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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Replace Wellesley with Swarthmore and Move it up to first, 6th should be Vassar[/quote]
+1 . Got a very talented kid doing advanced Math at Swat. It is outstanding. [/quote]
I concur.
Tenure Track Faculty At Swat: 18
Tenure Track Faculty At 3Cs: 38
Tenure Track Faculty at Williams: 12
Swat has invested heavily into a premier math program.[/quote] No grad level courses, excessive prerequisites for real analysis (typically the first distinctive math course taken - the earlier the better). Not impressed.

Williams, Mudd, and Reed are better in my opinion.[/quote]
Williams Real Analysis Pre-Reqs: Linear Algebra, Discrete Mathematics (or two semesters of Calc 3)
Swarthmore pre-reqs: Linear Algebra, Calc 3 (one semester)
Harvey Mudd: Linear Algebra, Discrete Mathematics
Reed: Calc 3, Introduction to Analysis, Linear Algebra
So...you just lied?[/quote]
Reed just requires calc 3 and permission of the department, HM just requires discrete math as far as I can tell.[/quote]
Just checked the websites. The prerequisite for Real Analysis is Math202 (Vector Calculus-which is not calc 3 btw) and has prerequisite math 201 (Linear Algebra) and Math 112 (Introduction to Analysis). The highest placement a student can have is into Math 201, but advanced students with calculus work are placed into Math 112.

Harvey Mudd’s Mathematics Analysis 1 required Math 55 (Discrete Mathematics) which requires Math 73 (Linear Algebra) which requires Math19(Single and Multivariable Calculus). You are able to place out if you can pass a mudd exam (which typically have high failure rates, so good luck with that).[/quote]
The fact that Mudd even offers these advanced placement exams says a lot about their caliber of incoming students.[/quote]

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