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Mathcounts National in DC this year!

Most states have finished their 2016 Mathcounts competition. But there are still several states not finished yet. Today, Florida will have their state mathcounts competition. The latest is April 4th North Dakota. Just hope that all states have the Mathcounts state competition on the same date. We talked with Mathcounts director last time. He said […]

Gender Identity Curriculum Angers Parents in Virginia

This year there are several big things that affect everyone. One is the superior court passes the same sex marriage law. The second is that Fairfax County Public School Board approved the lessons about homosexuality and gender identify in its Family Life Education curriculum. The board approved the controversial lessons in a 10-2 vote June […]

How to use the AMC report generator to find your information.

go to following link: http://amc-reg.maa.org/Reports/GeneralReports.aspx you find lots of helpful information from there. 1. You choose a contest from there. You can find: AMC 10/12 02/05/2013 AMC 8 11/13/2012 AIME II 03/28/2012 AIME 03/15/2012 AMC 10/12 B 02/22/2012 AMC 10/12 A 02/07/2012 AMC 8 11/15/2011 AIME II 03/30/2011 AIME 03/17/2011 AMC 10/12 B 02/23/2011 AMC […]

AMC 8, 2012 sponsored by FCAG

2012 AMC 8 (http://amc.maa.org/e-exams/e4-amc08/amc8.shtml) was held on Nov. 13, 2012. It was Tuesday. My son took AMC 8 through FCAG sponsored free AMC 8 test. (FCAG is a non-profit organization helping gifted and talented kids and their parents in Fairfax county. Actually, they don’t limited themselves for helping people in other places. Some students from […]

How to get into CSULA’s EEP program?

Every year, about 750 takes the screening Test WCPT, about 100 gifted students , who scored at least 1100 of Verbal and math, from all over the United States apply to EEP. However, each fall, only 25-40 applicants are admitted. These applicants are qualified through the Washington Pre-College Test. The first step of applying to […]

Top Private School in Northern Virginia

Nysmith sends more students to TJ every year. It’s very good. Potomac is also a good school. Some Longfellow students turn down TJ to attend Potomac. Flint Hill is also good. ————————— Nysmith School Head of School: Kenneth Nysmith – blog@nysmith.com Religious affiliation: None Basic Background: Established in 1983 Accredited by NIPSA (National Association of […]

Simon’s Rock-Recent Graduate and Professional School Placements

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