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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I saw a thread on Reddit that this was discussed items you can purchase - john locke essay, math competitions, olympiads, buy internship certificates, buy ISEF project, even USAMO is for sale.

Someone there said the majority of ISEF finalists that come from their school either have parents with a PHD or they basically piggyback off a mentor or other PHD the families know.

I just find this off putting that the best schools in the country turn the blind eye to all this.
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How can USAMO be for sale? Any activity where a student has to compete inside a room or on a field/court/pool with all eyes on them is legit. Hats off to the winners. Parents can coach or hire experts to coach the hell out of them, but they still have to perform. Essays? Research? Non-profits? Nobody knows who did what and how. Off putting indeed.[/quote]

At least the last couple of years, AIME and AMC12 exams have leaked (I believe from China). So some kids have a leg up. Won't be surprised if someone leaked USAMO as well. Of course, given the difficulty (and the actual scores) I don't think even leaked USAMO helps most kids. The actual top 12 (USAMO gold) have been kids who are known commodities (all the kids in the math community knows them and some of these who make the IMO teams end up with golds). 3 of the 6 US IMO team kids don't have math parents, so it is all on them.[/quote]

Mathematical Association of America (MAA) sold their soul to Chinese money and influence and do not bother to investigate thoroughly or take appropriate measures to safeguard the tests.

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