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### {{ faq("C-4", "Is it possible for me to go from X level to Y level in Z time?") }}

I probably don't know much more than you do.
I probably [don't know much more than you do][generic].

Predicting improvement in math contests is a lot like trying to predict the
stock market. We have some common sense, but no one _really_
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(iii) it's rounding error compared to the actual final result.
Therefore, I think the correct thing to do is try both,
see which one you like better, and just go with that,
[without worrying about whether it is "right"][right].
[without worrying about whether it is "right"][generic].

### {{ faq("C-8", "How do I make fewer careless errors?") }}

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### {{ faq("C-17", "Do I need to make a study plan?") }}

You can if you want to, but it's not that important.
You can if you want to, but in my opinion [it's not that important][generic].
I certainly never made a plan as a student.

The reason I have somewhat dim views of study plans is that
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[articles]: olympiad.html
[c15link]: https://aops.com/community/p18587427
[ebook]: https://www.maa.org/ebooks/EGMO/
[generic]: https://blog.evanchen.cc/2023/10/03/yet-another-reason-i-dont-give-much-generic-advice/
[geoff]: https://people.bath.ac.uk/masgcs/geo.pdf
[geombook]: geombook.html
[howproof]: https://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~larryc/proofs/proofs.html
[mistakes]: https://www.artofproblemsolving.com/articles/stupid-mistakes
[mohs]: upload/MOHS-hardness.pdf
[perfect]: https://blog.evanchen.cc/2016/04/17/against-perfect-scores/
[recs]: recommend.html
[right]: https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h520900
[shower]: https://www.paulgraham.com/top.html
[tutor]: https://blog.evanchen.cc/2016/02/07/stop-paying-me-per-hour/
[usamts]: https://usamts.org/index.php
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