> A mathlete is someone who participates in math competitions. He (almost always he) That wasn't my experience. But FWIW I went to a public high school. My fr

> A mathlete is someone who participates in math competitions. He (almost always he) That wasn't my experience. But FWIW I went to a public high school. My friend (her) and I (he) both got accepted into an elite school, but we both had to go state colleges, because our families couldn't afford to send us. This was decades ago, when they didn't give out as many need-based grants.