Halfway Through AP Week
universal_Daniel I have already completed two AP tests out of the four I’m taking this week. I admit that I’m a little bit exhausted from sitting in a chair for three…
Re: college, college, college
Sometimes that friend starts uttering worried remarks about college applications, and whether or not he’s going to a top tier. His worries aren’t totally illegitimate; college *does* determine most of…
Math Club Events (February/March)
Sorry for anyone who winced – I know the title is a bit cringy. In February and March this year, I hosted two major events for my high school’s math…
Authenticity
I can’t believe I’m already a junior and I’ll be going off to college in less than two years. For some strange reason, when you’re little, you can’t wait to…
2/25-3/2 Reflection
I’ve realized that it’s good to reflect on what went well and what I can improve on based on the events that occurred the past week. This week I got…
HMMT 2024 Day 2
The HMMT 2024 Day 1 post was mainly about the Friday Night Events. This post is about competition day on Saturday, February 17th! After what I considered a tolerable night’s…
CF #929 (Div. 3)
After each contest, each race, and each test, it would be preferable if I spent at least a little bit of time on reflection, regardless of whether of the results…
Very Hard vs. Impossible
There are a lot of tasks in the world that are impossible. For instance, traveling at faster than the speed of light. By special relativity and the laws of nature,…
CMIMC Tryouts 2024
This was the best failure I have had in a while. I have the same, but intensified, test-taking issues that v4913 has. I’m glad that I had this test because…
HMMT 2024 Day 1
This year, I qualified to participate in the Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament. Our district’s two high school math clubs combined and sent out two teams of eight to venture to Boston…
Brace myself
No time for senioritis.
’23-’24 AMC/AIME Reflections
So… if I take it at face value, I can only say that I didn’t qualify for USAMO for the 2023-2024 season as I had wished. Although it is what…
2024 AIME I: My Experience
I improved from last year's AIME. I beat myself.
A Marker on a Road. I’m Still Running.
Note: This post was written hours after the test, but published after the testing window. At school this past week I told my (nerdy) friends that I would be merely…
Hello 2024 – Codeforces
Happy New Year! Yesterday, I did the Hello 2024 Codeforces Round, which was rated for all Codeforces users. I managed to solve three problems in-contest. Similar to Goodbye 2023, I…
Codeforces: Goodbye, 2023!
Maybe results don't show, but it was worth it.
2023 AIME I: My Experience (edited)
This is a repost of an entry in my private Art of Problem Solving journal. I’m thinking about moving some posts over here to my actual blog. Below is a…
A N*ce Div. 4
Thank God for giving me a learning experience today. Today, I participated in Codeforces Round #918, which was a Division 4 round. I am currently rated under 1400, which means…
Truly I Belong
I have a personal connection with math.
Exponential Growth
Compounding is a powerful process.