AMC 10 Tutoring

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has he taken the AMC 10 or AMC 8 before? If so, what scores did he earn? What math class level is he currently taking? Has he taken any classes in number theory or counting and probability? Does his school have a strong math team? Do you have a RSM or AoPS campus nearby?

If you answer these questions, people will be able to give better advice on how to approach the AMC 10.

Thanks for everyone's helpful feedback. I am the OP, here's a little bit about us:

AMC 8: 16/25 this year. He took the 2023 amc 10a as a practice test (I timed him) and scored like a 70-ish.

olympiad Insider apparently is run by some students who did really well on amc/aime; since they give a free demo lesson I plan on giving them a try

I will let everyone know how it goes

[Anonymous]

Forgot to mention earlier. The price they quoted me for the amc 10 one on one tutoring after the demo was $60 per hour... I would not be willing to pay for more than two sessions a week at that rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has he taken the AMC 10 or AMC 8 before? If so, what scores did he earn? What math class level is he currently taking? Has he taken any classes in number theory or counting and probability? Does his school have a strong math team? Do you have a RSM or AoPS campus nearby?

If you answer these questions, people will be able to give better advice on how to approach the AMC 10.

Thanks for everyone's helpful feedback. I am the OP, here's a little bit about us:

AMC 8: 16/25 this year. He took the 2023 amc 10a as a practice test (I timed him) and scored like a 70-ish.

olympiad Insider apparently is run by some students who did really well on amc/aime; since they give a free demo lesson I plan on giving them a try

I will let everyone know how it goes

You didn't say whether your kid has studied any contest math material outside of school.

Before you worry about timed tests scores, work on understanding the problems and solutions untimed. You should be able to get 20+ untimed on AMC 8 before getting into AMC 10 level tutoring.

The AMC 10 covers geometry also. Is your kid already enrolled in geometry class?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

https://www.ideamath.education/landing/programs/online-program-65/info (you would want to take test T2)

"T2 Extra Curricular Series: PCX and UC1
Fall and Winter Contest Prep: CE3A/CE3B and CE4A/CE4B
Holiday Contest Prep Program: CW3/CW4"

Someone needs a marketing consultant...

Indeed, you need to explore the other parts of the site to find what they mean. But T2 is appropriate for low to high AMC10.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks to everyone who replied! I will look into the tutoring organizations as well as the aops books, but I am afraid my son will lose focus if he does self-guided learning

Oh yes, I can't believe I forgot these:

https://virtual.aopsacademy.org/courses/summer/amc-prep

https://virtual.aopsacademy.org/courses/year-round/math-hsc

https://virtual.aopsacademy.org/courses/year-round/math-contest-8

https://virtual.aopsacademy.org/courses/year-round/math-9

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you’re looking for a tutor, I’ve heard about https://olympiadinsider.com/tutoring

Let me know how it goes if you give them a try; we are looking for an amc 8 tutor as well

Apparently these amc exams are more about strategy than actual math these days… so much for a math competition

Not true, unless you are counting "get a copy of the test in advance" as a strategy, which was popular this year.

They are about knowing all of a very specific set of material, and drilling to increase speed, though, if you want to be one of the highest free scores.

That was a proven strategy with TJ admissions for year.s

Stay in threads on TJ, please. If you want to keep your kids and TJ stupid, nobody cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has he taken the AMC 10 or AMC 8 before? If so, what scores did he earn? What math class level is he currently taking? Has he taken any classes in number theory or counting and probability? Does his school have a strong math team? Do you have a RSM or AoPS campus nearby?

If you answer these questions, people will be able to give better advice on how to approach the AMC 10.

Thanks for everyone's helpful feedback. I am the OP, here's a little bit about us:

AMC 8: 16/25 this year. He took the 2023 amc 10a as a practice test (I timed him) and scored like a 70-ish.

olympiad Insider apparently is run by some students who did really well on amc/aime; since they give a free demo lesson I plan on giving them a try

I will let everyone know how it goes

You didn't say whether your kid has studied any contest math material outside of school.

Before you worry about timed tests scores, work on understanding the problems and solutions untimed. You should be able to get 20+ untimed on AMC 8 before getting into AMC 10 level tutoring.

The AMC 10 covers geometry also. Is your kid already enrolled in geometry class?

