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blah1290 · 04-12-2008, 01:01 PM

Uh i havent taken this test before, but does anyone know the format of the test?
For the local exam, can as many people as you want from one school take it (this year I didnt take it but it seems to me other people in my school took it because they were "selected" to take it)
And I read the website, it seems to me like it goes from 10,000 people to 1,000 people that take the National USNCO exam? Are those about the right numbers?
And how would you rate this compared to other national olympiads, like the USAMO for example? It seems to me that the USAMO is way more prestigious (because its like 600,000 people>500 people that make USAMO) but I dont really know...
would a winner on this USNCO be like making USAMO?
And what are some good ways to study. I am going to be a 11th grader next year and I will be taking AP CHem, do you think just by taking that class, I should be able to do well on the exam? What extra books are highly recommended?
Umm^ it also seems like only 2 people can make USNCO from a school...that seems highly unfair because my school has over 4000+ kids and its one of the top schools in the US...(unless only a certain amount of people can take the local exam)
Thanks.

04-12-2008, 01:01 PM	#174
blah1290 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 95	Uh i havent taken this test before, but does anyone know the format of the test? For the local exam, can as many people as you want from one school take it (this year I didnt take it but it seems to me other people in my school took it because they were "selected" to take it) And I read the website, it seems to me like it goes from 10,000 people to 1,000 people that take the National USNCO exam? Are those about the right numbers? And how would you rate this compared to other national olympiads, like the USAMO for example? It seems to me that the USAMO is way more prestigious (because its like 600,000 people>500 people that make USAMO) but I dont really know... would a winner on this USNCO be like making USAMO? And what are some good ways to study. I am going to be a 11th grader next year and I will be taking AP CHem, do you think just by taking that class, I should be able to do well on the exam? What extra books are highly recommended? Umm^ it also seems like only 2 people can make USNCO from a school...that seems highly unfair because my school has over 4000+ kids and its one of the top schools in the US...(unless only a certain amount of people can take the local exam) Thanks. Last edited by blah1290; 04-12-2008 at 01:10 PM.