<p>I got 780M, 770 Math 1, 800 Math 2. Qualified to the National Mathematics Olympiad. My deskmate won bronze from IMO 2006 :D. It influenced me :D. Also i won bronze from IOI 2006, qualified to USACO Gold division. But my score of IBT is bad :( . </p>
<p>Ok, instead of talking about math score, lets solve some problems guys?</p>
<p>There was a square room whose side was equal to 3. There was a door which was in the middle of one side. If the length of door is 1, is it possible to move the table to room whose area at least 4?</p>
<p>CradleofFilth,
Did you actually go to IOI 2006? There were no US Bronze medalists that years (all silver and gold). Did you mean to say you were competing at Bronze Level in USACO, or did you get to IOI as a team member from another country?</p>
<p>lalaloo6 - table doesn't have to be rectangular (every shape). It is problem which was printed in Russian Mathematics Quant Maganize. As i heard it was in kids problem section
CountingDown - Another country,</p>
<p>I'm not from US so I didn't participate AMC or AIME. However i've been preparing for olympiads and I've been twice silver medalist of my country's National Olympiad. (i don't think MIT board will consider this though )
I find AMC generally easy. AIME and USAMO have several challenging problems.
Status of app. Applied/Pending</p>
<p>for the sake of posting scores
amc - 111.5
aime - 4</p>
<p>mit '11, accepted ea</p>
<p>but really, not everyone at MIT is a math genius. Obviously many people are, but remember that not everyone at MIT is a math major and/or had the ability/inclination to make USAMO when they were in high school.</p>
<p>also AMC/AIME/USAMO measures mathematical ability only to the extent of thinking quickly and creatively about competition problems, with great emphasis on "competition" and "quickly." </p>
<p>Some people need hours/days/months to come up with a creative idea -- this doesn't stop them from doing creative work in their field.</p>
<p>S was never much into the math competition thing (and he wants to major in math). Did decently well, but is more a theory guy. Didn't seem to hurt him in EA. Qualified for AIME soph year via AMC10, got 118.5/4 as a junior. No worries with SAT I/II math scores.</p>
<p>"AMC/AIME/USAMO measures mathematical ability only to the extent of thinking quickly and creatively about competition problems, with great emphasis on "competition" and "quickly.""</p>
<p>I had never heard of the AIME/AMC until I applied to MIT, and I'm considering a minor in math. Not everyone has those types of things, or even know they exist.</p>
<p>Just sayin'. It may not be the best way to compare applicants.</p>
<p>Yeah I found out about AMC summer before tenth grade, at MIT coincidentally (or maybe not really such a coincidence); eleventh grade organized math team and the taking of AMC, didn't know too well what to expect, got an 84 on AMC12 - was highest in my school. got into MIT and caltech early. took a bunch of classes/have been doing a lot of practice. am hoping to do better this year. Especially going to a school that has never done math competitions, not having a lot of prep/practice/guidance, math competitions are NOT everything.</p>
<p>and I am going to MAJOR in math. totally knew nothing about math competitions until really recently. But, I definitely agree that doing math is not all about competitions (though I am trying to get better at them, because they're fun! and quite good practice/opportunities to improve) personally, sometimes I like the tough problems that slowly gnaw at me... chewing away at my brain.....</p>