AIME Prep

Hello,

Last year I took the AMC 12 as a sophomore and got a 55 (no prep). Now, I've been learning the concepts for the AMC, although I haven't taken a mock yet. I'm currently in Calc 3, and I have a strong algebra foundation and a decent geometry foundation.

The main problem I encountered last year was that I didn't know number theory or counting probability (I didn't even know how to do permutations), so I've been learning those concepts.

Is AIME qualification possible if I study about 4 hours a day until the test, or do I need to study more?

Along with that, what are some good resources to learn these concepts from start to finish?

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u/SalamanderFew774 — 4 days ago

glitched stygian

hii
i was trying to lower my stygian time and my game crashed. when i came back, it said that i defeated the wind operative in 22 secs? how is this possible and am i able to get my original time back?

u/SalamanderFew774 — 25 days ago
▲ 2 r/satprep+1 crossposts

Tips for answering complex reading questions?

Hii I was wondering if anyone has tips for answering reading questions regarding complex passages? My reading score currently sits around 700 on practice tests, and I would like to get it to around 720-750 before this Saturday. I got a lot of questions wrong due to not fully understanding the passage, so is there anything I can do to simplify it? Also, are most SAT reading questions (especially 13-16) of similar difficulty, or slightly easier/harder?

u/SalamanderFew774 — 1 month ago
▲ 1 r/CSUDH

6th on waitlist

does anybody have any experience with crogman for phy 130? i’m a high school dual enrolling, and was wondering if there is any chance i can get the class? does he add more students than the set 39?

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u/SalamanderFew774 — 2 months ago

knuckle duckle with nefer

hello, i was testing to see if my nefer team could clear the knuckle duckle on fearless mode in miliastra. i get close but there is always a sliver left, and needing to dodge would also add more time. currently, my bina and lauma both aren’t ascended and their talents are 8 8, but i was wondering if there were any immediate improvements i could make to my gameplay so i can clear it in a few tries tomorrow as im broke in mora and resin.
if not i’ll wait to ascend them.
nefer and lauma are C0R1, everyone else is C0R0. nefer is on skys unveiling, lauma on 2pc 2pc em, bina on sms, nahida on deepwood.
i’ve tried instructors sucrose, but she isn’t built that well so the dps is about the same as nahida (even with proper hydro swirl).

u/SalamanderFew774 — 2 months ago

Overcapped on crit rate

Hii, my mav is currently severly overcapped on crit rate, so I was wondering which one of her pieces I should reshape, or what I should do? My only other weapon I could give her is tidal shadow (R3), but I'm about to R5 serpent spine so idk what would be the best move.

u/SalamanderFew774 — 2 months ago
▲ 41 r/Mavuika

perfect sands

crafted and rolled a great sands for mavuika! it brought me 32% up in the leaderboards

u/SalamanderFew774 — 2 months ago

Mauvika Combo?

Hii I’m so sorry this question may seem really stupid but is mauvika supposed to lose nightsoul when u sprint during her cdc combo? my mauvika loses nightsoul everytime i sprint, and i’m just wondering how to prevent this. i play on mobile so i find it especially hard to learn lol.

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u/SalamanderFew774 — 3 months ago

Studied for a week

Hello, this year (sophomore) i took ap world history alongside 3 other aps. my teacher was horrible, and genuinely didn’t teach me a SINGLE THING. along with that, i spent the majority of the last half of april + some of may finishing up my csp portfolio and my seminar presentations, so i didn’t get to studying for world until may 1st, exactly 1 week before the exam. in the end i got all 5s, so if you have any questions please ask! even if you see this post a year later you can ask questions. i will probably respond.

general study plan:

  1. read princeton review book
  2. watch heimler on what i just read
  3. explain the concept to my friends
    right before the exam i took 1 full length practice exam, as well as 1 extra mcq set.
    this post is mainly for people who are cramming lmao if you have a lot of time to study then my insight might not be as helpful.
    i also took notes on my phones notes app but i doubt they’d be decipherable because i was in such a rush.
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u/SalamanderFew774 — 3 months ago

skirk team for fearless clear

i was able to clear fearless with this scuffed skirk team! posting this in case other people are unable to do it since i was unable to clear with fischl and mona.

u/SalamanderFew774 — 3 months ago
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FRQ’s For Future CSP Students

Hello,
I took APCSP my sophomore year and basically self-studied for the exam, as my teacher only really helped with the structure of our performance tasks.
I was able to get a 5, and I believe the thing that helped me bring my score from a 4 to a 5 was practicing FRQ’s, as my friends who are actually at a higher skill level than me got 4’s due to mess-ups on the FRQ.
Down below, I attached the document with all the general questions I practiced + my answers. My answers are quite rusty as I wrote them hours before the exam (skipped morning classes to write these), so I turned comments on in case anyone would like to correct my writing.
I believe someone else on this subreddit posted general questions that they would ask so my questions came from them. I will credit them if I can find their post again!
I also practiced the FRQ’s on college boards website, but please keep in mind that they usually post the easiest FRQ version (i think?) and the version I actually got on the exam was much harder than the sample.
Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wYk-eisVK39O1EaxkpOmzbW1UYXkm8D11LWXD-8q5fY/edit?usp=sharing
I would also practice implementing random functions into your code, as well as writing new algorithms from your existing code, as a couple of my FRQ questions were related to that.
But PLEASE, if you're taking APCSP, you must practice FRQS because in order to get a 5, you usually need a 90/100 raw score. Considering the fact that each FRQ question is worth 5 points, practicing them is extremely valuable.

u/SalamanderFew774 — 3 months ago

Mauvika rotation + team?

