It's a LOT less for undergrad tuition than graduate work-- and either one is cheaper than a degree that you very capably earned but belatedly discover that you cannot tolerate for a lifetime.

The exploration is essential because this is a HG+ (PG?) kid who has wide ranging interests and equally wide ranging high potential to match it. There's not really time for that after undergrad.

Math isn't the only thing that she could do or wants to. It's just the most versatile thing (IMO).


Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.