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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here we go once again, let us all pretend that this is fair, and our kids are naturally brilliant.[/quote]

+100 I bet there are kids out there that are naturally smarter in math than the kids who have been prepping/taking this math stuff for 6+ years[/quote]

I don't think it would matter that much for TJ, though.   Kids who are bright and well prepared might score well on lesser contests like CML or MOEMS.  There's a limit to how well a kid who isn't naturally brilliant at math would do in something like Mathcounts or AMC 10.  The people selecting for TJ know the difference between elite results at more elite contests, and high results in fairly generic, low-ceiling contests.  CML is not helping anyone get into TJ.  If you were to include CML results on a TJ application, they would roll their eyes and then look for Mathcounts or AMC results.

I also don't think there are any truly naturally brilliant in math kids who haven't been identified and aren't already competing in high level contests.  Kids who are that far ahead in math and that brilliant are certainly taking AMCs before and during middle school.  Many of them are also posting on AoPS, doing Alcumus problems, and generally teaching themselves math.  [/quote]

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