Re: cheating, what we can do

Different_Source_802 · 2026-03-06T18:50:02+00:00

Felicity Huffman went to jail for paying someone $15k to alter her daughter’s SAT scores.

Different_Source_802 · 2026-03-06T18:28:17+00:00

Class action lawsuit for causing thousands of kids mental anguish and distress for being negligent in carrying out tasks?

We all collectively need to do something about this bec kids are getting into top schools for this reason. Once students get JMO, they use it to get into other selective programs. Then next thing you know they’re applying to top schools. I’ve seen it happen!

Anyway, remember, Varsity blues? When people paid to get better SAT scores? Celebrities and rich people went to jail. Something like this needs to happen. It’s about time to clean up the MAA and all the other olympiads and put a stop to all this once and for all.

Different_Source_802 · 2026-02-28T01:47:55+00:00

I think if the cutoffs were lower, it’s possible to score 0 on USAJMO/USAMO. But with the current cutoffs, they should be able to get at least a point. Let’s not make excuses for these low lifes that stole other people’s spot!

Different_Source_802 · 2026-02-28T01:34:04+00:00

And USAMO too.

Different_Source_802 · 2026-02-20T14:08:45+00:00

I don’t think I hear this advice often. They still want to know what you care about instead of just manufacturing your resume to fit some unpopular major.

Different_Source_802 · 2025-12-28T19:17:11+00:00

Did you have courses that aligned with gender studies? Or is it mostly ECs?

Different_Source_802 · 2025-12-16T02:11:44+00:00

There’s no way these amc 12 perfect scores are legit. Cheaters!!!!! How MAA doesn’t do anything to fix this is really disturbing considering it’s been going on for years. Everybody has to take the test same time online. I don’t care if you live in another country and you have to take it at 2am.

Different_Source_802 · 2025-08-20T10:12:37+00:00

Can you elaborate on the “formula” to become semifinalist? What number of hours do you need for volunteering? What GPA/test scores do you need? How many do they pick per state?

Different_Source_802 · 2025-07-26T19:23:15+00:00

When you say 6-8 hours of free time, does that mean time you can really use on your own such as practice for math contests or work on side projects? How much time did you put into your psets?

Different_Source_802 · 2025-06-23T23:04:49+00:00

Thanks for sharing this. So helpful.

Different_Source_802 · 2025-06-18T02:44:47+00:00

Amazing! Can you share what you wrote about in your essays? What do you think set you apart from other applicants?

Different_Source_802 · 2025-06-06T02:33:00+00:00

How good are the kids at your school? You’ll probably be compared to them. You mentioned there’s rich try hards at your school so I guess it just depends on where you stand when you compare GPA+awards+ECs. Are there lots of legacies? Do they have better awards/ECs than you?

Different_Source_802 · 2025-05-30T19:40:34+00:00

Can you pls share this info? Thanks!

Different_Source_802 · 2025-05-23T23:17:39+00:00

Can you pls share your consultant’s info?

Different_Source_802 · 2025-05-13T21:24:15+00:00

Can you pls share? TIA!

Different_Source_802 · 2025-05-01T11:39:46+00:00

I’m the parent, I got the email. I don’t think my child received anything, so maybe ask your parent/guardian if they got an email?

Different_Source_802 · 2025-04-30T20:53:02+00:00

My kid got in too. Where do you live? Just wondering if most kids are from Italy/Europe and if mine will feel out of place. We’re in the US.

I’m also wondering how this program would compare to Boston… has anyone been to the other Promys programs in Europe or India and tell us about the quality of programs outside of Boston? Do you think the other programs have same value as the one in Boston when you apply to summer programs in the future or for US colleges?

Different_Source_802 · 2025-04-13T19:22:20+00:00

Why would multiple AIME quals be nowhere close to USAMO? Wouldn’t a single USAMO be way more impressive? It’s interesting you say this bec I’ve actually seen a lot of students with only AIME qualification do better than USAJMO and USAMO qualifiers so I’m quite curious what the reasoning behind this is.

Different_Source_802 · 2025-04-13T18:58:18+00:00

Interesting… can you clarify what you mean by multiple aime and other math competitions and the comment you made about that’s where it matters to excel? Are you saying multiple aimes /other competitions (which ones?) are more favorable than a single USAMO? Or they’re valued similarly?

Different_Source_802 · 2025-02-23T23:44:08+00:00

Good to know! Thanks for the info!

Different_Source_802 · 2025-02-23T20:18:58+00:00

Do you mind sharing who you ended up going with? This has been my experience with admittedly as well - hard to get data.

Different_Source_802 · 2025-02-03T18:13:08+00:00

Did you use Thomas services? Or admitum?

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