Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 19:38     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Math is the largest major at Amherst (sometimes alternating for 2nd with economics), and advanced students can take graduate classes at UMass.


This is important as some math students need more than is offered by the typical LAC curriculum. One reason that OP's student should give serious consideration to U Chicago or any other National University.

How many math major at Amherst College ? TIA

You wouldn’t have this issue at Pomona.

I'm not a mathematician, so actual mathematicians can correct me on this if needed. But my understanding is that the math offerings at LACs like Mudd, Pomona, Williams, Reed, and Swarthmore will be more than enough for the vast majority of math majors. If your kid is a true savant (not just the best mathematician in their high school), however, then they should consider a university's deeper grad school offerings. A university might also be preferable if a kid is interested in a niche mathematical area. But most kids at these LACs tend to get humbled pretty quickly when they realize that most of their fellow math majors also took Calc BC by their sophomore year of high school and are incredibly intelligent.


What are you trying to say here? That all of the Math majors at SLACs are smart so the smart kids will be humbled by each other? My kid is a Math major at a SLAC discussed here far too often and the Math offerings are fine from her perspective. Research opportunities have been excellent as well with professors reaching out proactively to recruit for research projects, summer jobs, TA opportunities etc. She's not looking for academia so this is all that she needs.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 19:22     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Math is the largest major at Amherst (sometimes alternating for 2nd with economics), and advanced students can take graduate classes at UMass.


This is important as some math students need more than is offered by the typical LAC curriculum. One reason that OP's student should give serious consideration to U Chicago or any other National University.

How many math major at Amherst College ? TIA

You wouldn’t have this issue at Pomona.

I'm not a mathematician, so actual mathematicians can correct me on this if needed. But my understanding is that the math offerings at LACs like Mudd, Pomona, Williams, Reed, and Swarthmore will be more than enough for the vast majority of math majors. If your kid is a true savant (not just the best mathematician in their high school), however, then they should consider a university's deeper grad school offerings. A university might also be preferable if a kid is interested in a niche mathematical area. But most kids at these LACs tend to get humbled pretty quickly when they realize that most of their fellow math majors also took Calc BC by their sophomore year of high school and are incredibly intelligent.

Ours did Calc BC freshman year and attends Pomona- hasn't run out of math. The prodigy types are going to MIT/Princeton/Betkeley
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 19:20     Subject: Re:Liberal arts college for math?
One helpful indicator of program quality is PhD feeder rate. Look at the size adjusted column.

https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-phd-programs#math
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 19:06     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Math is the largest major at Amherst (sometimes alternating for 2nd with economics), and advanced students can take graduate classes at UMass.


This is important as some math students need more than is offered by the typical LAC curriculum. One reason that OP's student should give serious consideration to U Chicago or any other National University.

How many math major at Amherst College ? TIA

You wouldn’t have this issue at Pomona.

I'm not a mathematician, so actual mathematicians can correct me on this if needed. But my understanding is that the math offerings at LACs like Mudd, Pomona, Williams, Reed, and Swarthmore will be more than enough for the vast majority of math majors. If your kid is a true savant (not just the best mathematician in their high school), however, then they should consider a university's deeper grad school offerings. A university might also be preferable if a kid is interested in a niche mathematical area. But most kids at these LACs tend to get humbled pretty quickly when they realize that most of their fellow math majors also took Calc BC by their sophomore year of high school and are incredibly intelligent.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 18:53     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Math is the largest major at Amherst (sometimes alternating for 2nd with economics), and advanced students can take graduate classes at UMass.


This is important as some math students need more than is offered by the typical LAC curriculum. One reason that OP's student should give serious consideration to U Chicago or any other National University.

How many math major at Amherst College ? TIA

You wouldn’t have this issue at Pomona.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 18:30     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Anonymous wrote:If you are looking at Macalester, St.Olaf has a good track for math.


But OP is asking about schools not in the “middle of nowhere”
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 17:54     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Math is the largest major at Amherst (sometimes alternating for 2nd with economics), and advanced students can take graduate classes at UMass.


This is important as some math students need more than is offered by the typical LAC curriculum. One reason that OP's student should give serious consideration to U Chicago or any other National University.

How many math major at Amherst College ? TIA
Latest available data gives 89 majors (c/o 23): 24 single, 62 double, 3 triple
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 17:28     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
DS is a math/comp sci major at Davidson. The math department and opportunities are exceptional. He is working at a large consulting firm this summer.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 14:23     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
*Bryn Mawr
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 14:23     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Haverford and Swarthmore students can take advanced electives at UPenn and grad courses at Bryn Mara. Great for PhD aspirants.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 14:08     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
If you are looking at Macalester, St.Olaf has a good track for math.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 14:04     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Anonymous wrote:Math is the largest major at Amherst (sometimes alternating for 2nd with economics), and advanced students can take graduate classes at UMass.


This is important as some math students need more than is offered by the typical LAC curriculum. One reason that OP's student should give serious consideration to U Chicago or any other National University.

How many math major at Amherst College ? TIA
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 13:59     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Villanova will take him to new heights!
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 13:34     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Math is the largest major at Amherst (sometimes alternating for 2nd with economics), and advanced students can take graduate classes at UMass.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 12:44     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
U Chicago.

Look at the course offerings at each school as well as how often the courses of interest are offered.