SMO Junior

[MandyMummy]

Are the 2011 SMO results used to select the training team for the next IMO? If so, which one, SMO (senior) or SMO (open)?

[Intermezzo]

MandyMummy:

Are the 2011 SMO results used to select the training team for the next IMO? If so, which one, SMO (senior) or SMO (open)?

hi MandyMummy, from what i can gather from ds it is the SMO (Open) Special Round that carries lots of weight for getting into the national training team.

i think it's best that you also check with the trainers / teachers in case i got the wrong info..

[Intermezzo]

Just to clarify, the journey towards national team can start as early as from SMO Junior.


ie. those who do well in SMO Junior can go for the Junior Team training, and from there they work their way up the hierachy:

Junior Team training -> Senior Team training -> National Team
(selection tests are held between each level for promotion into the next)

And to be promoted from senior team into national team, the main criteria is the results from SMO Open, Special Round (as stated in my above post).

hope this helps ~

[MandyMummy]

Intermezzo:

Just to clarify, the journey towards national team can start as early as from SMO Junior.


ie. those who do well in SMO Junior can go for the Junior Team training, and from there they work their way up the hierachy:

Junior Team training -> Senior Team training -> National Team
(selection tests are held between each level for promotion into the next)

And to be promoted from senior team into national team, the main criteria is the results from SMO Open, Special Round (as stated in my above post).

hope this helps ~

Thanks, Intermezzo for enlightening me. Is your ds a maths enthusiast? You are very well informed about mathematics competition thingy. All the best to your ds.

[Intermezzo]

Thanks MandyMummy ~ yes ds enjoys math very much

Dunno if he'll ever get into nat team, but to him it's the process that's fun, and that's good enough for us ~

[darlingbabe]

Hi mummies! I’m super kiasu. My eldest son is in K1.

May I know how you nurtured your child(ren)'s interest in Math at preschool?

[clover18]

CoffeeCat:

khk:

How many questions must one get it right in order to achieve

a bronze?

Depends on the yr..
taken from the link above
SMO (Junior) Previous Years' Cut-off Points (Inclusive of Round 2 scores)
2010 Gold (24), Silver (9), Bronze (8), HM (5)
2009 Gold (11), Silver (7), Bronze (6), HM (5)
2008 Gold (23), Silver (14), Bronze (11), HM (10)
2007 Gold (20), Silver (14), Bronze (11), HM (10)

So this means that to get a bronze, must get into round 2?

[Herbie]

Any one knows when will the result for smo j be out?

[cchew]

About 1.5 to 2 weeks before Round 2.

[Herbie]

cchew:

About 1.5 to 2 weeks before Round 2.

Thanks!!