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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Current junior DC is pretty advanced in math (BC calc in 9th, MV in 10th, Linear Algebra in 11th, and will be taking Number Theory in 12th). He wants to also take Stats next year because he really loves math, but it’s going to be ridiculously easy for him. Will ad coms view this as a cop-out when he could be taking something more rigorous?[/quote]

It's a discouraging trajectory.l that screams overacceleration. BC Calc in 9th, but then spent a year in each of the 1-semester follow up classes? Number theory is a softball math elective -- middle schoolers take that at AoPS.

I hope he has a strong AIME +  USAMO to show that he really learned the math and didn't just rush through cramming it. [/quote]

Why call it discouraging? If the kid took these classes at school, they were likely full year classes. If through dual enrollment, then they would be similar to college classes which are semester-long anyway. Besides, a college level number theory class is no joke -- too many theorems!! The AOPS NT is just simple stuff that is covered in the first week of a college level class and is mostly algorithmic.[/quote]

A strong middle school math team member could solve half this UMD 400 level final exam with no additional training or notes, and solve at least half the rest given a few weeks to go over the specific mateirial

https://www.math.umd.edu/~immortal/MATH406/exams/finalspring2020.pdf

This Harvard final exam is quite harder, on the other hand.
https://wstein.org/edu/Fall2001/124/final/examfinal2.pdf
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