[Indian] Where in the US can I study math?

MYOS1634
Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:30:46 +0000

What classes or topics are you currently working on?

Are you a boy or a girl ? (it makes a difference)
Are you an Indian minority (Jain, Dahlit, Naga, Adaman, Parsi…?)

For someone who’s truly dedicated to math, beside the obvious colleges already cited several times (+ NYU because if they have someone who’ll work at the Courant Institute they may offer sufficient aid - it’s a gamble since it’s VERY unlikely to offer sufficient money!), I’d look at HarveyMudd. They offer financial aid based on need to internationals, even if they’re very picky. Let’s say that being exceptionally good at math won’t really make you stand out among their admits.
https://www.math.hmc.edu/program/department/facts/
Northwestern also has an accelerated math program but they’re very need aware and they’re unlikely to offer you admission because you need a full ride ($4,500 will cover airfare and health insurance, basically, not even the books).
Look into Howard for a safety if you have a sufficient combined SAT or ACT score - prep now (do NOT assume that you’ll score well without prepping just because the material’s easy: you need speed and accuracy, and those can only be obtained through sustained practice), take the ACT in September, apply to Howard for their full ride+. It’ll be a good safety to have. Note that Howard is an HBCU but there are international students from all ethnic groups.

Have you taken the SAT Reasoning or the ACT?

Since you know German, can you imagine taking an SAT Subject in German? (because the overwhelming majority of Indians apply with Subjects in Math and one or two sciences… and your goal is to stand out). Taking the ACT will also allow you to skip the SAT reasoning AND subjects - so ACT + German would be good (due to your math background, adcoms will presume an SAT math2 800).