<p>anything that i should think about competing? i just want a few suggestions. anything related to business, math, etc. but NOOOO science! LOL</p>
<p>Well, I was going to say State/Presidential Scholars competitions - which are very prestigious, but you have to be really good at science in addition to math.</p>
<p>AMCs! They lead to the IMO (international math olympiad).
Of course if you do badly, it might kill your self-esteem for life.</p>
<p>how'd you do on the AIME today fizix?</p>
<p>Not this again... If it's really prestigious, than unless you are a genius, you probably won't win. If an ordinary Joe can win, it can't be that prestigious. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that winning one of these "prestigious" competitions can be very challenging and even preparing for one can take up many hours/days/weeks that could have gone into doing something else. But hey, its your call, and you never know what genius you can cone up with.</p>
<p>After seeing what my classmates got for all the problems I'm hoping for a 2. :(</p>
<p>these AMCs and AIME, do u have to get recommended or can u just apply urself?</p>
<p>I'm sorry to hear that fizix :( Didn't you do extremely well last year? I think this year's test was harder than last year and I think my score's probably a 2 as well <em>sigh</em> goodness >>;</p>
<p>The AMCs are open to anyone as long as a school has signed up to take it (ask your math teacher about it). To qualify for the AIME, you need to score at least a 120 on the AMC10 or 100 on the AMC12. However, if not enough people can score that high, the top 1% of AMC10 and top 5% of AMC12 takers will qualify for the AIME.</p>
<p>Yeah, my score decreased by about five points.
(It's because I made like four stupid mistakes...like thinking 10^6 was equal to 100000.)
But I still wish we could take the AIME every day :D</p>
<p>Solutions are up on AMC website...I got a 2 and I'm pretty happy, considering I got 100.5 on the 12B</p>
<p>If there's an FBLA/DECA at your school, become a member and see if you can compete in their events! They're all business-related.</p>