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Reply 60

Ben385

Original post by metaltron

Hi,

I can't wait either :biggrin:

Last year was bad for me (11/60) but I'm hoping that will just make this year even more special :biggrin:

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Also, I should have introduced myself earlier, since I am applying to the same college as you!

Well after qualifying for BMO2 last year I have a lot to live up to, I always seem to be under pressure for something maths-related :P

Ahh, another prospective Trinitarian! The best college, of course :wink:

Hope STEP/interview preparation is going well for you- what are your grades/UMS, if I may ask? Good luck with everything :biggrin:

Reply 61

metaltron

Original post by Ben385

Hope STEP/interview preparation is going well for you- what are your grades/UMS, if I may ask? Good luck with everything :biggrin:

Yes , of course, the best college :smile:

Congratulations on getting to BMO2 last year, hope you did well and enjoyed the problems!

I'm a bit worried about how bad my score was last year compared to other people applying, but I'm hoping I will be able to make it up somehow (interview or this year's BMO1 perhaps?)!

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Reply 62

metaltron

Original post by Ben385

Hope STEP/interview preparation is going well for you- what are your grades/UMS, if I may ask? Good luck with everything :biggrin:

Congratulations on your Warwick offer too. What other unis are you applying to, if you don't mind me asking? :smile:

Reply 63

metaltron

Original post by 0x2a

Oh I see, thanks for pointing it out :smile:

You're welcome :smile:

How's geometry going at the moment?

Reply 64

0x2a

Original post by metaltron

You're welcome :smile:

How's geometry going at the moment?

I've been able to solve another BMO2 geometry problem, but no further progress on PEG atm :/

Reply 65

metaltron

Original post by 0x2a

I've been able to solve another BMO2 geometry problem, but no further progress on PEG atm :/

I think doing BMO problems is the best way to practice, so well done on that BMO2 problem. I will try to work through PEG in October half-term.

Reply 66

0x2a

Original post by metaltron

I think doing BMO problems is the best way to practice, so well done on that BMO2 problem. I will try to work through PEG in October half-term.

Thanks. Just doing the problems is much better than learning bunch of theory really, it's a more "active" approach I guess. I have a 2 week half term! But I'll have to revise for my November mocks so I'll be distracted :lol:

Reply 67

Robbie242

This is actually me being freakishly dumb but can anybody help with question 1 from the November 2010 UKMT paper. I don't understand the solution or the question really

Reply 68

Krollo

Original post by Robbie242

This is actually me being freakishly dumb but can anybody help with question 1 from the November 2010 UKMT paper. I don't understand the solution or the question really

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Reply 69

Ben385

Original post by metaltron

Congratulations on your Warwick offer too. What other unis are you applying to, if you don't mind me asking? :smile:

Thanks! I'm also applying to Imperial, Bath and Bristol (although now I have the Warwick offer I won't end up at any of them). I saw your grades- truly outstanding! Your UMS is much higher than mine (94%) too :P I'm just hoping that having A*A* achieved will make up for my lower than average UMS, but it's all a balancing game and I'm not really sure how they weigh up different things :s-smilie:

It's all gonna be about the interview I guess, so that's what I'm focusing on now :biggrin:

Reply 70

metaltron

Original post by Ben385

It's all gonna be about the interview I guess, so that's what I'm focusing on now :biggrin:

Wow, I'm also applying to Warwick, Bath and Bristol, not Imperial though as I have Durham instead. Thanks for the kind words :smile:

I'm sure it will all be down to the interview as long as your grades are good. Did you fill in the Optional Additional PS in the SAQ? :smile:

Reply 71

Ben385

Original post by metaltron

Wow, I'm also applying to Warwick, Bath and Bristol, not Imperial though as I have Durham instead. Thanks for the kind words :smile:

I'm sure it will all be down to the interview as long as your grades are good. Did you fill in the Optional Additional PS in the SAQ? :smile:

I was thinking about Durham, but didn't want to go too far north (I live on the Isle of Wight and all my family live in the south) :smile:

I didn't fill it in, there's only so many times you can paraphrase 'I love maths', and I fitted in pretty much all my achievements on my PS :tongue:

Reply 72

username638250

I have never qualified for BMO - I only achieved a measly silver last year because I decided that staying up all night on the laptop was more important than the SMC but Diophantine equation questions on BMO1 are gems. I know, I know, rubbish.
I really want to qualify for at least the Kangaroo this year although I've done the Intermediate one twice, even if it doesn't make a difference to my UCAS application. I enjoy number theory and algebra but I really don't like geometry because I suck at it, which is a shame because a lot of the harder questions on the SMC are geometry based. ;( Drawing all those extra lines and using circle theorems was never my sort of thing. I think I'm getting better at them though.

Reply 73

0x2a

Original post by yl95

I love Diophantine equations :ahee:

I've always liked geometry, for me it's a lot more easier than counting problems or trying to bash inequalities. Also the more I do geometry the more I like it :tongue:

Reply 74

arkanm

Original post by majmuh24

I'm in Year 11 and been entered into the Senior Maths Challenge, what do you think about this? I the intermediate and junior ones I always got a gold and qualified for the next round, but I'm afraid that this one will be too hard for me... :frown:

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Can you solve AMC 12-type problems:
http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/resources.php?c=182&cid=44&sid=1f7ddf0a4530ff31d13ad0e865007357
If yes then definitely go for the senior. Otherwise I think it's better to do the intermediate and get a fairly good score rather than gtting a normal/low score on the senior one.

(for practice I highly recommend the book "aops volume 1" - that should make SMC seem trivial when it comes round.)

Reply 75

kylerfc

Just wondering if anyone has any links to copies of the SMC which have either a separate pdf for the answers or they are at the the bottom of the file as I like to pretend to do it under exam conditions so like to come back to questions but I can't if i see the answer after each one.

Reply 76

0x2a

Original post by kylerfc

Hey I have SMC answers from 1997 to 2006, so if you complete one of those papers I can send you the answers by PM. I won't post it directly on here since this is a UKMT book I bought and I'm sure the UKMT won't appreciate the fact that I'm spreading around the answers everywhere :tongue:

Reply 77

kylerfc

Original post by 0x2a

If i need the answers i will PM you. The problem is more getting the actual questions without seeing the answers as i go like what happens on the OP's link and the ukmt website.

Reply 78

0x2a

Original post by kylerfc

If i need the answers i will PM you. The problem is more getting the actual questions without seeing the answers as i go like what happens on the OP's link and the ukmt website.