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I was wondering if anyone knew anything about getting into the International Mathematics Olympiad. Any advice would be nice.

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Original post by Maths465Man
I was wondering if anyone knew anything about getting into the International Mathematics Olympiad. Any advice would be nice.

Thanks


SMC->BMO1->BMO2->Trinity Camp->Tonbridge Camp->IMO. You need to be one of the 6 best mathematicians under 18 in the country. And also, you need luck.
What are you getting on SMC etc at the moment?
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Original post by Maths465Man
I was wondering if anyone knew anything about getting into the International Mathematics Olympiad. Any advice would be nice.

Thanks


Just be a young maths genius. Thats all
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Original post by Maths465Man
I was wondering if anyone knew anything about getting into the International Mathematics Olympiad. Any advice would be nice.

Thanks


Be really really really really good at maths

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Pretty sure this kid will get in. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/11762187/The-poignant-backstory-behind-TVs-child-genius.html
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Not this year...

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Original post by Maths465Man
I was wondering if anyone knew anything about getting into the International Mathematics Olympiad. Any advice would be nice.

Thanks


Know how to do maths, proper hard ****


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Original post by Renzhi10122
SMC->BMO1->BMO2->Trinity Camp->Tonbridge Camp->IMO. You need to be one of the 6 best mathematicians under 18 in the country. And also, you need luck.
What are you getting on SMC etc at the moment?


Well, I'm only 14 but I attempted to do the SMC '14 paper and got a mid-range silver. I think I was 5-10 marks off a Gold.
Original post by Maths465Man
Well, I'm only 14 but I attempted to do the SMC '14 paper and got a mid-range silver. I think I was 5-10 marks off a Gold.


Hmm, that's okay given your age. Keep working at maths until you find SMC trivial, and that's when you have a shot at the IMO team.
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Original post by Renzhi10122
Hmm, that's okay given your age. Keep working at maths until you find SMC trivial, and that's when you have a shot at the IMO team.


Do you reckon you'll get into the IMO team this year?
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Do you reckon you'll get into the IMO team this year?


Hard question to answer. There was only one year 13 in the team last year, so just one place available in the team. There's at least one person who has a better chance than me (he did well in the balkan MO last year) so I guess we'll just have to see. Atm, I'm around bronze medal level, so I have a decent chance, but hopefully I'll get better during the course of this year...
Original post by Renzhi10122
Hmm, that's okay given your age. Keep working at maths until you find SMC trivial, and that's when you have a shot at the IMO team.


How do you reckon I should go about doing such a thing?
By the way, sorry for not replying to your post quicker.
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Original post by Maths465Man
How do you reckon I should go about doing such a thing?
By the way, sorry for not replying to your post quicker.


The best students at the Inter maths challenge (and follow-on rounds) get invited to the UKMT Summer schools - that should be your aim next year.
Original post by Maths465Man
How do you reckon I should go about doing such a thing?
By the way, sorry for not replying to your post quicker.


Past papers. Practice is most important at this stage while you're getting silvers. You'll start to come up with techniques and shortcuts. After you're getting 115 to 125 on papers, then do BMO papers, and learn some theorems and proof techniques.
It's fine, it's your thread anyway :smile:
Original post by Muttley79
The best students at the Inter maths challenge (and follow-on rounds) get invited to the UKMT Summer schools - that should be your aim next year.


Yes, my aim this year is to get to the Oxford Summer School. To get to this, I am also aiming for Gold in the IMC and a high mark in the follow-on Olympiad to progress to this stage.
I am using Art of Problem Solving Volume 1: The Basics to do all of the above. Would I be able to do this all with the help of the book and 4-5 months of preparation.

Thanks
Original post by Maths465Man
Yes, my aim this year is to get to the Oxford Summer School. To get to this, I am also aiming for Gold in the IMC and a high mark in the follow-on Olympiad to progress to this stage.
I am using Art of Problem Solving Volume 1: The Basics to do all of the above. Would I be able to do this all with the help of the book and 4-5 months of preparation.

Thanks


What are you getting on IMC and IMOK?
Original post by Maths465Man
Yes, my aim this year is to get to the Oxford Summer School. To get to this, I am also aiming for Gold in the IMC and a high mark in the follow-on Olympiad to progress to this stage.
I am using Art of Problem Solving Volume 1: The Basics to do all of the above. Would I be able to do this all with the help of the book and 4-5 months of preparation.

Thanks


Has your school got the past papers to practise? Are you involved in the team challenges?

Are you on the mentoring scheme?
Original post by Renzhi10122
What are you getting on IMC and IMOK?


First time doing an official IMC. I have not tried any past papers yet for IMC or IMOK. I am thinking of preparing for the IMC first with about a 15% focus on to the following round. If I do well enough to qualify for the follow-on round, I will then focus 100% on it.
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Original post by Muttley79
Has your school got the past papers to practise? Are you involved in the team challenges?

Are you on the mentoring scheme?


I am using the internet for IMC past papers and aiming for 100+ each time. For the other two, they are both a no.

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