How I Got Started With Olympiads - My thoughts and tips after 7 years of doing olympiads!!

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  • @mangoman2561
    @mangoman2561 4 роки тому +32

    You are really lucky that your parents knew about all of this and pushed you! I was very interested in math starting 4th grade, but I had no proper math training until 7th grade. It was then when I learned about AoPS and my olympiad experience started.

    • @Planegod
      @Planegod 4 роки тому

      what grade are you in now and how far have you gotten

    • @pradipchaterjee9576
      @pradipchaterjee9576 2 роки тому

      Bro same with me here in India
      I have just 1 year for Olympiads

    • @internetuser7654
      @internetuser7654 7 місяців тому

      Haha i'm starting in 10th 😢

  • @emmazhang2418
    @emmazhang2418 2 роки тому +6

    ur channel is so helpful and relatable!! my parents pushed me to do olympiad in 4th/5th grade and i sorta liked it but i didnt like the feeling of being forced into something so i quit before 7th and pursued writing (which is literally in the OPPOSITE direction lol rebellious teenager things ig) and now i’m a freshman and im semi-accomplished with writing (i’ve been published several times and won national awards) and im sorta interested in math again??? so uh…kinda don’t know what i’m going to do with my next four years but thank you so much for all the videos!!

  • @danielqiu3320
    @danielqiu3320 4 роки тому +6

    This was very interesting and helpful. Thank you!

  • @thatone2580
    @thatone2580 4 роки тому +18

    I mean there’s computational biology/bioinformatics so bio + cs is definitely a field to look at.

  • @sophiathephirst
    @sophiathephirst 4 роки тому +10

    “grades were a lot easier for me than in elementary school”... in elementary school all I was worried about was doing better than my friends on the MAP tests haha

  • @worldpeace350
    @worldpeace350 4 роки тому +5

    This is so helpful as a sophomore in high school!! Which olympiad is your favorite?

  • @vorttxt408
    @vorttxt408 4 роки тому +14

    I’m just now getting started with olympiads in 11th grade. I feel so behind 😢.

    • @arpanbanerjee5659
      @arpanbanerjee5659 4 роки тому +4

      u still have college dw

    • @sophiathephirst
      @sophiathephirst 4 роки тому +2

      yeah they seem fun, I want to start but I’m also a junior and already so time crunched

    • @juanmoscoso0
      @juanmoscoso0 3 роки тому

      @@arpanbanerjee5659 you can do olympiads in college?

  • @sophiathephirst
    @sophiathephirst 4 роки тому +3

    the principle about being forced into things applies to any sport/competition, my friends (who’s parents are super obsessed with their achievements in sports) are lowkey depressed when they don’t win every race which is a toxic mentality

    • @MSN539
      @MSN539 2 роки тому +1

      Toxic mentality is good. To succeed you have to be obsessed but not get sad

    • @sophiathephirst
      @sophiathephirst 2 роки тому +1

      @@MSN539 yea but if you're obsessed but not sad, I would consider that passionate rather than toxic

    • @MSN539
      @MSN539 2 роки тому +1

      @@sophiathephirst fr

  • @ishaanpanigrahi8258
    @ishaanpanigrahi8258 4 роки тому +7

    How did u get so hecking good at the AMC 10?

    • @TechToppers
      @TechToppers 4 роки тому

      AMC 10? That was simple. Learn Olympiad tricks, solve lots of problems. That's it. AIME 1 first 4 to 5 problems are easy too.

    • @viradeus4322
      @viradeus4322 4 роки тому +2

      @@TechToppers bruh easier said than done.

    • @TechToppers
      @TechToppers 4 роки тому +1

      @@viradeus4322 Yeah! It takes a lot of time. For me, 1 year straight!

    • @viradeus4322
      @viradeus4322 4 роки тому

      @@TechToppers yea I'm kinda grinding alcumus on insanely hard mode for topics I think I know.
      Do u have AoPS vol 1? I do and I found the number theory,counting, and probability sections too be kinda sucky. Do u have anything to supplement this?

    • @TechToppers
      @TechToppers 4 роки тому

      @@viradeus4322 I'm fine at Number Theory part. I'm weak(extremely weak) at Combinatorics and I haven't paid much attention to probability as it isn't a topic for olympiads in India.
      To supplement number theory for olympiads, you just have to do problems. There is a book by Niven for Number Theory, but it's quite advanced.

