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BMO2 inequalities: Cauchy-Schwarz, AM-GM or substitution? A pre-write diagnostic
A pre-write diagnostic for BMO2 inequalities: choose AM-GM, Cauchy-Schwarz or substitution by domain, structure and attainable equality, then write a complete proof. Read article
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BMO2 Qualification China: What the 2026 Seven-Point Line Means for 2027
China’s reported BMO2 qualification line for the 2026 cycle was 7 points on Round 1’s 60-mark paper — a China-specific entry threshold, separate from the award reference lines and from the UK top-100 route. Here is what that number does and does not imply for the January 2027 round. Read article
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BMO Graph Theory: When to Model a Problem with Vertices and Edges
For the 2026-27 BMO preparation season (BMO1 on 19 November 2026, BMO2 on 21 January 2027 in the China region), a BMO1 or BMO2 candidate who sees a combinatorics problem about people, pairs, connections or forbidden configurations should ask three questions before reaching for casework: is the relation binary, is the target a triangle or… Read article
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Beyond BMO2: The IMO Selection Funnel, Trinity Training Camps, and Why Reaching Round 2 Is the Real Admissions Signal (2026)
What happens after BMO2: the narrowing funnel toward the UK IMO team of six, and why reaching Round 2 already carries the admissions weight that matters. Read article
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BMO Past Papers (BMO1 & BMO2): The Complete Pack and How to Use It (2026)
The complete BMO past-paper pack — BMO1 and BMO2, organised by round and year, with worked solutions for many of them — free, plus a proven four-step method to raise your score. Read article