My DD joined mathcounts this year and qualified for state, which was a big surprise for both her and us, because she was just sort of in the club for fun and wasn't studying outside of club meets. But after qualifying for the state competition, I have never seen her so motivated to study math on her own before.
I watched their chapter countdown round, and it was so cool to see a huge crowd of people cheering kids when they answered impressive math questions. So nice to see brain power celebrated like this. I would highly recommend this contest for math-oriented kids. It's a great way to meet friends too. I was so thrilled to see her find her people.
