I was an Applied Math major. In fact, my school only offered three different math majors: applied, computational, and operations research. None of that theoretical math.
So this story about a new Mersenne prime number's discovery doesn't excite me as much as it perhaps should, but the article is still fairly interesting.
And this number was discovered at my almost-Alma-Mater; I was offered admission but couldn't afford to go. I also didn't even pursue National Merit status or ROTC because I was so convinced I was going to be accepted to the Air Force Academy. Moral of the story: don't be arrogant, cover a few bases!
Was UCLA hard to get into back then like today? How about the Air Force academy?
ReplyDeleteUCLA was hard to get into then, but I don't know how my chances then would compare to my chances today. Our academies have always been "elite" in that they accept only a small proportion of those who apply and are qualified.
ReplyDeleteI am *still* waiting for my rejection letter from Air Force!