MathLeague.org
Let’s say that you don’t make it into the top 10 bound for chapter MathCounts, but you still really like MathCounts-type questions, we have the competition for you. Our second main competition series is Middle School MathLeague (it’s .org not .com--mathleague.com is a great competition, just not one of the ones we usually participate in.) The great thing about MathLeague is that it is structured almost identically to MathCounts but is open to anyone!! It consists of the same 4 parts - Sprint, Target, Team and Countdown and is an excellent way to hone your skills for future MathCounts success…or you can just stick with MathLeague, learn a ton and compete with students from across the state and nation - sounds pretty good, right?
Okay, so I might have lied a little when I said that MathLeague was open to anyone. It’s true that almost all of the mathleague.org competitions are open to anyone, but there is one part for which you have to qualify. It’s called (INTER)2 SECT, a multi-state competition for the top-scoring students and the pinnacle of success in middle school level MathLeague. So, how do you qualify?
According to the MathLeague.org site, in order to attend (INTER)2 SECT, you need to earn at least 50% of the available points on either Sprint or Target (that’s 15 points for Sprint or 4 points for Target) or score strictly higher than 80% of the other participants from your grade-level at that contest in either the Sprint or Target round. If you are a part of a team that scores at least 5 points (50%) on the team test or higher than 80% of the teams in a particular contest then you’re also (INTER)2 SECT bound!
I’m assuming that some of you already feel your competitive juices flowing and wonder what it will take to win…or at least place at a MathLeague competition. Although those numbers change each year, I’ll share the 2017 (INTER)2 SECT 1st place scores by grade level as well as 10th place scores. Hopefully that’ll give you a goal to shoot for.
Okay, so I might have lied a little when I said that MathLeague was open to anyone. It’s true that almost all of the mathleague.org competitions are open to anyone, but there is one part for which you have to qualify. It’s called (INTER)2 SECT, a multi-state competition for the top-scoring students and the pinnacle of success in middle school level MathLeague. So, how do you qualify?
According to the MathLeague.org site, in order to attend (INTER)2 SECT, you need to earn at least 50% of the available points on either Sprint or Target (that’s 15 points for Sprint or 4 points for Target) or score strictly higher than 80% of the other participants from your grade-level at that contest in either the Sprint or Target round. If you are a part of a team that scores at least 5 points (50%) on the team test or higher than 80% of the teams in a particular contest then you’re also (INTER)2 SECT bound!
I’m assuming that some of you already feel your competitive juices flowing and wonder what it will take to win…or at least place at a MathLeague competition. Although those numbers change each year, I’ll share the 2017 (INTER)2 SECT 1st place scores by grade level as well as 10th place scores. Hopefully that’ll give you a goal to shoot for.