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The Problem You Cannot Solve: A Protocol for Reading Olympiad Solutions Without Wasting Them
Reading a solution is the highest-leverage twenty minutes in olympiad training and the most commonly wasted. A five-level hint ladder, a re-solve test and a spacing schedule. Read article
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Year 12 or Year 13? Choosing Which Year to Make Your Real BMO1 Attempt
BMO1 falls on 18 November 2026, after several application deadlines have closed. Why the Year 12 sitting usually carries more weight than the Year 13 one, and how to plan both. Read article
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What Your IB HL, A-Level or AP Maths Course Does Not Teach You Before BMO1 (2026-27)
Top grades in IB HL, A-Level Further Maths or AP Calculus do not transfer straight to BMO1. A map of what carries over, what does not, and what no school course teaches. Read article
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Writing BMO Proofs in English: A Phrasebook and Style Guide for Second-Language Candidates
British markers read what you wrote, not what you meant. The connectives, notation conventions and rewriting habits that make an olympiad script legible in English. Read article
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The SMC Is the Real Gatekeeper: Raising Your Senior Challenge Score Before 7 October 2026
The Senior Mathematical Challenge sits on 7 October 2026 and decides who is entered for BMO1. The mark scheme, the new 000-999 questions and a nine-week plan. Read article
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BMO Algebra Decoded: Inequalities, Functional Equations and Polynomials (2026-27)
The fourth BMO problem area almost nobody drills: how to recognise, attack and actually finish inequality, functional equation and polynomial questions on Round 1. Read article
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The BMO1 Number Theory and Combinatorics Toolkit: Parity, Invariants, Pigeonhole and the Right Modulus
Parity, invariants, pigeonhole and choosing the right modulus: how to make BMO1 number theory and combinatorics systematic instead of a matter of luck. Read article
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Before BMO1: Which UKMT Rounds Years 7 to 11 Can Enter from a China International School
Kangaroo rounds are UK-schools-only, but the Olympiad rounds are open to overseas centres. A round-by-round map of what Years 7 to 11 can enter from China. Read article
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BMO1 Geometry Decoded: The Configurations, Tools and Write-Up Habits That Earn Marks
Recognise the configuration, choose the right tool, then write it so a marker can follow: a practical geometry guide for the six-problem BMO1 paper. Read article
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BMO vs AMC and AIME: How the UK and US Maths Olympiad Tracks Compare for International Students
AMC and AIME reward fast correct answers; BMO rewards written proofs. Here is how the US and UK olympiad tracks compare, overlap and combine for international students. Read article