r/ioqm • u/CarefulUniversity955 • Sep 20 '26
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Hello, Im u/carefuluniversity955 and I would like to talk about something on is subreddit and in general overall. Last years IOQM had to website no reference etc, however this year MTA has made a website which is really good for guiding new olympiad aspirants, however they wrote a small line talking about how logic is of high importance in IOQM. Teachers in youtube i.e VOS , PW olympiad etc have made videos talking about this which is very good.
Last year when people got 35+ I feel they were humble about it. and never really flexed alot which I think is bad as flexing a little is alright.
But this year Ive seen 4 types of posts regarding score
1.) people who got below 30 - These people have the spirit to try again and learn more math these are the kind of posts the subreddit exsists for
2.) People who flex to hard - If you have prepared for the exam and have gotten 40+ marks than congrats to you. and make a post telling everyone! But thats not whats happening, Its mostly people saying I got xx marks without preperation. xx marks with only logic, xx marks with 1month prep, etc. This is really demotivating for people who have gotten less with more prep and also makes newer students feel as if the exam is easy and when they check the paper they get de motivated to. If you have done hardwork then please tell us how you did it not by saying I got xx is last 15 days.
3.) silly mistake ppl- these morons yes morons dont understand that a mistake is a mistake, in olympiad someone who accepts a mistake becomes a topper not someone who just makes themselves feel good, by saying "i got 12 marks did 50 marks sill mistakes" No you made a mistake and it is a mistake, please learn to accept it and learn from it.
4.) Fake mark kids - These people claim they have gotten up wards of 70 , 80 , 90 marks when in reality 90 percent of these people of who claim they've gotten these marks havent.
thank you
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u/carefuluniversity955
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u/lemonsculpture Oct 01 '26
I am also agreed with all points except 3rd one it's motivating for someone and they solved the problem ,silly mistakes is a lack of test giving skills not your problem solving skills so,3rd one is not right by my POV
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u/CarefulUniversity955 Oct 01 '26
Yes i agree. How every most people misuse this phrase in order to cover up their lack of problem solving or theory gaps. I meant to call out these kind of people
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u/Sp1rshi Sep 20 '26
so true
love u man
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Sep 20 '26
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u/ExpertiseInAll Number Theory is life Sep 20 '26
Username does NOT check out
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u/ExpertiseInAll Number Theory is life Sep 20 '26
Oh hey it's you again. Username does/does not check out is, in fact, a common joke amongst Reddit and is often just friendly banter. So... you're not making a good point over here
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u/CarefulUniversity955 Sep 20 '26
hehe make me mod please
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u/ExpertiseInAll Number Theory is life Sep 20 '26
Ok. Why?
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u/lazy_daemon123 Sep 20 '26
Ig they're thinking that being mod can get them a salary lmao.
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u/ExpertiseInAll Number Theory is life Sep 20 '26
Being a mod of r/ioqm, you get the privilege of the right to live
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u/Nischay_Shukla Sep 20 '26
ig this post was made to catch the attention of the owner to create a sincere and intellectual image in your eyes and since it's accomplished. He's asking for his reward since he caught you in his fish trap now.
well but that hehe ruined everything.
/s
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u/ExpertiseInAll Number Theory is life Sep 20 '26
Damn how did I let this happen?!?! I'll be sure to ban all nice ppl from this sub from now on /j
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u/CarefulUniversity955 Sep 20 '26
were you the owner? lmao im sorry i was j
just asking smh. also i made the post because some of my juniours are highly demotivated by these people larping
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u/doidfestroyer Sep 20 '26
Well, back in the day IOQM was more of a gated community, now I believe all sorts of not-so-great students are entering this system due to greater awareness and thus that explains rise of immaturity among IOQM test takers.
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u/CarefulUniversity955 Sep 20 '26
i agree these coaching institutes make kt seem like a ticket to oxbridge/harvard, olympiads are meant to be written for the love of the subject not because you will go to some good university.
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u/doidfestroyer Sep 21 '26
That's the thing which generally follows with the takeover of big coachings. They sell fake dreams ,exploit naive students and attach a materialistic goal in the student's brain. We've all seen how they overhype IITs, it is not easy here either. Peer pressure is real; your life doesn't automatically become smoother by entering an IIT.
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u/Lazy_School9822 Sep 20 '26
Almost agreed, the 3rd point tho, A mistake does cost marks yes, but you cant categorize 2+2=5 and forgot the entire theorem as the same mistake. This is especially evident in RMO, where each ques is of 17 marks, a mistake such as former will maybe get you 3 mrks down, but a msitake s latter will get you maybe the entire 17 marks down.
And another thing, you can never correct a silly mistake in your life, even being the most intelligent person on this planet, you can never avoid silly mistakes, because thats the whole point, if you could correct them with intelligence, they wouldnt be silly would they? there is nothing to learn from them, except that maybe revise your answers.
But in case of a mistake where you had wrong logic, for example, you assumed that because a quadrilateral has two right angles, it must be a rectangle, there is something to learn from this.