Who is eligible for Mathcamp?
High-school and middle-school students from around the world, who enjoy mathematics and are good at it, are encouraged to apply for admission to Mathcamp. All students must be between 13 and 18 years of age. For Mathcamp 2010, your birth date must be between August 1991 and July 1997.
What if I'm under 13 or over 18? We have made exceptions for 19-year-olds, as long as they are still in high-school (or have just graduated). However, we are extremely reluctant to make exceptions for 12-year-olds. (In fact, we have never had a 12-year-old at camp.) In a very unusual case, we may accept a student who is a few months younger than the required age cutoff, but we will require evidence of exceptional mathematical accomplishment and personal maturity. (Younger students should consider MathPath, CTY or TIP.)
What if I'm in college? We are happy to accept applications from college students who matriculated early and are under 18. (Again: for Mathcamp 2010, your birth date must be between August 1991 and July 1997.) More information for early college applicants.
How much background do I need? In order to benefit from the curriculum at Mathcamp, you need to be comfortable with high-school algebra, geometry, trig, exponents and logarithms. Precalculus is recommended. Calculus is not required.
Do you accept international students? Yes! While most Mathcamp students come from the USA (typically 75-80%) and Canada (typically 10-15%), we also have a significant contingent of international students (about 10%). Home countries of recent Mathcampers have included Australia, Bulgaria, China, the Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the UK. (Of course, the number of students from outside North America is unfortunately limited by the sizable cost of travel.) See more information for international applicants.
What is the ratio of boys to girls? Most years, 25-30% of our campers are female. See more information for female applicants.
The tremendous variety of students at Mathcamp is one of the camp's greatest assets. As one of our students put it, "At Mathcamp you meet many new, nice, encouraging, interesting, and weird people. I got to see a whole new world of people that I wouldn't have encountered around here or at school."
