Struggling Through

Welp, I'm back. Haven't really said anything in a while, even though there's a lot of stuff that has happened. I'll try to post more the next time there's something to talk about. To recap though: AMC 12B: missed AIME b/c of a silly mistake Science Olympiad NJ States: 3rd in Game On ARML: made a ton of mistakes but somehow still got #1 in JV Division B in the country First few CJMLs of this year: got a bunch of 8s b/c of silly mistakes killing the dream of 9 or 10, and then got a 6 b/c of a ton of silly mistakes. I really need to sleep more for these lol. AMTNJ: 15 (woot, perfect score) Bashed a ton of problems but luckily we get a calculator :D NJML: Got all 5s, always made a dumb mistake on #6 Science Olympiad NJIT Regionals: 3rd in Circuit Lab (we made a dumb mistake in the lab section (changed out the wrong resistor), so we could've gotten 2nd or even 1st) Robotics season started! I'm programming captain this year, and there are A LOT of peop...

     Well, last week I took the AMC 10 A. In my school, Magnet High School, there were ~40 students invited to take the AMC 10A, and we did it in the middle of the school day. Luckily, I was allowed to skip Spanish, easily my least favorite class. However, I wouldn't celebrate that fact for much longer.      When I got to the test room, I discovered a bunch of tables lined up in rows, similar to how it was arranged when I took the AMTNJ, a different math competition from December. On the AMTNJ, I got 10/15, an incredibly disappointing score for someone who can normally score 13-15 on practice tests. As I sat down and took out my pencil pouch, I heard the test proctor say, "No compasses allowed". Instantly, I turned my head. How could they have us take this test without compasses? It literally says in the test booklet that we were allowed to use them! Luckily, this mistake was quickly rectified, and we were able to get started with our tests quic...