by WCTC Team | Feb 26, 2024 | AMC Prep, Our Philosophy, Test Prep
The American Mathematics Competition (AMC) won’t allow you to succeed on natural talent alone. And cramming will also fail you here. This may be your first encounter with a challenge that you can’t master easily. It presents intricate puzzles, elegant...
by WCTC Team | Feb 19, 2024 | AMC Prep, Be Brighter, Our Philosophy, Test Prep
You’ve taken the AMC exams, one of the most prestigious and rigorous math competitions in the world. You’ve solved complex and creative problems that tested your mathematical skills and intuition. But now, you’re wondering: How did I do? What is a good AMC score, and...
by WCTC Team | Jan 25, 2024 | AMC Prep, Be Brighter, Test Prep
The AMC 10 (American Mathematics Competition 10) is a math challenge for middle schoolers, opening doors to scholarships, summer programs, and a love for STEM courses. But with its challenging problems and time pressure, preparing for the AMC 10 can feel daunting....
by Wes Carroll | Aug 25, 2021 | AMC Prep, College Admissions, Test Prep
They say that the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, but today would be the second best. That’s how I feel about writing about the American Math Competition (AMC): I wish I had spent more time writing about it in the past, but I’ll do the next best thing and...
by Wes Carroll | Nov 19, 2019 | AMC Prep, Our Philosophy
We wanted to share some great news. (My son) presented 3 posters at the (large conference) in (major city) last week. One of his posters on (interesting math topic) got selected as one of the top posters and he was invited to present it formally at the Abstract...
by Wes Carroll | Apr 20, 2019 | AMC Prep, Be Brighter, Our Philosophy, Test Prep
Students suffering from test anxiety often make things worse by misunderstanding the nature of successful preparation work. They think: “my goal is to have new knowledge and new techniques.” But that’s wrong. The right goal is to have new habits....
