MIT Math Jam
by rrusczyk, Sep 5, 2008, 12:57 AM
As many of you probably know, in recent years, MIT has arguably moved ahead of Harvard in terms of the number of top math people it attracts. I think their admissions office deserves a lot of the credit for this, and this is in no small part the work of Matt McGann, Assistant Director of Admissions. I believe he spends more time really understanding the landscape of programs for high school students than admission officers anywhere else, and an indication of this is the fact that he takes the time to host a Math Jam on our site each year. This year, the Math Jam will be on October 23, at 7:30 PM ET.
Joining him will be another person responsible for the spike in math talent at MIT, math professor Kiran Kedlaya. Very few professors have the time or inclination to stay involved in math education at the high school level, and very few are actively involved in recruiting talented students to their schools. Somehow, Kiran manages to do both. He'll be joining Matt in the Math Jam, as he has done every year.
If you're wondering why MIT has become the place to be, stop by the Math Jam and see two of the people most responsible for it.
Joining him will be another person responsible for the spike in math talent at MIT, math professor Kiran Kedlaya. Very few professors have the time or inclination to stay involved in math education at the high school level, and very few are actively involved in recruiting talented students to their schools. Somehow, Kiran manages to do both. He'll be joining Matt in the Math Jam, as he has done every year.
If you're wondering why MIT has become the place to be, stop by the Math Jam and see two of the people most responsible for it.
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