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04-21-2008, 05:43 PM
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#1 | | Junior Member
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| With Regards to USAMO
Has anyone who got to USAMO ever been rejected, assuming they didn't go to jail or something stupid like that? | 
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04-21-2008, 07:27 PM
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#2 | | Member
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| yes - just look at the acceptance thread for this year | |
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04-21-2008, 08:46 PM
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#3 | | Member
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| Definitely, someone got waitlisted with Blue Mop last year. | |
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04-21-2008, 09:04 PM
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| Consequently, just for all of you going, "OMG I DIDN'T DO THE USAMO SO I MUST GET REJECTED" - I hadn't even heard of USAMO until I came here ^.^
Though I guess I'm talking to juniors and below now =) | |
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04-21-2008, 09:08 PM
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| Poopers.(10char) | |
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04-21-2008, 09:24 PM
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#6 | | Member
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| Nothing... again NOTHING guarantees an MIT acceptance. There are always exceptions. | |
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05-21-2008, 04:58 AM
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#7 | | Junior Member
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| I did USAMO and got rejected. | |
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05-21-2008, 02:53 PM
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#8 | | Junior Member
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| A 2 time gold medalist USAMO winner was rejected this year I think. | |
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05-21-2008, 03:26 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
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| and i'm sure they were accepted someplace awesome
USAMO>>MIT acceptance in my opinion | |
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05-21-2008, 06:08 PM
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#10 | | Junior Member
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| I know one boy got USAMO and deferred, and then rejected | |
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05-21-2008, 07:42 PM
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#11 | | New Member
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| I'm sure if you get a medal at IMO there's a very good chance you might be accepted. | |
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05-21-2008, 10:08 PM
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#12 | | Member
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| Metal Dragon said:
A 2 time gold medalist USAMO winner was rejected this year I think.
I am assuming you mean IMO, since USAMO does not have a gold designation.
In that case, it is not possible. Looking at the list of winners the last few years, there is no one who is a 2 time gold winner who would apply this year. In fact, I beleive there is only one winner who is currently a senior. US Teams at the IMO | |
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05-22-2008, 03:46 AM
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#13 | | Junior Member
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| I just heard about this competition today; does anyone know if it's too late to try and qualify for the 2008/2009 contest? I'm already quite good at computational math and I've worked with formal proofs before (have complete real analysis at the University of North Texas) so learning the problem style won't be much of a stretch. But since I'm going to be a HS senior in the fall is it too late to begin the qualifying tests?
I realize this will probably take place too late in my HS career for me to put on my application to MIT, but it looks like fun. | |
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05-22-2008, 06:30 AM
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| erm no its not too late | |
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05-22-2008, 01:15 PM
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#15 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Berkeley, California--> MIT '12 Gender: Female
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| No, it's not too late, but you can't just jump into USAMO. There are two ways of qualifying. You can take the AMC in February/March and if you get at least a certain number of points, you can take the AIME, which is held during the month after the AMC. Then they combine your AMC score and AIME score and if you're in the top 500 students nationwide, then you get to take the USAMO shortly after the AIME. The second way of qualifying is to do the American Math Talent Search, which has a bunch of proofs that you do at home (the AMC is a timed multiple choice test at your school). If you get some score, you get to take the AIME. You can only take the AMC if a teacher at your school organizes it. | |
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