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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can anyone explain why nearly all the Putnam top 100 scorers are from MIT? Why aren’t the top students more evenly distributed among Princeton, Harvard, Chicago, Caltech, etc?[/quote] I think MIT looks for math competition champs more than most when composing their class. They also offer a Putnam prep class. They are not alone in doing so, but it’s probably more heavily attended. Some schools that never or rarely have Putnman winners still have great math depts. In some cases their academic calendar doesn’t align with the exam administration. I think a student doing well on the Putnman is a legit achievement, but I would put more weight on math PhD feeder rates if they are serious about going deep in the field. That broadens the field of schools significantly. (Of course MIT does great there too.)[/quote]
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