<p>^^etondad. I’m very interested in the advanced course type vs. Olympiad types issue. Is there really a divide? Wouldn’t many of the Olympiad students also take advanced courses? Are the advanced course tuoes more likely to do RSI? And, admissions aside, which path is better for the development of a mathematician? My son after his first year of high school is trying to make this decision–whether to graduate high school with several 300 level courses at the local Ivy, or competiton, or both.</p>