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heyy I am in y10 and got invited to the ukmt summer school after sitting the IMC. I was wondering if anyone here is going or has gone as I have no idea what to expect!

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by rowan_12194
heyy I am in y10 and got invited to the ukmt summer school after sitting the IMC. I was wondering if anyone here is going or has gone as I have no idea what to expect!

OMG you're so lucky! Very few people get invited... How did you prepare for IMC?

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by SofiiaI
OMG you're so lucky! Very few people get invited... How did you prepare for IMC?


to be honest I was really into the maths challenges in y7-9 and did loads of prep (past papers, online question generators + in y7 my school had an after school club for it which I sometimes went to) but this year it was around the same time as mocks so I didn't do much prep. I think I got pretty lucky because I only got 98 on the IMC but I think it's random selection from the top 1.5% of scores. Good luck if you're doing it!!

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by rowan_12194
to be honest I was really into the maths challenges in y7-9 and did loads of prep (past papers, online question generators + in y7 my school had an after school club for it which I sometimes went to) but this year it was around the same time as mocks so I didn't do much prep. I think I got pretty lucky because I only got 98 on the IMC but I think it's random selection from the top 1.5% of scores. Good luck if you're doing it!!

No, I'm not doing it unfortunately🥲 What are the online question generators??

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https://www.interactive-maths.com/ukmt-random-question-generator.html is a good one. it generates a random question of a difficulty that you chose. also I saw on your thread that you are lookin for someone to study with and we do pretty similar subjects for GCSE although I'm in y10!

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by rowan_12194
https://www.interactive-maths.com/ukmt-random-question-generator.html is a good one. it generates a random question of a difficulty that you chose. also I saw on your thread that you are lookin for someone to study with and we do pretty similar subjects for GCSE although I'm in y10!

Thank you very much! Oh, I'd love to study with you. I'll send you a private message

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by rowan_12194
heyy I am in y10 and got invited to the ukmt summer school after sitting the IMC. I was wondering if anyone here is going or has gone as I have no idea what to expect!

Heyy I'm in y11 and I got invited to it as well, I haven't been before either so I'm unsure as to what to expect as well!!

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by tired2study
Heyy I'm in y11 and I got invited to it as well, I haven't been before either so I'm unsure as to what to expect as well!!


do you mind if I pm you? Id love to get to know someone going (although ik there are multiple dates)!

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by rowan_12194
do you mind if I pm you? Id love to get to know someone going (although ik there are multiple dates)!

Ofc yh idm!!

Reply 9

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by rowan_12194
heyy I am in y10 and got invited to the ukmt summer school after sitting the IMC. I was wondering if anyone here is going or has gone as I have no idea what to expect!

Hellooooo I am in year 11 and also just got invited!

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by nuggetspam
Hellooooo I am in year 11 and also just got invited!


hii would you like to chat on pms?? id love to get to know some people

Reply 11

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by rowan_12194
hii would you like to chat on pms?? id love to get to know some people

sure!

Reply 12

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by nuggetspam
Hellooooo I am in year 11 and also just got invited!

yo what score did u get, today's olympiad and kangaroo day!

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by itstgy
yo what score did u get, today's olympiad and kangaroo day!

Hi I only got 105 (i think) so i was slightly surprised that i got the summer school invite. I did the Pink Kangaroo today though - not sure about when we are allowed to speak about it so best not mention anything more specific

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by rowan_12194
heyy I am in y10 and got invited to the ukmt summer school after sitting the IMC. I was wondering if anyone here is going or has gone as I have no idea what to expect!

I have volunteered on a number of them - what do you want to know?

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by nuggetspam
Hi I only got 105 (i think) so i was slightly surprised that i got the summer school invite. I did the Pink Kangaroo today though - not sure about when we are allowed to speak about it so best not mention anything more specific

The invites go at random to people in the top 1.5% not from the top score down.

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by Muttley79
The invites go at random to people in the top 1.5% not from the top score down.

I’m aware. Just didn’t expect I would be a part of the top 1.5% with the score I achieved

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by nuggetspam
I’m aware. Just didn’t expect I would be a part of the top 1.5% with the score I achieved

Have you got any specific questions? I've volunteered at a number of these over the years.

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by Muttley79
I have volunteered on a number of them - what do you want to know?


what is the sort of structure of the day? what kind of things will we do? no one from my school has ever been before so I just want to know sort of what to expect - thank you for taking time to reply!

Reply 19

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by rowan_12194
what is the sort of structure of the day? what kind of things will we do? no one from my school has ever been before so I just want to know sort of what to expect - thank you for taking time to reply!
Each Summer school is a bit different as the topics will depend on the volunteers who are there that week.

Usually in the morning you work in groups on two topics that run through the week - it'll be something new to everyone. Each group has a sixth former [called a senior] who has attended before to work with you.

In the afternoon the group splits in half and has two sessions - the Seniors have their own sessions in the afternoon.

In the evening there are activities - again depends on who is there but maybe a fun quiz, a trip out ten-pin bowling, a music/informal concert evening. There will be lots of 'stuff' there to play games, read books, make models etc.

The food is good - and there is time for sport outside should you want.
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