AMC/AIME/USAMO?

fooiey
Sat, 15 Feb 2014 09:12:45 +0000

AoPS has lots of practice problems with solutions so that is a great way to start. You should join your math club at school if there is one. I have several math competition and olympiad books, although I don’t really use them lol. The problems on the test are not standard problems and require some creative thinking, so your SAT II math score doesn’t really mean much.
Qualifying for AIME is actually pretty impressive, and it is definitely not something that only geniuses can do.
Btw, you need at least 19 questions right on the AMC 10 to reach the cutoff for AIME at 120 points. If you think you got 19 right, you can guess on two other questions , and even if you get them wrong, you will still make the next round. Good luck!