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#1 goldenratiophi

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Posted 29 March 2005 - 09:15 PM

Does this happen to anyone else?
I practice old math comptetitions, but my average score for the
practice is always better than the score of the actual test.

Average AHSME/AMC12 score: about 130
2005 AMC12 score: 100.5

Average AIME score: about 10-12
2005 AIME score: 7

And this isn't a math comptetition, but

Practice ACT score = 28
Real ACT score = 27

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#2 Dnas

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Posted 29 March 2005 - 11:46 PM

Same here, except with the 04 USAMO and AIME. I barely understood their solutions when I read them much ess be able to solve them, but in the actual test, I got an 8 on AIME and 4 (out of 42) on the USAMO.

Other than that, yeah, I pretty much always do that. But I'm getting better. I'm not so nervous now.

It's probably something to do with the "I have to get a high enough score or else I'm going to make a fool of myself" feeling. Because, last year on the USAMO and AIME, I didn't have that feeling. I had more of "Whatever. The problems are interesting to think about, but it's not like I'll make it to the next test" feeling.

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#3 goldenratiophi

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Posted 30 March 2005 - 12:23 AM

Dnas, on Mar 29 2005, 11:46 PM, said:

It's probably something to do with the "I have to get a high enough
score or else I'm going to make a fool of myself" feeling.

Heh, that's completely what I thought.

"Okay, I need to get at LEAST a 140 and a 12 or else I'll be a
disgrace to AoPS..." = me

#4 Bakayaro

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Posted 31 March 2005 - 01:24 AM

Practice PSAT score: 218
Sophomore (this) year PSAT score: 214

Practice AIME score: 2
AIME score : 7

practice AMC 12 score: 0 (=P I didn't practice)
AMC 12 score : 127.5

I hate practice. It makes me feel bad.

Funny thing is, I shun The Art of Problem Solving.

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