These schools are all over the place! I graduated from the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts. Math and science schools are truly fantastic places for advanced high school students to get a quality education.

I have to admit, I never expected to see my old HS come up on HN for some reason (though I'm still not used to the and the Arts, I went when it was still just the Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences.

Ah, memories.

Arkansas alum here too! Still some of my fondest years!

I think schools like this are _especially_ useful in rural/poor states like our own, where cultural and educational norms are a bit behind. Imagine going from a school where the highest level of math is trig and there are no comp sci courses to one where you can take differential equations, astrophysics, or robotics.

For me personally, it was validating to find a like-minded community where nerdiness is a virtue instead of a scourge.

And my former highschool the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts. I really can't say enough great things about the place.

I also went to lsmsa and had a great experience. Can't really say enough good things about it; it was such an amazing atmosphere compared to the public high school I attended before.

i am thankful for the opportunity to attend TAMS :)

Hey Arjun this is Irvin, Chacko's friend from UT, cool seeing your comment here. To be somewhat on topic :-) I went to LSMSA the Louisiana equivalent and am also appreciative of the school and the community it created. It definitely introduced me to computer science much earlier than I would have otherwise...

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