| My understanding is that Princeton grads do very well getting into grad school, and yes, the junior and senior research papers do help. S is currently working with two very famous professors. He's writing a math textbook with one and doing an independent research project with another who has already mentored two Field's medalists.
S is not doing any certificates, although physics and economics are some of the more common ones for math majors. Your S needn't worry about job opportunities if he wants to work before going to grad school. S has been flooded with emails from lots of companies inviting him to interview with them for summer internships. Princeton math majors are very much in demand on Wall Street. S has been told that he could make lots of money if he wants to work for a couple of years before grad school.
By the way my S is also a varsity athlete so he spends a lot of time on his sport. He's had to reschedule final exams to work around his competition schedule and all of the professors have been great about it.
Also, I don't know what country you're from but a significant percentage of the math majors at Princeton are international students. There is a particularly large group from Romania. |