How has BEAM helped you grow?
Before the summer, we invite students and their families to learn more about the program. After a presentation about BEAM, we turn the day over to our alumni, who are the highlight of the event!
Here are some of the quotes from our alumni at family lunches this April!
Question: How did you feel about going to a math summer program?
“I was a little scared at first to do all math, but was nice to be around people who also loved math. Being at college gave me independence.”
“I was so full of wonder being on campus with trees and open space. I was really excited to take college classes. I bragged to friends at home about it.”
Question: Were you excited to go to BEAM before it started? Or were any of you forced to go by your parents?
“I was forced to go, but BEAM quickly felt like a second home and didn’t want to leave. I love to reminisce with other BEAM students at my high school.”
“I was excited to go to BEAM. Math was boring for me in seventh grade and I was glad to work on math I had never seen before.”
“I was forced to go by my mom, but I’m glad I was. The program was much more fun than I expected.”
Question: How did BEAM help you after the summer?
“BEAM helped me apply and attend math programs every summer after BEAM: MathPath in 2014 and Mathworks Honors Summer Math Camp at Texas State in 2015, 2016, & 2017. BEAM has helped me study for the SHSAT, the SAT, the SAT Subject Tests, and a whole lot more. [BEAM] does a lot actually... they have everything. You just need to talk to them and ask for help.”
“After BEAM 7, they helped me go to the Center for Talented Youth, where I took engineering classes for two summers, and now I do clubs at school like robotics.”
7th graders! Welcome to BEAM. We're so excited to see where BEAM can take you.