<p>Are there any math competitions that, if done well in, would get someone noticed?</p>
<p>I'm a junior right now, and my calculus team isn't doing so well.</p>
<p>Math Competitions are too overated. Don't worry about it.</p>
<p>Amc, Aime, Usamo</p>
<p>If you really want to become worthy, win the Putnam Competition. IMO doesn't even measure up to that.</p>
<p>IMO and Putnam are non-comparable. One is at pre-college level, the other is at college level.</p>
<p>Arguably IMO is far more prestigious than the Putnam. The problems are harder too.</p>
<p>For a recent discussion of math competions, go here:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=34236%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=34236</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=36506%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=36506</a></p>
<p>Also check out the forums here:
<a href="http://www.artofproblemsolving.com%5B/url%5D">www.artofproblemsolving.com</a></p>
<p>(I agree with tetrahedron - plenty of people who have done both think that IMO is mathematically superior to Putnam.)</p>