Why Choose PRIMES

 

 At PRIMES you will be able to:

• Work on a real research project in mathematics, computer science, or computational biology over a period of one year.
• Interact and collaborate with professional researchers (faculty and graduate students) from MIT and other schools.
• Interact with other mathematically advanced high school students.
• Learn how to use computers to do pure or applied mathematics research; for example, get acquainted with computer algebra systems - Mathematica, MAGMA, GAP, SAGE.
• Gain advanced knowledge in the field of your research.
• Learn how to succeed in mathematical research.
• Learn how to write a research paper and publish it on the digital preprint archive www.arXiv.org and in a professional research journal.
• Learn how to give an oral presentation of your research.
• Submit your project to national science competitions, such as Regeneron Science Talent Search, Intel International Science and Engineering  Fair (ISEF), and the Davidson Fellows Scholarship.
• Gain valuable experience for summer math research programs for high school students, such as RSI, PROMYS, and REUs.
• Obtain recommendations for college (around 45% of PRIMES alumni go to MIT).
• Learn how to become an absent-minded mathematician.

For more information, see Program Details and Q&A with Chief Research Advisor

Contact

With questions, contact PRIMES Program Director Dr. Slava Gerovitch at primes@math.mit.edu