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What order for TMUA prep

I haven't started preparation for TMUA and its in just over 2 months. In what order should I prepare using these papers?

AIME,
AMC,
ECAA paper 1 section b,
MAT section 1,
TMUA past papers,
Isaac science questions.

Are there any papers you think are a waste of time which I shouldn't do? And are there any papers/recourses you think I should also use to prepare.

To give an idea of my current level, if i were to do the TMUA now I would get an extremely low score, maybe 6/40.

Reply 1

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by wrinkled-sorbet
I haven't started preparation for TMUA and its in just over 2 months. In what order should I prepare using these papers?
AIME,
AMC,
ECAA paper 1 section b,
MAT section 1,
TMUA past papers,
Isaac science questions.
Are there any papers you think are a waste of time which I shouldn't do? And are there any papers/recourses you think I should also use to prepare.
To give an idea of my current level, if i were to do the TMUA now I would get an extremely low score, maybe 6/40.

To learn the style, start with previous TMUA articles. Next, practise reasoning with Isaac Physics, MAT Sec 1, and ECAA 1B. For additional math fluency, use AMC; do not use AIME because it is too complex. Focus on time and accuracy; two months of daily practice is sufficient.

Reply 2

Original post
by wrinkled-sorbet
I haven't started preparation for TMUA and its in just over 2 months. In what order should I prepare using these papers?
AIME,
AMC,
ECAA paper 1 section b,
MAT section 1,
TMUA past papers,
Isaac science questions.
Are there any papers you think are a waste of time which I shouldn't do? And are there any papers/recourses you think I should also use to prepare.
To give an idea of my current level, if i were to do the TMUA now I would get an extremely low score, maybe 6/40.

Do them all first to get the experience, then whatever you see you get wrong the most focus on it. This could be other tmua mocks, MAT, ESAT math 2 or even UKMT questions then around 2-3weeks before the exam redo all the papers but prioritise 2022/2023 for like the day or 2 days before the actual exam

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by wrinkled-sorbet
I haven't started preparation for TMUA and its in just over 2 months. In what order should I prepare using these papers?
AIME,
AMC,
ECAA paper 1 section b,
MAT section 1,
TMUA past papers,
Isaac science questions.
Are there any papers you think are a waste of time which I shouldn't do? And are there any papers/recourses you think I should also use to prepare.
To give an idea of my current level, if i were to do the TMUA now I would get an extremely low score, maybe 6/40.

You can also use GRE maths questions they are very useful

Reply 4

Original post
by wrinkled-sorbet
I haven't started preparation for TMUA and its in just over 2 months. In what order should I prepare using these papers?
AIME,
AMC,
ECAA paper 1 section b,
MAT section 1,
TMUA past papers,
Isaac science questions.
Are there any papers you think are a waste of time which I shouldn't do? And are there any papers/recourses you think I should also use to prepare.
To give an idea of my current level, if i were to do the TMUA now I would get an extremely low score, maybe 6/40.

senior kangaroo has some nice questions

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