<p>Is anyone else taking the AMC 10 tomorrow (or 10B; not sure when the date for that is)?</p>
<p>I realize it's midnight, but I figured most of you don't sleep much anyways. :P I'm actually getting kind of nervous, I didn't prepare at all since my math teacher literally just told me about it last week. Oh well, not really looking to qualify for the AIME in particular (although that would be AMAZING).</p>
<p>I’m also competing tomorrow. Also just found out last week. I did a bunch of problems from recent years. I’ll have to admit, they are pretty hard. It would be a miracle if I even got above a 60 at least. </p>
<p>Anyone awake have some last minute tips or advice to share? Other than maybe suggesting going to sleep…</p>
<p>Good luck all, they are damn hard problems. Don’t cheat, review, and remember the problems are designed so only the top of the top (talking top 1%) can solve all 25 in a breeze, don’t expect to solve them with ease, if they were easy anyone else could have solved it. Exercise and caffeine in the morning helped a lot, never cram cause it never helps. Saying again, but good luck, and especially have fun!</p>
<p>How did it all go for you? This is kind of embarrassing to say, but I only solved half or less…</p>
<p>To be honest, I’m surprised I was able to solve more than 4 at all, considering I’ve NEVER done any prep while most people take review classes/plan for it a year in advance. I would be alright with how I did if the math teacher proctoring it didn’t say, “Don’t worry if you can’t solve most of the questions and didn’t prepare - you can’t score high on this by practicing, since this test measures raw intelligence.”</p>
<p>I’ve always been a hard worker and that’s the only reason I’m at the top of my class; it’s not because I’m naturally gifted or anything. It just made me feel pretty stupid knowing that I’ll never have a chance, even if I work my butt off.</p>
<p>Word vomit.</p>
<p>I feel the same way. Part of me wants to be disappointed because I’m so use to working hard and trying to prove to myself that I’m capable of things but at the same time it was suppose to be hard and like you said, some people do a year worth of prep for this. My math teacher said she’ll be happy if we at least got 5 right. Lucky me. Not sure if I even got one right though. </p>
<p>Does anyone know when we get scores back?</p>
<p>on the 10? Anyway you ppl are lucky, considering the school system said “no after school activities due to crappu weather.”</p>
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THIS IS EXACTLY HOW I FEEL. Also, there’s so much competition and I feel like I have to beat others to be happy with myself.</p>
<p>I also feel like I disappointed my math teacher because she only picked 3 people out of 200 or so to take it and I was one of them, so I’m assuming she saw some potential in me. But my math average is only 100 because the class is a joke and we actually learn the material before taking tests; I’m not really that great at “real” math. ):</p>
<p>When will we be allowed to discuss the questions?</p>
<p>tomorrow.</p>
<p>Why not now?</p>
<p>People in California could still be taking it. + International Students.</p>
<p>Oh… did you take the test today? If so, can we discuss it somewhere else? (like in google docs shared document )</p>
<p>^I’m dying to discuss it too. D: I know I got at least 8 correct…which gives me a score of 50+. I am an idiot.</p>
<p>Can we be penalized for this thread?</p>
<p>Can we be penalized for this thread?</p>
<p>Yes, run and hide. </p>
<p>@6alibah - Real answer, no. I mean, they even said they encourage discussion.</p>
<p>can we start to talk about the questions now?</p>