chances of qualifying for aime in my situation

by flec, Nov 4, 2023, 3:05 AM

be completely honest and rate me and tell me of my chances

so my mom is forcing me to take amc 10

i was mad and didnt want to then she promised me to buy me heely's if i qualify for aime and my math teacher promised me candy but i realized it could be a good opportunity and besides if my mom makes me i cant do anything about it

my skills + stats
5th grade : i got a 16 on the 2020 amc 8
on past mock amc 10's i can solve around 18 questions and get around 15 correct (on a good one) on a bad one, around 13 correct
time taken : usually take around an hour because my attention span sucks so i leave and get food before the time is over
the math class i am in rn : precalculus
competition math history : almost none except for mathkangaroo and mathcounts once and amc 8
weaknesses: counting & probability, number theory, maybe geometry if it gets like complicated because the formulas swim around in my head, keep making sillies, keep leaving stuff not blank when i should leave it blank, having poor concentration skills during practice
strengths : algebra, geometry (depending on the type), figuring out the trick questions that look hard but are easy, pattern questions
days i have to cram : 5
mock scores : range from 80 to 110

i'm pretty good at math, but look at all of these aops kids grinding, devoting their lives, and stressing about it like it's the day of their ivy league announcements
i'm not serious like they are
i'm okay, but with these aops kids the curve is going to be hella high
of course there are the extra dumb people but still

amc gets harder and harder and harder every year, and even if the curve gets lower i'm not sure

please be honest and give me advice on what to cram so i dont have to walk in and know absolutely nothing like my last science test
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I would suggest you to cram all past amc contests (if you haven't done so) from 2001-2022
I'm slow on grinding :sob: and I cannot even solve like 14 questions right on amcs
what chance do I have on aime qual? <50%

by Helena_Liang, Nov 4, 2023, 4:57 AM

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i do one or two past amc's every week because im lazy
stop i always am like "why this hard" and then when i check over the answer key it turns out to have the easiest hack ever
if im lucky i can get like 18 right but its rare... mostly it's in the 15's and if the amc is hard its more like 13 ;-;
my biggest weakness is also time
i cant solve 25 questions in 75 minutes bro what i ran out of time at like question 20 and i didnt even recheck anything smh

chances of qualifying for aime for flec: <30%

stop my asian mom tryna hype me up by promising me the things i want the most :skull: like i am already under enough stress from school

by flec, Nov 4, 2023, 5:12 AM

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try doing more recent amc10 tests
or maybe try aops mocks?

by purplepenguin2, Nov 4, 2023, 5:15 AM

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it's like solving 15 and leaving some blank for aime right btw?

by flec, Nov 4, 2023, 5:23 AM

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yep $       $

by purplepenguin2, Nov 4, 2023, 5:31 AM

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bruh im gonna silly and solve 15 but get like 3 wrong ;-;

by flec, Nov 4, 2023, 5:32 AM

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around 5%

by awesomeming327., Nov 4, 2023, 2:32 PM

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Don't try to learn new stuff at this point; just try to make sure you're accurate and don't silly

don't listen to IMO qualifier awesomeming327. i think u have a pretty good chance of getting in even if u get a 80 :skull:

by ilovepizza2020, Nov 4, 2023, 3:26 PM

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what for real :skull: nah aint no way 80 is too low
is there any formulas to know tho
or anything that i absolutely must know how to do
like idk sequences

by flec, Nov 4, 2023, 3:28 PM

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It’s very hard to get into AIME as a borderline without experience

by awesomeming327., Nov 4, 2023, 7:03 PM

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ugh thats true. got any advice for me tho ming pls i dont wanna die

by flec, Nov 4, 2023, 10:23 PM

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its not hard when the cutoff keeps going down by 10 each year

by ilovepizza2020, Nov 5, 2023, 12:17 AM

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For cramming, when doing mocks only do the questions that you are just beginning to have difficulty solving at a reasonable speed. You can see a lot more quick improvement this way. Do one full mock two days before to get a feel for pacing. Have fun one day before. Eat well sleep well don’t stress out.

by awesomeming327., Nov 5, 2023, 12:25 AM

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When you’re doing the cram method I described, you can do a set interval of problems, but you can do this interval over multiple mocks. Be sure to take breaks after every mock. Also be sure to reflect after every mock to try to improve further.

In addition, during the actual test note that difficulty is not only very scrambled at times, it’s different for each person. Don’t panic if you see an early problem that you can’t solve. After you get a sense of pacing from the full mock (be sure to reflect after the full mock!) if you go too much overtime on a question skip it and come back. Don’t get tunnel vision.

If you’re starting to feel overwhelmed during test and feel yourself panicking, take a one minute break and meditate or relax or just close your eyes or whatever (don’t think about math). This resets your brain and makes it run smoothly again. Timeloss from a scattered/panicked brain can be up to 10 minutes.

by awesomeming327., Nov 5, 2023, 12:30 AM

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Unintuitively, pulling all nighters, say, three days from exam is actually okay. Looking at the short term, only the night before matters

by awesomeming327., Nov 5, 2023, 12:34 AM

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https://amctrivial.com/
also great for practicing individual difficulties

by awesomeming327., Nov 5, 2023, 12:43 AM

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THANK U DUDE THATS GOING TO HELP ME SO MUCH
i really dont care now that i think about it of qualifying for aime but if i decide to do something i think i should do it well, even it's something i don't like as much
besides its most likely my last year for amcs altogether or even math competitions as a whole and i want to make it a good memory yk, so i want to do the best i can. thanks again

by flec, Nov 5, 2023, 1:20 AM

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lol my mom would agree with you
she keeps yelling at me for doing things halfheartedly even things that just aren't that important
i mean honestly fair but it's joever for me and my work ethic

by awesomeming327., Nov 5, 2023, 3:21 AM

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stop i heard there was a leak on the problems too :skull:
im actually so done
barely have any motivation to study for amc 10 in 3 days myself and now i have to get like 10 plus the score
i literally have never done competition math before in my life why are ppl making this harder
maa better do something

and yeah i agree with you
i think its very difficult to not do something half heartedly unless you feel like doing something
this is why i'm always impressed w the people who are constantly on task during class
they're either super smart and dedicated or super dumb...

by flec, Nov 5, 2023, 4:18 AM

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omg also please do look at all the problems - I once did a think academy mock test and got #19 correct because I looked at all the questions

by Helena_Liang, Nov 5, 2023, 5:56 PM

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yeah what im going to do is try to solve the first 15 then look over the last 10 to find the easiest ones that i think i could solve :P

by flec, Nov 5, 2023, 7:00 PM

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WHY IS THE MOCK SO HARD I SOLVED 10 QUESTIONS BRO MING I ACTUALLY CHANGE MY MIND IM DONE BRO why was i so delulu into thinking i could cram in 3 days and qualify

by flec, Nov 6, 2023, 5:17 AM

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I SAID 9 WAS A PRIME :skull:

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