Olympiads

I can’t find much helpful information on olympiads anywhere. I’m looking to apply to Cambridge and want to try olympiads as a super curricular. Can anyone explain these or how to do them ( I’ve just finished year 11 if that changes anything )? Thanks :smile:

Reply 1

smmcc_001

There are several olympiads that UKMT opens. You will first have to try the IMC (intermediate competition). If you get some points above the requirement you will be invited to the olympiad. (this will depend on your age/year group). Another olympiad will be the BMO (British Mathematical Olympiad) round 1. You can either meet the requirement of the SMC (senior competition) or just apply for the olympiad. If you are successful you will be invited to the next round which is BMO round 2.
Some other olympiads you may consider is BPhO (British Physics Olympiad), UKChO (UK Chemistry Olympiad) or BBO (British Biology Olympiad). Just type those name in google and you'll figure out how to apply for those. There are something for astrophysics as well which I cannot remember at the moment. Most of the olympiads I think it is school based which means that the school should pay the institutes to take the olympiads. First ask your maths/science teachers about it and gain more information from them.
Don't forget that having lots of super curricular with olympiads and listing them out doesn't ensure your place in top universities like Cambridge. You'll have to link it with the major you want to study and how those experiences of olympiads helped you to pursue your choice and how they shaped you as a person who is suitable for the major.
Good luck with Cambridge!

Reply 2

mqb2766

Original post by rory l

I think youre applying for maths, so youre looking at the ukmt smc in oct and, if you qualify, the bmo1 in dec. Does your school do them / have you done the intermediates, as they have to be done through your school. All the info etc is at https://ukmt.org.uk/ and https://bmos.ukmt.org.uk/home/bmo.shtml and drfrost https://www.drfrost.org/downloadables.php (enrichment) has some onlne past papers and oxbridge info. There are a reasonable amount of info in other places as well.

(edited 11 months ago)

Reply 3

Rory L

I think my school do UKMT I’ve done 1 before and went through to pink kangaroo I think it was called. Is it the same thing as that and I needed to get another round in? Thanks

Reply 4

mqb2766

Original post by Rory L

I think my school do UKMT I’ve done 1 before and went through to pink kangaroo I think it was called. Is it the same thing as that and I needed to get another round in? Thanks

That would have been the intermediate maths challenge. In year 12, youll be doing the senior. Have a look at the ukmt site, its all explained on there.

Reply 5

biomed9817

I highly recommend checking out not only olympiads but essay competitions too. I did the European DNA essay competition and it is highly prestigious. Here is the free list of competitions that I found online: https://biolympiads.com/shop/52923/

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