ka May Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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May 1, 2025
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for the contest high achievers, can you share your math path?
HCM200127
N30 minutes ago
by HCM2001
Hi all
Just wondering if any orz or high scorers on contests at young age (which are a lot of u guys lol) can share what your math path has been like?
- school math: you probably finish calculus in 5th grade or something lol then what do you do for the rest of the school? concurrent enrollment? college class? none (focus on math competitions)?
- what grade did you get honor roll or higher on AMC 8, AMC 10, AIME qual, USAJMO qual, etc?
- besides aops do you use another program to study? (like Mr Math, Alphastar, etc)?
You're all great inspirations and i appreciate the answers.. you all give me a lot of motivation for this math journey. Thanks
i mean.. whattttt??? just found out about this.. is he on aops? (i'm sure he is) where are you orz lol..
https://www.mathschool.com/blog/results/celebrating-success-douglas-zhang-is-rsm-s-youngest-usajmo-qualifier
I mock ~90-100 on very recent AMC 10 mock right now. I plan to take AMC 10 final fives(9th), intermediate NT(9th), aime A+B courses in 10th and 11th and maybe mathWOOT 1 (12th). For more info I got 20 on this years AMC 8 with 3 sillies and 32 on MATHCOUNTS chapter. Also what is a realistic timeline to do this
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We designed OMMC to be accessible to beginners but also challenging to experts. Earlier questions on the main round will be around the difficulty of easy questions from the AMC 8 and AMC 10/12, and later questions will be at the difficulty of the hardest questions from the AIME. Our most skilled teams are invited to compete in an invitational final round consisting of difficult proof questions. We hope that teams will have fun and think deeply about the problems on the test, no matter their skill level.
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I have more questions. Whom do I ask?
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I don't think so. But I got a 132 on B and then I keep mocking around a 5 on AIME I am so sad I am never qualifying for JMO at this rate, do you think I can do it by 8th grade? Because I am in 6th grade now.
230 will prolly qual. Aops users r funny ppl. Most ppl who say otherwise are either just 250+ demons or non aime quals who haven't learned much about the cutoff system yet.
230 will prolly qual. Aops users r funny ppl. Most ppl who say otherwise are either just 250+ demons or non aime quals who haven't learned much about the cutoff system yet.
can not confirm. most (80% of people) i know predict 235+, and a vast majority (90%) of them are <250 index aime quals.
230 will prolly qual. Aops users r funny ppl. Most ppl who say otherwise are either just 250+ demons or non aime quals who haven't learned much about the cutoff system yet.
can not confirm. most (80% of people) i know predict 235+, and a vast majority (90%) of them are <250 index aime quals.
I second that. 208.5 Index last year, 144 10B this year, and am predicting 236+
236+ is just insane. Like what is the justification for this after every other year in AMC history not having a JMO cutoff greater that 232 with the exception of last years A+I. Plus this is with cheaters and the largest AMC leak in a while. Also, max JMO cutoff ever was is DHR+99.5 (also last yr w cheaters). I mean, 238 sounds a little outrageous, when you think abt the 180-200 only 2 years ago, no?
236+ is just insane. Like what is the justification for this after every other year in AMC history not having a JMO cutoff greater that 232 with the exception of last years A+I. Plus this is with cheaters and the largest AMC leak in a while. Also, max JMO cutoff ever was is DHR+99.5 (also last yr w cheaters). I mean, 238 sounds a little outrageous, when you think abt the 180-200 only 2 years ago, no?
the amc 10 was mad easy compared to those years and these new problem writers are gonna make a easy troll aime.
236+ is just insane. Like what is the justification for this after every other year in AMC history not having a JMO cutoff greater that 232 with the exception of last years A+I. Plus this is with cheaters and the largest AMC leak in a while. Also, max JMO cutoff ever was is DHR+99.5 (also last yr w cheaters). I mean, 238 sounds a little outrageous, when you think abt the 180-200 only 2 years ago, no?
the amc 10 was mad easy compared to those years and these new problem writers are gonna make a easy troll aime.
how do we know that :skull: stop making assumptions
the 10b was as easy as a few years ago yes
236+ is just insane. Like what is the justification for this after every other year in AMC history not having a JMO cutoff greater that 232 with the exception of last years A+I. Plus this is with cheaters and the largest AMC leak in a while. Also, max JMO cutoff ever was is DHR+99.5 (also last yr w cheaters). I mean, 238 sounds a little outrageous, when you think abt the 180-200 only 2 years ago, no?
the amc 10 was mad easy compared to those years and these new problem writers are gonna make a easy troll aime.
10A aime cutoff says all I needa say. Also no leaks. Also how do we increase cutoffs proj by 50 points in 2 yrs???
236+ is just insane. Like what is the justification for this after every other year in AMC history not having a JMO cutoff greater that 232 with the exception of last years A+I. Plus this is with cheaters and the largest AMC leak in a while. Also, max JMO cutoff ever was is DHR+99.5 (also last yr w cheaters). I mean, 238 sounds a little outrageous, when you think abt the 180-200 only 2 years ago, no?
the amc 10 was mad easy compared to those years and these new problem writers are gonna make a easy troll aime.
Yk how cutoffs were dragged up by leaks? Even 230 made it last yr on all tests. Also this yrs test were abt same difficulty, exception on 12A. So with cutoffs dragged up by leaks, and same difficulty amc’s, how does the cutoff go up? im confused
Um 230 did not make it from any tests for the I
Sorry I meant to say 232 for all amc 10’s with exception of 10A+I
This post has been edited 1 time. Last edited by isache, Feb 5, 2025, 7:55 PM Reason: because
Also, the dhr+99.5 is an extremity from last year for jmo cutoff. dhr+95=233.5 on 10B should be a safe score, but also depends on aimes difficulty. Last years was pretty easy
Why do you guys keep asking if _______(this number) will make it. You can search up previous cutoffs and figure out your chance. Btw you have absolutely no chance(jk), index will probably be 500+...(
236+ is just insane. Like what is the justification for this after every other year in AMC history not having a JMO cutoff greater that 232 with the exception of last years A+I. Plus this is with cheaters and the largest AMC leak in a while. Also, max JMO cutoff ever was is DHR+99.5 (also last yr w cheaters). I mean, 238 sounds a little outrageous, when you think abt the 180-200 only 2 years ago, no?
230 will prolly qual. Aops users r funny ppl. Most ppl who say otherwise are either just 250+ demons or non aime quals who haven't learned much about the cutoff system yet.
230 will prolly qual. Aops users r funny ppl. Most ppl who say otherwise are either just 250+ demons or non aime quals who haven't learned much about the cutoff system yet.
Also, the dhr+99.5 is an extremity from last year for jmo cutoff. dhr+95=233.5 on 10B should be a safe score, but also depends on aimes difficulty. Last years was pretty easy
Also, the dhr+99.5 is an extremity from last year for jmo cutoff. dhr+95=233.5 on 10B should be a safe score, but also depends on aimes difficulty. Last years was pretty easy