<p>First off sorry for posting this, i understand that there are numerous threads about this exam, but i just wanted to ask a few specific questions about the challenge section in particular.
I heard that it is similar to the AMCs…but which one? (10 or 12)? And can anyone describe to me the problems in general (reasoning as opposed to equations, vice versa)? Do you remember any specific problems? Also any resources that you might know that might help me study would be great.
Thanks.</p>
<p>Well, if you want to see AMC10 and AMC12 problems you should check this link: [AMC</a> Problems and Solutions - AoPSWiki](<a href=“http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/AMC_Problems_and_Solutions]AMC”>Art of Problem Solving).
Do you think there’s going to be Pre-calculus? I’m only a sophomore so I don’t really know that much about pre-calculus.</p>
<p>Yea, i am a sophmore too. Im not sure, i looked through the big thread about this, and some of them say its eaiser than AMCs, some say to study number theory…</p>
<p>Anyone? it would really helpp</p>
<p>It’s more similar to the first 10 questions or so of AMC10. I remember two questions in particular, which asked something like this:</p>
<p>1) You have a large cube which is made up of 1000 smaller cubes. If the outer layer of small cubes is painted red, how many small cubes do not have any paint at all?</p>
<p>2) “One sentence here is true and the other 3 are false.”
“Two sentences here are true and the other 2 are false.”
“Three sentences here are true and the other 1 is false.”
“All four sentences are false.”
which statement is true?</p>
<p>I think those questions were about midway through the section. I’m not sure if they’re arranged in order of difficulty: I believe i answered more questions at the end than at the beginning.
If you’d like a benchmark, I applied two years ago as a freshman, answered 10 of 15 correctly (& none wrong) and was admitted. Rumor has it that this makes or breaks your application, so save some brain power for this last section!</p>
<p>Really?! Because if it’s actually the first 15 questions of AMC10, I’m going to ace the challenge math LOL</p>
<p>So what’s the answer for the two problems?</p>
<p>The challenge problems are a joke. IMO, nothing compared to AMCs.</p>
<p>Is it true that if you get at least 10/15 challenge problems and good on the rest of the test, than you’re in the program?</p>
<p>And would the answers to the 2 problems stated above be</p>
<ol>
<li>488</li>
<li>Statement I
?</li>
</ol>
<p>I got 488 for that one too, but i thought it would be statement 2?</p>
<p>oh wait i see how statement 1 makes sense</p>
<p>actually its 512, not 488. it’s just 8^3</p>
<p>I also got statement 1.</p>
<p>And yeah, I got 512. It’s as easy as PIE 
(for all of you that know what I’m talking about)</p>
<p>Or you can also do:</p>
<p>1000-((10<em>10)</em>2 + (8<em>10)</em>2 + (8<em>8)</em>2) = 512.</p>
<p>488 is right but don’t forget to subtract it from 1000</p>
<p>yea i did it your way wong tong, i took it by side by side
So it seems to me that i should just practice AMC10 (first 15 Q’s) to practice?</p>
<p>hey all,
im a froshie who is also gonna take the SHP exam, just curious is there a guessing penalty?</p>
<p>and there are no calculators allowed right?</p>
<p>So:
- yes, there’s a quarter point penalty (if i remember correctly)
- no calculators when i took it
- the answers are 8^3 and the first statement (3 false, 1 true)
- If you’re a froshie and you get 10/15, i’d say your chances are pretty good. It worked for me, though for a while I was convinced that they sent me an acceptance letter by accident. it’s been 2 years now and I still keep getting stuff in the mail from them, though, so it would seem that they actually meant to admit me. </p>
<p>don’t stress over it. if you’d like post-exam-recovery lunch place recommendations, i’d be happy to provide them.</p>
<p>What if you’re a junior and you get 10/15 or better?</p>