BMO Round 2
BMO2 (previously known as the Further International Selection Test, FIST) from 1972 to 1991 is normally held in early February, and is significantly more difficult than BMO1. BMO2 also lasts 3½ hours, but consists of only four questions, each worth 10 marks. Like the BMO1 paper, it is not designed to test knowledge of advanced mathematics, but rather the candidate's ability to apply basic ideas to unusual problems.
Half of the candidates score less than 10, and it is rare for someone to score more than 35.
Twenty of the top scorers from BMO2 are subsequently invited to the training camp at Trinity College, Cambridge for the first stage of the IMO UK team selection.
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