  • @awesomeparrot9547
    @awesomeparrot9547 4 роки тому +2

    3:25 I can completely relate last year in 5th grade

  • @aashimasinghsisodia7567
    @aashimasinghsisodia7567 4 роки тому +9

    I discovered your channel way too late...

  • @chikenleg9549
    @chikenleg9549 3 роки тому

    Would it be too late for me to start near the end of sophomore year or beginning of junior?

  • @dontunderestimate2687
    @dontunderestimate2687 2 роки тому

    My school doesn't have Olympiads.. but i want to do it .. what are my options

    • @beaza9374
      @beaza9374 Рік тому

      You can look into "host" schools meaning some schools and testing centers that offer olympiad exams. AMC has it on there websites and USABO potential host schools will pop up in September! Or even better you can start a club that offers the exam :)

  • @gsuba2k
    @gsuba2k 3 роки тому

    I came across your video when looking for resources to help my 5th-grade kid. The discord channel link is not valid. Can you share the latest link

    • @Cararra
      @Cararra  3 роки тому

      discord.com/cararra :D

  • @TusharShrivastavC
    @TusharShrivastavC 4 роки тому +1

    i can confirm that this man was very popular in 5th grade

  • @ananyaanand1200
    @ananyaanand1200 4 роки тому +3

    I’m in 9th and this was so helpful

  • @jessechoe
    @jessechoe 4 роки тому

    Can you pls make ur channel focused on the USACO stuff?

    • @Cararra
      @Cararra  4 роки тому +1

      I mean it's more focused on USACO than anything else but I am not gonna only do USACO :D

    • @jessechoe
      @jessechoe 4 роки тому

      @@Cararra Also pls do some bronze stuff. I need a little help with some of that stuff.

    • @jessechoe
      @jessechoe 4 роки тому

      Also, thx for replying so fast.

  • @awesomeparrot9547
    @awesomeparrot9547 4 роки тому +1

    get gud kid I got top 20 national in MATH KANGAROO in 1st grade while also getting half the problems wrong, truly the most epic feat, GET ON MY LVL

    • @knightfall1992
      @knightfall1992 4 роки тому +2

      No one cares. Elementary school accomplishments don’t matter, let alone first grade.

    • @aryantaywade298
      @aryantaywade298 4 роки тому

      He is kidding lmao

    • @knightfall1992
      @knightfall1992 4 роки тому

      Aryan Taywade I know lol

  • @Sanyu-Tumusiime
    @Sanyu-Tumusiime 3 роки тому

    AMC 12 got a cancelled at a lot of schools RIP

  • @jaywankhede3426
    @jaywankhede3426 4 роки тому +3

    Onceeeee u get to 2k subs can u dye your hair a color of our choice? (hehe imma keep doing this till u say yes)

    • @Cararra
      @Cararra  4 роки тому +1

      Then you're going to keep doing this :D

    • @jaywankhede3426
      @jaywankhede3426 4 роки тому

      @@Cararra Ok back to our negotiation
      What if I get a petetion? How many people is this gonna take?

    • @Cararra
      @Cararra  4 роки тому

      1 more than however many you get to sign it :P

    • @jaywankhede3426
      @jaywankhede3426 4 роки тому

      @@Cararra BRUH come on there gotta be someone

  • @ananyaanand1200
    @ananyaanand1200 4 роки тому

    How’s the fire in Saratoga

  • @sumedhvangara7368
    @sumedhvangara7368 4 роки тому +2

    in CALI??????????????? UR SO OPPPPP

  • @keishaaranda5201
    @keishaaranda5201 4 роки тому +1

    If Cararra likes this, I'll end being a procrastinator

  • @naveenkannan9884
    @naveenkannan9884 4 роки тому +3

    nice shirt

  • @nizamsbiologypushto9964
    @nizamsbiologypushto9964 4 роки тому +1

    Swat Pakistan kpk

  • @ashritanala3761
    @ashritanala3761 4 роки тому +1

    Second 😄

  • @jonathancheng3976
    @jonathancheng3976 4 роки тому

    First