To those who may be interested in Raffles Institution Primary Mathematics World Contest (RIPMWC) etc

(P.S. Apologies for this post in the wrong category) My child has been top in Maths so a few have recommended that my child participates in Math Olympiads. I wish they have not put the idea into my head. Recently, my child participated in RIPMWC 2023. Their mock test was depressing. Paid SGD33 for their Online Prep Course but both of us could hardly understand the solutions so much so that my child broke down sobbing. Utter waste of money! Have asked them for a refund though I doubt they will. Just a friendly message out to not send your child to Math Olympiads unless he/she has already undergone some form of training or even years of training. #utterlydepressing

Dawn

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My son went through something similar when we first started out with olympiad maths, the jump from school maths to competition maths is really steep, and most kids need structured coaching for months before the contest format even starts to make sense. It might be worth looking for a tutor who specialises in olympiad training first before trying the contest again lah.

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