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[quote=Anonymous]So putting these comments together, it seems like AMC math covers “an additional curriculum (including discrete math and number theory)” that isn’t taught in school. Kids who are exposed to and study that additional curriculum score better on the AMC than kids who don’t. Also I suppose there might be a tiny number of kids who intuit the additional curriculum? But most people require formal study, which is why kids who pay for private competition math courses dominate competition math. This also explains why kids who score high on the AMC don’t always ace the math section of the SAT. So if OP’s kid is hitting the ceiling on the SAT/AP, but scoring at the median in the AMC, it’s probably because they haven’t taken the special competition math courses teaching the material covered by the AMC.[/quote]
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