of high schoolers… I think you have a narrow perspective on this. My kids go to an MCPS school that would frighten you, and they are nonetheless surrounded by bright, responsible, high achieving kids. By high school, kids choose the subgroups they want to be in. There is a “bad crowd” at every school. Raise your children right so they have no interest in joining it.[/quote]

Some schools have larger bad crowds. Others have larger good crowds. Also which kids gets a pass by the bad crowds depends on the dichotomy of the school.  In some schools the bad crowds define the school. Pretending like it doesn’t matter seems to me like trying to rationalize your choices and how they affect your kids.  That said how much could you know about success if the best you could do is one of the “frightening“ schools so I’m not sure anyone should listen to your words of “wisdom”[/quote]

This kid went to quince orchard. Just saying -

While a student at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Wakhare worked in the Applied and Computational Mathematics Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. When he traveled to Florida to attend the 2016 International Conference on Number Theory, he met Christophe Vignat, a professor of physics at the Université Paris-Saclay and an invited professor of mathematics at Tulane University.

Since that chance meeting, Vignat and Wakhare have collaborated on several papers on number theory and combinatorics—a branch of mathematics that focuses on counting.

“Tanay is an exceptionally talented young mathematician—by far the best student I have ever met in my career,” Vignat said. “He has a very promising future in mathematics.”

Wakhare has published 12 research papers, submitted eight papers for publication and is preparing two additional papers for publication.

He has also taught multiple Student Initiated Courses—known as STICs—on number theory. The STICs program allows UMD students to design and teach for-credit courses with a faculty member’s guidance.

“Professors have their areas of expertise, but students also have really niche, very relevant knowledge,” Wakhare said.

In fall 2017, he began teaching the Department of Mathematics’ first STIC, the “Mathematics of Ramanujan,” about an Indian pioneer in number theory. While the topic may sound complex to a non-math major, Wakhare developed the course to make it more approachable to peers from all majors. He went on to teach other STICs such as “Proofs from the Book” and “The Mathematics of Erdos,” both on the study of counting.

“Tanay is a genuine phenomenon, a force of nature—the definition of a fearless Terp,” said Richard Bell, a UMD associate professor of history who serves as the university’s faculty advisor for United Kingdom fellowships. “The award of the Churchill Scholarship is well-deserved recognition for one of the brightest and most gifted young mathematicians working today.”

At the campus commencement ceremony in May, Wakhare will receive the 2020 University Medal—the highest honor the university can bestow on a graduate. After his time at Cambridge comes to an end, Wakhare plans to earn his Ph.D. and pursue a research career[/quote]

Bruh. All savants and geniuses go to school somewhere. Trust me, going to qo didn't "make" anyone a genius. [/quote]

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