Has anyone studied for the AMC?

Test Preparation
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<p>Has anyone on CC actually studied for the AMC or AIME?</p>

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<p>The studying I did was to get exactly 7 questions right on the AMC 12 (if I remember correctly) so I could get 101. I then proceeded to bomb the AIME. :)</p>

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<p>Actually, you need 11 right to go on to the AIME. And yes, I studied. Last year I got 105.5 and ranked fairly low in my state and then got a 2 on the AIME. This year, I purchased all of the AMC 12's and AIME's from the AMC people about 2 weeks before the AMC, studied like mad, took all the practice tests, and all this preparating coupled with number theory and structure classes at university and a mad love of math got me a 123 on the 12B, which was the highest in my state. I only got 6 on the AIME though, which is an improvement from last year, but not enough to qualify for the USAMO :(</p>

<p>In any case, yes, it is very studyable.</p>

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<p>zogoto, a 123 is an excellent score and so is a 6 on the AIME. If you are just a junior in HS or less then you have an excellent shot at making it to the USAMO next year. At 183 you are 20-40 points away from going.</p>

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<p>I took the AMC the last three years, this year I got 108 and took the AIME. I think I got 3-5 on it, but we haven't even gotten our scores back. What exactly is the USAMO???</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, these days that's not exactly true Eagle79. You really need an index of at least 230 to be in the running - this year, to be exact 233.0 was the cutoff. But of course, many people improve about 60 points a year.</p>

<p>It's not really "studyable." IMO, you have to do a lot of problems and improve problem solving skill. Check out <a href="http://www.artofproblemsolving.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.artofproblemsolving.com&lt;/a> for resources. </p>

<p>chemistry101, the USAMO is the USA Mathematical Olympiad, the round after the AIME and the most prestigious math competition in the US. See <a href="http://www.unl.edu/amc%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.unl.edu/amc&lt;/a>. Check with the teacher who administered the AMC. AIME scores should have been returned a long time ago.</p>

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<p>My friend made it past the USAMO. He's going to some 1 month camp during June. I envy him so much (since he told me its even more selective than RSI).</p>

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<p>joml88's AIME score improved from 1 to USAMO qualifier in one year.</p>