<p>Exeter math sort of frustrates me, and many other new students (especially those who are not freshmen) hate it. I am just glad that I have a few years of high school math under my belt. That way, I have the concepts and formulas under my belt, and when we have to form those concepts on our own in Exeter math, I have some clue what I’m aiming for. (Exeter’s math books have a tendency to give you like 50 problems leading up to a concept or formula or something before they actually tell you what the concept is. I don’t know if that is a good system or not because in “transition math”, I have so far just learned what I have already learned from a new approach.)</p>
<p>My advice for prospective Exeter students who are strong in math is to take a class from Art of Problem Solving, or at least to check out their books. That will teach them a problem-solving approach to math in a way that I think is more interesting and straight-forward than Exeter math. Also, make sure your child gets placed in the correct level of math if he/she gets into Exeter!</p>