Maths Olympiad Prep

Goals /Reach BMO Round 2

Reach BMO Round 2

You have time on your side. Build from Senior Maths Challenge level to full olympiad proofs without rushing it.

Problems

1,700

Hours

728

Hours a week

7

Problems a week

16

Start at stage 3 Not sure this is your level?

What you work through

StageRoughly this paperProblems
3AMC 10/12 early · UK Senior Maths Challenge260
4AMC 12 late · AIME early340
5AIME late400
6BMO Round 1 · national olympiad first round400
7BMO Round 2 · USAMO P1/P4 · IMO P1/P4300

Where it leaves you

Through BMO1 and into BMO2 territory, writing proofs that hold up.

Make-up of these 1,700 problems

39% want a proof the rest want an answer topics rotate throughout

The weekly figure assumes you finish in 104 weeks. Take longer and it drops; the order stays the same either way. Time per problem is estimated from the stage rather than measured — an estimate, not a promise. Some problems fall in minutes and others ruin an evening.

Other goals

Qualify for AIME

1,000 problems · 275 hours

Make USAMO

1,440 problems · 685 hours

From BMO to the squad

932 problems · 767 hours

Train at the hardest end

564 problems · 650 hours