Ross vs. Volunteering

chaseholl
Sat, 21 May 2011 21:59:24 +0000

I was wondering how valuable it would be a college resume and/or learning.



Ross is pretty well known, and it’s definitely an academically rigorous program. Value to a college resume? That’s probably negligible if you’re at USAMO level.

The volunteering thing sounds interesting, and prepping for olympiads is something you should focus on if you’re serious about getting to the top in them. I don’t know how much time that leaves for research.

It all boils down to, I think, which you would prefer: a structured mathematics program, or non-program-based studying plus some volunteering.