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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]
My 7th grader didn’t just participate in AMC 8 for the sake of it—he approached it with a competitive mindset. He prepped, put in the effort, and won. In the process, he learned the timeless lesson: winning a contest takes hard work!
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