AMC/AIME/USAMO?

mathyone
Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:44:02 +0000

You should join your school math club or team if you’re interested in this sort of thing. There’s also lots of practice material available on the web at AoPS and other sites. I’m sure that practice helps a lot, but I think you also need a certain amount of talent. My daughter’s school has a handful of kids who qualify for the AIME every year, but certainly not all the kids who regularly participate in the math club. More like the top 1-3 from each grade. The AIME problems are more difficult and there are a substantial number of qualifiers who aren’t able to solve any of them.