Competitions

So much has happened since I last updated!

I have entered many maths competitions, I'll see what I can remember. On September 26th I entered the Maths Olympiad for Girls. I got my result today... 13/50. Percentage wise, that is very poor, but in context, it isn't bad, as many, many people got 0 or 1. In fact, I was only one mark off a merit certificate, although I did get one for participating.

Also in September, I completed the Scottish Maths Challenge, and found it a little easier than in previous years, though I haven't received any results, so I don't know how well I did yet.

I sat the MAT, but it was impossible: more difficult than the hardest questions of all the other maths challenges put together! So that will be a very low score and a rejection.

The next day, I did the Senior Maths Challenge, and that was much more fun. I believe I got 96, which will qualify me for the Senior Kangaroo, and put me one question away from the BMO qualifier. In fact, there was one question I nearly got right, but decided to change my guess at the last minute, and if I had left it, I would have qualified. However, that competition is much too difficult for me, and I really wouldn't have wanted to get zero, so I will be happy to sit the Kangaroo.

I have also made a lot of progress with the Advanced Higher course, and I will post about that another day. Keep checking back for updates!