<p>My D was in a similar position being one of the few math lovers at her high school. She went to a 6-week math camp three summers in a row and loved it. At the math camp she definitely wasn’t at the top in terms of scores on AMC-type contests. But her self-esteem seemed to remain the same. She just accepted that those particular contests were not her forte. But she loved being around a variety of really smart kids with lots of different interests. I was also impressed with how polite and poised the campers were. They just seemed to be a great group of kids. </p>
<p>I feel like one of the biggest advantages of attending the camp is that the graduates fan out to universities nation-wide and my D has a network of friends who have given her lots of advice on colleges. When we visited possible colleges for my D she had a math camp friend to talk to at most of the schools. It will be interesting to see how long they keep in touch and whether this networking will extend to future job opportunities once they enter the working world. </p>
<p>There are quite a few math camps to choose from but I’ll copy a link below to the camp that my D attended. The campers are mostly from Texas but there were students attending from all over the country, many on scholarship. I would be happy to answer any questions you have or connect my D with your D to chat about math camp. </p>
<p>[Honors</a> Summer Math Camp : Texas Mathworks : Texas State University](<a href=“http://www.txstate.edu/mathworks/camps/hsmc.html]Honors”>http://www.txstate.edu/mathworks/camps/hsmc.html)</p>