Challenging Talented Minds
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Learn all about the Math Prize for Girls competition in this post! Math Prize for Girls is a math competition for middle school and high school girls who apply and do well on the AMC 10 and 12. It contains 20 numerical answer questions with a time limit of 2.5 hours.
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Learn all about the USA(J)MO in this post! The USAMO and USAJMO are math competitions for middle school and high school students who do well on the AMC 10/12 and AIME exams. It contains 6 proof based questions with a time limit of 9 hours over two days. No calculators can be used.
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Learn all about Dual Enrollment! Can high school students take college classes in high school? What are alternatives if your school does not allow dual enrollment?
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Learn all about the USACO in this post! The USA Computing Olympiad (USACO) is a computer science competition for middle school and high school students who are interested in programming. Students compete in multiple contests held online throughout the school year.
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Learn all about the AIME in this post! The AIME is a math competition for middle school and high school students who do well on the AMC 10 and/or 12 exam. It contains 15 integer answer questions with a time limit of 3 hours. No calculators can be used.
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Learn all about AP Exam Scores! What do the different scores mean? How do they help for college applications and in college?
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Learn all about the AMC 10/12 in this post! The AMC 10 and 12 are math competitions for middle school and high school students, containing 25 multiple choice questions with a time limit of 75 minutes. No calculators can be used.
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Learn all about the AMC 8 in this post! The AMC 8 is a math competition for middle school students, containing 25 multiple choice questions with a time limit of 40 minutes. No calculators can be used.
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