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The '''USA TST''', or USA Team Selection Test, is a test administered to the top 12 (or occasionally 13) scorers on the [[USAMO]]. The results are used to determine the team that is sent to the [[IMO]]. Nowadays, it consists of 9 problems over 3 days, though it used to follow the same format as the USAMO (6 questions over 2 days). The questions (especially recently) are also harder than respectively problems on the USAMO, usually.  
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The '''USA TST''', or USA Team Selection Test, is a test administered to the top approximately 30 scorers on the [https://web.evanchen.cc/faq-rules.html#CR-1 USA TSTST]. The results are used to determine the team that is sent to the [[IMO]] (although it is not the sole determining factor). Nowadays, it consists of 6 problems over 2 days, like the USAMO. The questions (especially since 2015) are noticeably harder than corresponding problems on the USAMO.  
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{{Contest Info|name=USA TST|region=USA|type=Proof|difficulty=7-9.5|breakdown=<u>Problem 1/4/7</u>: 7<br><u>Problem 2/5/8</u>: 8<br><u>Problem 3/6/9</u>: 9.5}}
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[[Category:Mathematics competitions]]
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[[Category:Hard Olympiad mathematics competitions]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:07, 10 October 2023

The USA TST, or USA Team Selection Test, is a test administered to the top approximately 30 scorers on the USA TSTST. The results are used to determine the team that is sent to the IMO (although it is not the sole determining factor). Nowadays, it consists of 6 problems over 2 days, like the USAMO. The questions (especially since 2015) are noticeably harder than corresponding problems on the USAMO.

USA TST
Region: USA
Type: Proof
Difficulty: 7-9.5
Difficulty Breakdown:

Problem 1/4/7: 7
Problem 2/5/8: 8
Problem 3/6/9: 9.5

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