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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Taking MV might even be a negative in some cases.

If they see you have MV, that conveys a set of expectations to the AO. The kid has taken advanced math. Why? Are they interested in the subject and thus taken the advanced class or did their parents fast track math for perceived admission advantage? How did they use it?

If you have MV and you made USAJMO or USAMO, that tells the AO that you are interested in math, they can see a link. Maybe  you pursued some other opportunities. Maybe you listed math as a major.

Absent these, you list MV and you did not even get a good score on AIME, they know you are meh in math.
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Competition math is not as impressive for college admissions as it used to be. AIME means very little. MVC will be a far better investment for advanced courses in physics. [/quote]

AIME means very little. But if you cannot even make a good score on AIME, it shows that you are just accelerated and not really strong in math.

MV shows you are accelerated. Then they ask how come, why? No AIME score? Assumption is probably a helicopter parent who pushed kid into MV. This is for T20 privates. Others don't give a hoot.
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Competition math is a waste of time unless you dedicate yourself to solving those types of problems to reach Olympiad level. There are ways of going deep in math without doing competition math (and my kid knows plenty of kids who were pushed into competition math from middle schoolh That is all they do).[/quote]

Agree with this. In college nobody cares about geometry and number theory unless a math major. Calculus (1-3), statistics and linear algebra are the core of all lower division stem majors. USAMO may move the needle but there a huge risk and opportunity cost. Solving problems alone in your room is the opposite of what colleges want.

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