<p>The concepts themselves are not tough, but when applied to the problems at the end of the chapter... they require a bit of creativity :p</p>
<p>I've seen some of the AIME problems, they seemed impossible; but that was before I started AoPS, which is exactly 1 week ago.</p>
<p>Hopefully I'll be prepared at least in a year, so I can do AMC 10 in Soph. I dont really think I should waste the money on it freshman year; I just won't have enough mastery of the concepts. Buy, hey, who knows :D</p>
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Hopefully I'll be prepared at least in a year, so I can do AMC 10 in Soph. I dont really think I should waste the money on it freshman year
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you should go ahead and do it freshman year even if you don't expect much. Practice is very helpful, and it should only be a few dollars even if your school makes students pay for it themselves. That will also give you a way to mark your progress from year to year.</p>
<p>Well it looks like I'm gonna go for it. I'll need a miracle to qualify for AIME.
Do you know where you register ?</p>
<p>individual students can't register. Your school or some other formal group with an adult sponsor has to register. They can do that at<a href="http://www.unl.edu/amc%5B/url%5D">www.unl.edu/amc</a></p>
<p>If your school already does the exam, find out from your math teacher how to sign up. If your school has never done the exam before, you may have to find some other students who want to take it and lobby your school to offer it.</p>
<p>Does anyone have the book of Summary and Results for the AMC? Is it true that they only post AIME scores of 6+? Whats the minimum score on AMC 10/12 thats posted?</p>
<p>See the 2006 AIME stats at <a href="http://www.unl.edu/amc/e-exams/e7-aime/e7-1-aimearchive/2006-aa/06aimestats.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.unl.edu/amc/e-exams/e7-aime/e7-1-aimearchive/2006-aa/06aimestats.html</a>. Note that the average score is 2.7 for the AIME I and 2.8 for the AIME II.</p>
<p>Also, note that a 9th grader got a 15 on the AIME.</p>
<p>:eek:</p>
<p>Depending on your ability, you might consider taking the AMC 12 instead of AMC 10. Qualifying for the AIME is pretty easy either way and its easier to qualify for USAMO if you take the AMC 12.</p>
<p>I've been studying from AoPS for a week; so I definitely have a long way to go. I can do most of the AMC 10 problems; as they get into about 19-25 questions, they get much harder. Do you suggest I keep doing AoPS? I'm studying for like 5 - 6 hours a day... :)</p>
<p>Chaos - AOPS is great. Keep at it. Even though you can do the problems, speed is a factor. Keep practicing until you can do them quickly enough to finish. I also agree with Weasel that you might want to take the AMC 12. Does your school register for both dates? I have my strong students in 10th and below take the AMC 10 on the A date and the AMC 12 on the B date.</p>
<p>Actually, a problem is my school is brand new (being built) and there will be only 9th and 10th graders entering for the first year. So if I want to take the AMC even, I'll have to find other people who want to take it, possibly from the 10th grade, and get our school to register. And it also depends how much of the 10th graders want to take the AMC 12. </p>
<p>Right now, the AoPS problems are crazy. Looks like I'll need to keep at it. Right now, I feel like such an idiot. :D I hope I can get better in a few months.</p>
<p>Just con your friends into taking the AMC 12 ;).</p>
<p>They wouldn't be my friends if I said
"Hey uh, wanna take the American Mathematics Competition with me?..."
"How dare you <em>slap</em>."
;)</p>
<p>Chaos, take the AMC, I was a freshman last year, I took the AMC with no preparation and qualified for AIME.. only got a 3 on AIME though but that's not the point... you seem pretty intelligent and the AMCs are frankly not that difficult. It IS easier for freshmen to qualify for AIME with the AMC-12, the qualifying score is 100 instead of 120. I qualified with the AMC-12.</p>
<p>I only got a 2 on the AIME... should I list the score on my app?</p>
<p>Wow thanks for the encouragement guys! Hopefully I'll do good!</p>
<p>I'm also studying an Algebra II textbook along with the AoPS Volume I; is there anything else I should do? I already took the practice problems that are floating around the internet...</p>
<p>Any help appreciated :D</p>
<p>Yes, Generic Name, list any AIME score on your app. A 2 won't be the highest score the admissions folks have seen ;) but just the fact that you were interested in the subject enough to pursue it, and that you qualified to take the AIME at all, is an achievement worth noting. List it on your app.</p>
<p>Chaos,</p>
<p>All the AoPS books are useful. AoPs, volume 2 is the next obvious choice for you.</p>
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the Art of Problem Solving Volume 2: and Beyond
7th Edition - New look!
by Sandor Lehoczky and Richard Rusczyk</p>
<p>A classic problem solving textbook for students in grades 9-12. Used by many successful AMC participants, USAMO qualifiers and Math Olympiad Program invitees. Text: 320 pages. Solutions: 184 pages.
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</p>
<p>See the complete AoPS bookstore listings at: <a href="http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Books/AoPS_B_Texts.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Books/AoPS_B_Texts.php</a></p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>I'm only up to Chapter 8 in AoPS 1, but I've had it for almost 2 weeks. A bit slow, don't you think :mad: For some reason, I feel that I'm gonna forget most of this stuff later on. </p>
<p>But I have to concurrently study Algebra II and mindlessly search on CC! I mean c'mon?!
Oh yeah, and randomly memorize Pi.</p>
<p>I'm sooo busy :p</p>
<p>Do schools verify the scores applicants report? For example, if I said I got a 13 on the AIME, would admissions folks go out of their way to find out I was lying? I sure hope they would, but there are so many applications to check, it seems very impractical. I've seen some dubious claims on these boards, so that's why I'm asking.</p>