1. How to Prepare For Math
Olympiads

2. To participate in mathematics competitions can be akin
to participating in other competitions and preparations
can help you gain a better competition and learning
experience.Here's various ways you can prepare for
maths competitions which we have researched from
forums and own experience in preparing mathletes for
competitions. Visit math olympiad for more
information. Hopefully these tips can help you gain
more from a mathematics competition.

3. Practice from past year contest questions
One of the best ways to begin your preparations for the
competition is to practice with past year contest
questions. This will help you familiarize with the style
of questions. However, this does not mean that you
need to try all the questions from the past year contest
papers.You can begin by trying questions which you
find interesting first. Doing and re-doing questions
from the past year contest questions can sometimes
dampen your interest in solving these questions and
may dull your mental acuity in solving challenging
questions.

4. Practice from past year contest papers that are a step up
from your competition
If the competition you are participating in involves
more than one contest. Always try to practice some
questions from a higher level contest. In this way, you
can challenge yourself by learning more and benefit
the most from this 'beforehand' learning. There are
also instances where some competitions will glean
some questions from a higher level competition to
challenge contestants.

5. Form a study group
In solving challenging questions, it is important to
discuss your solutions.Different people may have
different approaches to the same questions. Studying
the solutions of others can allow you to gain additional
insights which you may have missed working on it
alone. In forming a study group to prepare for the
competition, you have a group of like-minded
individuals to discuss and spar with.

6. Get Coaching
You can gain by getting additional coaching before a
competition. If your coach is someone who has
participated in maths competitions,they can share their
competition experience with you. What's more with a
more experience coach at your side, you can gain
additional insights in problem solving and may solve
the same question in a shorter way.

7. The tips above are by no means exhaustive and you
are welcome to add to your 'toolbox' of mathematics
competition arsenal to help you gain an edge in the
forthcoming mathematics competitions.
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