Imagine:

Opportunities and Resources for Academically Talented Youth

Imagine is an award-winning periodical published by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth (CTY). Geared toward middle and high school students, each issue provides information about career possibilities in a particular field and includes a review of a college or university by about 25 g/t undergraduates or current graduates. The most recent issue, March/April 2003, focuses on mathematics. The following content list will give you an idea of what you can expect from each of the 5 issues annually:

• A sophomore at a New Jersey high school reports on the 6-week PROMYS summer program on number theory held at Boston U.
• A Massachusetts freshman reflects back on her MATHCOUNTS involvement.
• A Pennsylvania high school sophomore talks about her experience at the American Regional Mathematics League (ARML) competition.
• A professional mathematician and former CTY student who teaches cryptography at CTY in the summers gives a quick view of codes and their use over time.
• A Harvard-bound senior talks about game theory and the Research Science Institute (RSI) summer research program at MIT for high school students.
• A CTY alum and graduate of Carnegie-Mellon and Northwestern discusses mathematics and its importance in the design of efficient software code.
• An adult web programmer shares his interest in, and talent for, creating beautiful fractal art.
• A University Sociology Department chairman and author discusses the topic of statistics and interpretation/misinterpretation of them, along with the need to beware of bad statistics.
• A New Jersey high school freshman and frequent CTY attendee reports on Tae Kwon Do.
• A 16-year-old chronicles the development of one of her community service projects begun in 2000 and still going strong today (website for involvement included).
• A New Jersey high school junior eloquently and insightfully reviews Michael Cunningham’s book, The Hours.
• A CTY staff member contributes a crossword puzzle with a mathematical theme.
• A medical anthropologist talks about the field of public health, her role in the Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies, and the public’s “right to know.”
• An article on “Planning Ahead for College” focuses on early college entrance and what factors to consider when contem-plating that decision.
• Duke University is reviewed by students.
• A breakdown of national mathematics competitions is given, including qualification requirements and application deadlines.
• A mathematical puzzle from a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin provides a challenge.
• A high school senior planning to major in aerospace engineering at MIT shares her poem about the Antiproton.

Imagine can be ordered online at http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/ or at (800)548-1784. Cost for one year (5 issues) is $30 (as of 3/07). If you are a Midwest Talent Search participant, cost is $25. Many back issues of the magazine are still available for purchase, and a table of contents for each issue is available on the website. Cost per back issue varies with the date of issue, from $7-$1.