Is BMO useful thing to apply good university

BMO is BRITISH MATHEMATICAL OLYMPAID.
If I want to study in a good university,such as oxbridge,LSE……Is BMO madal a helpful thing?

Thank you again J.S.
TO study in a good university is really a very important thing for me.
I knew the BMO from internet and did it.I think it is not difficult for me.I finishihed all the 5 questions in 2 hours .The questions are really easy,but English is a big problem~~~~~
I am good at maths(May be you will say a lot of people are much better than I),so I hope my ability in maths field will help me go to a good university.

Thank you again J.S.
TO study in a good university is really a very important thing for me.
I knew the BMO from internet and did it.I think it is not difficult for me.I finishihed all the 5 questions in 2 hours .The questions are really easy,but English is a big problem~~~~~
I am good at maths(May be you will say a lot of people are much better than I),so I hope my ability in maths field will help me go to a good university.

Ah that's great, what you should do is attempt to develop your ability in Maths (and English, of course) in a way that's enjoyable to you. If there's something you like to do, do it. Just do not do a whole host of activities just because of entry. When you're in an a interview and have passion for something, it usually shows in how you come across, the reverse is also true. People that interview deem it to be one of their major roles in being able to 'filter out' such people.

Also, if you're looking to come to Britain, perhaps try and do a summer school or something, it gets you used to the 'conditions' here, of academia and life here in general. Also, certainly listen to English based radio, get plenty of media exposure, this is best done via the internet. (I would personally recommend BBC Radio 4). It really does help a great deal, to such an extent that you can easily tell people apart based on whether their English as a second language is acquired via the textbook, as opposed to 'real life', context based learning that the media can offer. Universities fear international students that are exceptionally bright, but find if difficult to 'adjust' to the demands of British education/life. It's not that British education is anymore 'difficult', it's just different, so you may want to try and gain some prior exposure.

Then, no offence, why partake in it? You would be better taking an exam like the Chinese Mathematical Olympiad or something more challenging. However, it is beneficial in the fact that it shows you do have a great deal of ability....

U dont understand mate, I ve read some where, that to do the the china version of the olympiad, it is almost impossibe to even get a medal as loads of people do it and everyone in china reckon that maths is like the god subject which dictates whether someone is clever or not. Crazy i say. Also people train for maths like really mad like, this dude they were interviewing was saying how he did every single question in books in his local library, and went to like a university library to do some mroe. Madness.

But if more people begin to do things like this, this is going to take away all the british competition in the olympiad, except for a few people. If we actually think about the purpose of the exam, then it's better to keep it British imho. I'm sure university interviewers understand the difficulties with chinese olympiads and their relative difficulty, and they will not underestimate success even at a lower level in these competitions.

lol, i was just told by my teacher yesterday that the top 10 people that did the SMC, was all chinese except for 1. Thats cause most people in china do like a level stuff when they are in their gcse years. (read somewhere)

Then, no offence, why partake in it? You would be better taking an exam like the Chinese Mathematical Olympiad or something more challenging. However, it is beneficial in the fact that it shows you do have a great deal of ability....

lol, i was just told by my teacher yesterday that the top 10 people that did the SMC, was all chinese except for 1. Thats cause most people in china do like a level stuff when they are in their gcse years. (read somewhere)

I have heard that"One can not qualify for BMO round 2 unless he/she is a british citizen ."
I do not wheather it is true or not.If it is true,the law can protect the British students benefits in MATHS OLMPAID field.

I'm quite certain that this is true...

This is because it is to select British citzens for the Intermnational Mathmatical olympiad instead of countries selecting other peoples country in the team.

lol, i was just told by my teacher yesterday that the top 10 people that did the SMC, was all chinese except for 1. Thats cause most people in china do like a level stuff when they are in their gcse years. (read somewhere)

U dont understand mate, I ve read some where, that to do the the china version of the olympiad, it is almost impossibe to even get a medal as loads of people do it and everyone in china reckon that maths is like the god subject which dictates whether someone is clever or not. Crazy i say. Also people train for maths like really mad like, this dude they were interviewing was saying how he did every single question in books in his local library, and went to like a university library to do some mroe. Madness.

yep and iknow the one english guy - he is seriously gifted so chinese must just be better at maths than english people

Yes, i know that, but I'm still wondering whether they let people take BMO2 'unofficially' i.e. Not eligible to earn an official mark and prize...

I was told by a maths teacher that students from China excel at maths because they work so hard at it, to the exclusion of having any leisure interests.
Teachers here, although pleased to have students of that calibre to work with, get concerned about their social development and say they tend to be isolationist because of the culture of hard work.
Our Chinese friends also tend to excel at music because there is a definite link between music and mathematics.