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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s very hard to compete with Asian kids on AMCs who have been prepping since elementary school.

How many hours a week do they prep? 10? 20?

If my kid likes math I don’t want to kill it with drilling for competitions.[/quote]

Some prep that much.  Others are just good.  My kid maybe spends 3-5 hours per week on extracurricular math.  He just received his AIME score and will almost certainly qualify for JMO as a 9th grader.   [/quote]

My 7th grader loves math and did AMC 8 last yr and this year for fun. He has no interest in enrichment outside of school but does enjoy taking the test to challenge himself. He scored both equal to, and better than, a number of friends who prep many hours a week. So I’d say he’s “competing” just fine, although he’s really just doing it for himself and not to do better than anyone else. [/quote]
That's awesome!  I disagree strongly with the PP who said AMCs were a poor return on investment, mostly because I hate looking at all activities through a ROI lens.  Not everything needs to be about maximizing one's college application profile.  If a kid loves math and enjoys competitions or learning more advanced math, then the kid is doing the right thing.

The funny part for my kid is that he backed away pretty significantly from contest prep and instead focused on a much deeper understanding of the math itself.  He only did maybe 2 AIME mocks and no AMC 10 mocks.  But, this is the year he got a 12 on AIME.  [/quote]

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