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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]

It's a way to get into tech/FAANG without the competitiveness of CS. It may be competitive, but not as competitive as CS. Students use it as a proxy.[/quote]

Not necessarily, few of my children's friends who went into math or physics, all had honors CS and honors business acceptances in top colleges. [/quote]

Agree. That ship has sailed, it's been at least a generation, odd if it's just now hitting the college advice podcasts.[/quote]

Not sure what ship you mean. At my kid’s ivy and the other feeder ivies I checked that publish data by major, math and physics are very common majors among those who end up at top finance(quant), tech industry. The number of math majors is on the rise at these schools. Engineering is a fixed group at those with separate undergrad schools, and on the rise at those that allow anyone to major. This is why elite/ivy considers major and looks for evidence the interest is valid based on HS coursework and EC despite not technically admitting by major. They do not want math/physics/CS/bio to be completely overrun anymore than they already are. Sure one can try to fool AOs and apply as Art History yet intend to be math or bio but it rarely works[/quote]

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