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Re:Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan by seiferteric on Monday October 21, 2024 @09:50PM (#41910391)
Maybe, but TFA says at least in Ramanujan's case:

But he ignored all subjects besides math and lost his scholarship within a year. He later enrolled in another university, this time in Madras (now Chennai), the provincial capital some 250 kilometers north. Again he flunked out.

Maybe it would be different now?

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Re:Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan by hgomersall on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @02:19AM (#41911690)
If you get into the IMO team you'll be accepted anywhere good for maths. Probably a high position in the local competition would be enough. (YMMV as my understanding is coloured by a little knowledge of the system in the UK)
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