About You
In your Mathcamp application, there will be an About You section, in which you can tell us about your personal experiences learning math, and why you want to come to Mathcamp. This is also where we can get to know you as a person: Mathcampers typically have many different passions inside and outside of math, and we want to hear about yours! It goes without saying that there are no "right answers" to any of these questions: they're just here to help the admissions committee to understand the role that Mathcamp might play in your life, and the role that you might play in the Mathcamp community.
In particular, we want to hear from you, not from ChatGPT. See our Policy on Getting Help on Written Responses for more details.
Here are things we ask about in this section of the application:
- Your personal experiences of doing math (things you enjoyed, and something you didn't)
- Your mathematical community and your relationship with it
- Your reasons for applying to Mathcamp, including any specific goals, mathematical or otherwise, you might have
- Anything you think it's important for us to keep in mind as we're getting to know you
It goes without saying that there are no "right answers" to any of these questions. We aren't interested in how polished an answer is or how much it sounds like a college essay, and we definitely don't want the generic answers of an AI. Review the full policy on your written responses here.
