Apply for Mathcamp 2012
If possible, we prefer that you instead use our online application system. (You can apply online here.) The $20 application fee is waived for online applicants, and if you fill in the application form online, you will still have the opportunity to submit letters of recommendation and your solutions to the Qualifying Quiz by fax or postal mail if you wish.
Still want to apply by mail? Here's how it works:
- Print out the application packet (.pdf).
- Complete all parts of the application.
- Mail the application in a single envelope, in time for us to receive it by April 25, to:
Mathcamp 2012 Admissions
Please do not use certified mail! We will email you when your application has been received.
129 Hancock St.
Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
The application to Mathcamp consists of the following six pieces:
- A two-page form to provide basic info about you and your mathematics backround.
- A brief personal statement about your interest in math and why you want to come to Mathcamp. Some things you could talk about: What would you like to gain from a summer at Mathcamp? What do you like about math? Which of the problems on our quiz did you enjoy most? Are there specific areas or kinds of math that you're especially interested in? If you have done any other math programs, projects, or independent reading, tell us about them!
- Your solutions to the Mathcamp 2012 Qualifying Quiz.
- Two recommendation letters: academic and personal. The academic letter (see instructions [PDF]) should be from a teacher who knows you personally, preferably (but not necessarily) a mathematics teacher. The letter should comment on your creativity, initiative, and ability to work with others, as well as on your academic achievements. The personal letter (see instructions [PDF]) should be from another adult who knows you personally (e.g. employer, pastor, soccer coach, etc.---preferably not a teacher or a relative). This letter should address your maturity, independence, social and personal qualities. We are looking for students who are not only good at math, but who will thrive in the atmosphere of freedom and responsibility that characterizes Mathcamp, and who will make a positive contribution to the camp community. To ensure confidentiality, please ask each recommender to seal their letter in an envelope and to sign across the seal. Include the sealed envelopes with your application.
- (Optional) The financial aid application, for those students who require financial assistance to attend Mathcamp. Note that admission to Mathcamp is need-blind; requesting financial aid will not affect your chances of admission.
- A US$20 application fee (check or money order made out to Mathematics Foundation of America, not Mathcamp) or a note signed by your parent or guardian explaining that your family cannot afford it. Note that the application fee is waived for online applicants!
