MOSP

[drspyder]

Math nerds are everywhere. Come out of the shadows .



So there's this nationwide contest called the AMC. It's 25 questions long, and it takes like 90 minutes. It's for high schoolers, and while it's difficult, the problems aren't as "what the-" difficult as the contest you take if you qualify by doing well on the AMC.

The next contest is called the AIME. It's also nationwide, and quite a few students take it. Maybe 8000? Well, in any case, it's 15 questions long, and you're given three hours to take it. The problems are pretty damn hard - hard for the average score to be somewhere around 4 correct answers.

(Here. http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum...&year=2007 .)

In any case, if I recall correctly, the top 500-ish people moved on to compete in the next level, the USAMO. This contest drains the sanity even further - it's a six question, nine hour contest. Each question is a proof-type question, and each question's worth seven points. These questions are, well... insane.

Out of these 500 qualifiers, the top... 25-ish scorers and the top 25 freshman scorers get a full scholarship to a three week summer camp where you learn math, catch up on sleep, play poker, etc.




So what's this giant monologue for? Well, it's in the Yeeehaw forum, and here's a little hint - the camp's called MOSP.

[weee5067]

Man, that's awesome. Great job

[+Josh]

O_o's... And I consider myself good at math! Great job

[Spaz]

Wow, congrats. o_o I made it to the AIME a couple times, but that's as far as I went.

[Metalwarrior]

Congratulations!

You can still walk, after being tortured to insanity!

[theonlysaneone]

Wow, good job. I never made it past the AIME (although I did better than 4 questions).

[joe10]

So, why exactly is this in the Yeeehaw forum?