Hii, I’m a returning player so this is my first mauvika banner. I apologize in advanced for ALL of my characters scuffed builds, but aside from that, are there any talents, artifacts, or levels i should heavily prioritize for this team? I’m currently working on double crowning mauvika (skill and burst), leveling up citlali’s skill, crowning nicole’s skill, and crowning bennett burst. I’m also leveling up skyward sword for bennett, and i’m working on leveling everyone to 90. I do understand that nicole may not be the most optimal, but I plan on pulling her C2 in the future, as my only other natlan character is kachina and her shield is good for serpent spine. Also are there any issues with my current rotation or can i stick with this?

u/SalamanderFew774 — 3 months ago

4th slot for mauvika

Hii, I just got citlali for my mauvika and i was wondering who the 4th slot character should be? My only other natlan character is kachina, but my mauvika is C2 if that helps?

u/SalamanderFew774 — 3 months ago

Nefer low DPS for investment

Hello, both my nefer and lauma are C0R1, my nahida is C0R0, and aino is C1. I feel like my dps is really low considering the fact that nefer and lauma both of their sigs. What improvements can I make to increase their DPS other than their talents and levels (I’m working on them but I’m a returning player after 3 years so resin is scarce). I’m also working on learning how to dash cancel, and I’m also saving for columbina.
Builds are posted in the comments!

u/SalamanderFew774 — 4 months ago

App help/ideas?

Hello, I'm currently a high school student interested in computer science and engineering. I'm somewhat proficient in basic Python, I'm learning C++, and I've been experimenting with the Elegoo starter kit. I'm also trying vibe coding for the first time just for fun, so for my first project I used Lovable to build a website with a built in AI for research purposes.

The idea is that you type in your research question and the AI searches through different databases (I could only find free API keys for [ClinicalTrials.gov](http://clinicaltrials.gov/), OpenAlex, PubMed, Semantic Scholar, arXiv, Europe PMC, Crossref, DOAJ, OpenAIRE, and Zenodo), then rates how well researched the topic is, gives a timeline of the research, and lists any gaps in the existing research. There's also a social feature where you can create a group and work together with others.

I'm genuinely wondering if this is a useful feature, because I feel like any AI could already do what I'm building. If it's not that useful, are there other directions somewhat similar to my current website that I could pivot it toward? Or are there any other features I could add to my app to separate it from what currently exists?

I'm aware that this might not be the best subreddit to post in, but any ideas are appreciated!

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u/SalamanderFew774 — 4 months ago

App Ideas/Help?

Hello, I'm currently a high school student interested in computer science and engineering. I'm somewhat proficient in basic Python, I'm learning C++, and I've been experimenting with the Elegoo starter kit. I'm also trying vibe coding for the first time just for fun, so for my first project I used Lovable to build a website with a built in AI for research purposes.

The idea is that you type in your research question and the AI searches through different databases (I could only find free API keys for [ClinicalTrials.gov](http://ClinicalTrials.gov), OpenAlex, PubMed, Semantic Scholar, arXiv, Europe PMC, Crossref, DOAJ, OpenAIRE, and Zenodo), then rates how well researched the topic is, gives a timeline of the research, and lists any gaps in the existing research. There's also a social feature where you can create a group and work together with others.

I'm genuinely wondering if this is a useful feature, because I feel like any AI could already do what I'm building. If it's not that useful, are there other directions somewhat similar to my current website that I could pivot it toward? Or are there any other features I could add to my app to separate it from what currently exists?

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u/SalamanderFew774 — 4 months ago
▲ 4 r/website_ideas+2 crossposts

App Ideas/Help?

Hello, I'm currently a high school student interested in computer science and engineering. I'm somewhat proficient in basic Python, I'm learning C++, and I've been experimenting with the Elegoo starter kit. I'm also trying vibe coding for the first time just for fun, so for my first project I used Lovable to build a website with a built in AI for research purposes.

The idea is that you type in your research question and the AI searches through different databases (I could only find free API keys for ClinicalTrials.gov, OpenAlex, PubMed, Semantic Scholar, arXiv, Europe PMC, Crossref, DOAJ, OpenAIRE, and Zenodo), then rates how well researched the topic is, gives a timeline of the research, and lists any gaps in the existing research. There's also a social feature where you can create a group and work together with others.

I'm genuinely wondering if this is a useful feature, because I feel like any AI could already do what I'm building. If it's not that useful, are there other directions somewhat similar to my current website that I could pivot it toward? Or are there any other features I could add to my app to separate it from what currently exists?

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u/SalamanderFew774 — 4 months ago

block sticker?

hello, i’m just curious what this sticker means lol. i’ve never seen it before, and i would assume that if this person blocked me then we wouldn’t still be friends, so what else could it mean?

u/SalamanderFew774 — 4 months ago
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encode frq

hello guys please lmk what u put for the encode frq. also for part 2b i didn’t exactly write pseudocode my pseudocode was more similar to real code so does it still count?

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u/SalamanderFew774 — 5 months ago