This. I asked about the scores and courses, mostly to see what gaps your child has and to see whether your child needs tricks and strategies or whether he needs more content. It seems likely that he needs the content first and then the test taking strategies only after mastering the content. You could enroll him in the Intro to Number Theory or Intro to Counting and Probability Courses through AoPS. I think you'd get the most bang for your buck from taking a contest math class through either RSM or AoPS. These cover test taking strategy and tricks, but mostly they teach a lot of the math. I'd wait on the private tutoring until your kid has learned more of the underlying math.

[Anonymous]

Are AMC 8 results out? Where can I find them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are AMC 8 results out? Where can I find them?

Are you the same person who has asked this multiple times here already?

Results were out 2 day after the testing window closed back in January. The only place you can get results is your proctor. You need to ask the proctor for the official score report. If the proctor insists that they don’t have the results, then kindly inform them that they need to log into their edvistas portal and check there.

[Anonymous]

^ *1* day

[Anonymous]

I would focus on the AMC8. Your child did not score high enough to make the honor roll in AMC 8, it is not likely that they are going to score high enough to make the AIME taking the AMC 10.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would focus on the AMC8. Your child did not score high enough to make the honor roll in AMC 8, it is not likely that they are going to score high enough to make the AIME taking the AMC 10.

If the kid is a rising 9th grader, he's not eligible to take the AMC 8 next year. So, there's no point in focusing on it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would focus on the AMC8. Your child did not score high enough to make the honor roll in AMC 8, it is not likely that they are going to score high enough to make the AIME taking the AMC 10.

If the kid is a rising 9th grader, he's not eligible to take the AMC 8 next year. So, there's no point in focusing on it.

True, I have not seen her child’s grade listed. My child took the AMC 8 as a 6 grader this year. I know some people have posted their kids took the AMC 8 before 6th grade. Taking the AMC 8 really doesn’t tell us what grade the child is in. Mine will take the AMC 8 again next year and is thinking about taking the AMC 10 to see how he does but his focus is on improving his AMC 8 score. He scored an 18 this year.

Her child took the AMC 8 this year and scored a 16, which is 2 points below honorable mention. If her child is not a current 8th grader then her child should probably focus on the AMC 8.

If her child is a rising 9th grader, I suspect that trying for the AIME cutoff when they did not hit the honorable mention level on the AMC 8 in 8th grade will be a stretch. The AMC 10 is a differnet type of test that requires mastery of the skills in the AMC 8 and then some.

And she has not said if this is a goal for her child or something she wants for her child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would focus on the AMC8. Your child did not score high enough to make the honor roll in AMC 8, it is not likely that they are going to score high enough to make the AIME taking the AMC 10.

If the kid is a rising 9th grader, he's not eligible to take the AMC 8 next year. So, there's no point in focusing on it.

True, I have not seen her child’s grade listed. My child took the AMC 8 as a 6 grader this year. I know some people have posted their kids took the AMC 8 before 6th grade. Taking the AMC 8 really doesn’t tell us what grade the child is in. Mine will take the AMC 8 again next year and is thinking about taking the AMC 10 to see how he does but his focus is on improving his AMC 8 score. He scored an 18 this year.

Her child took the AMC 8 this year and scored a 16, which is 2 points below honorable mention. If her child is not a current 8th grader then her child should probably focus on the AMC 8.

If her child is a rising 9th grader, I suspect that trying for the AIME cutoff when they did not hit the honorable mention level on the AMC 8 in 8th grade will be a stretch. The AMC 10 is a differnet type of test that requires mastery of the skills in the AMC 8 and then some.

And she has not said if this is a goal for her child or something she wants for her child.

She said in her OP that her kid is a current 8th grader. I agree, though, that shooting for AIME will be a stretch. If the kid enjoys math, there's no downside to trying to improve at the AMCs.

[Anonymous]

Got it, missed that in my reading and re-reading of the post.My apologies.

I would make sure that this is something that the child wants. I would complete an evaluation for AoPS or RSM’s math competition class and see what level they would place the child. You should be able to better figure out the gaps that exist there.

At the very least I would take the practice test that was completed and talk to someone about what he missed and figure out how to shore that up. They might be able to tell you how much time he is going to have to dedicate to math competition practice to hit the needed score. I would guess that it will be a good amount of time.