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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this a new thing? The kid from New Jersey who thought he was screwed, endless questions here for next cycle or disappointed parents from this cycle whose math kids have to go to Europe.

What is going on with math… When did it become the hottest major?[/quote]

Engineering applications outside of CS have soared to the point of being almost impossible if one wants a top15/ivy, with these schools having sub-2.5% acceptance rates for the E schools compared to the overall admit rates sub5%. Thus applying to math or physics has become the latest hot trend especially this recent cycle--there were a couple of college-counselor podcasts that encouraged math or physics as a slightly easier admit than engineering for quantitative kids who were not sure of engineering. Ivy/elites have a lot of options for interdisciplinary coursework, dual majors, minors, etc that make the job prospects for getting into tech consulting/tech industry or quantitative finance relatively similar for math/physics majors versus engineering/cs for these specific career goals. Also, most of these top schools allow transfer into engineering as long as math/physics the first year goes well. It is being used as a backdoor to E for some; for others it is a genuine interest. [/quote]
So the kids who actually love math now have to compete with CS and Engineering majors looking for an easier way in? How terrible.

I’ve always been under the impression that math is for super passionate students, but I guess it’s turning careerist. [/quote]

This is correct. The math professors I know are fed-up with the current crop of students. It used to be a self-selected highly motivated group. It's now swarmed with jackasses. This has nothing to do with math requiring genius, or any of the silly tropes. Students are capable of doing the work, they just aren't there because they like math, like their course, like their professors. It's just a notable change.[/quote]

Where is your kid?[/quote]

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