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[quote=Anonymous]Because doing well in a math class such as Calc BC and doing equally well in the AMC10 are two different, though correlated, skills. As long as they put in effort, a student with a 90th–95th percentile intelligence can fully understand most concepts in Calc BC and score very well in their school/AP exams. But the same student would find it nearly impossible to ace an AMC10/12 test even with tons of dedicated practice. They are, unfortunately, not "smart enough" to quickly recognize which of the myriad of mathematical facts/properties are needed to correctly answer an AMC question. Someone with a 98th–99th percentile would be better equipped. Lack of interest in competition math is also a contributing factor.[/quote]
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