🍂 Fall Into AIME Success!
Sharpen your 🧮 Math Skills and get 🏆 Competition-Ready this fall!
💡 Master strategies, solve challenging problems, and reach your full potential!

How to Prepare for the AIME
Why Drawing a Good Diagram Is Important to Solve a Geometry Problem?
2026 JMO/AMO: 8 USAMO Awardees and 7 USAJMO Awardees
- 1 USAMO Gold Award, 1 USAMO Silver Award, 4 USAMO Bronze Awards, and 2 USAMO Honorable Mention Awards.
- 1 USAJMO Top Winner, 1 USAJMO Winner, and 5 USAJMO Honorable Mention Awards.
2026 MOP: 4 MOP winners.

Purpose:
To prepare ambitious students for AIME I (February 5, 2027) and AIME II (February 11, 2027) — a critical step toward qualifying for the USA(J)MO and pursuing excellence in advanced mathematics.

Fall Session I: Fundamental Geometry
5 Weekends (EASTERN Time: 1:00 – 3:30 pm), Total: 12.5 Hours
9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4 (Midterm Mock Test/Review)
Fall Session II: Advanced Geometry (Continuation of Session I)
5 Weekends (EASTERN Time: 1:00 – 3:30 pm), Total: 12.5 Hours
10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8 (Final Mock Test/Review)

Course Outline
Class Handout Sample

Online Registration is now open! Click HERE to register and pay.

Tuition (including all materials)
Session I (12.5 Hours)
New Student:	Via Zelle: $690 (Phone: 240-300-4380) Please include your child’s name and “AIME Fall I” in the “Memo” box.
	Via PayPal: $718
Returning Student:	Via Zelle: $680 (Phone: 240-300-4380) Please include your child’s name “AIME Fall I” in the “Memo” box.
	Via PayPal: $707
Session II (12.5 Hours)
New Student:	Via Zelle: $690 (Phone: 240-300-4380) Please include your child’s name “AIME Fall II” in the “Memo” box.
	Via PayPal: $718
Returning Student:	Via Zelle: $680 (Phone: 240-300-4380) Please include your child’s name “AIME Fall II” in the “Memo” box.
	Via PayPal: $707
Sessions I & II (25 Hours)
New Student:	Via Zelle: $1,370 (Phone: 240-300-4380) Please include your child’s name and “AIME Fall I and II” in the “Memo” box.
	Via PayPal: $1,426
Returning Student:	Via Zelle: $1,350 (Phone: 240-300-4380) Please include your child’s name and “AIME Fall I and II” in the “Memo” box.
	Via PayPal: $1,404
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This program is specifically designed for students aiming to achieve higher scores on the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME). Through focused instruction, challenging problem-solving, and intensive practice, students will sharpen the advanced mathematical reasoning, creative problem-solving skills, and test-taking strategies essential for success on the AIME. Beyond improving AIME performance, the program helps students develop greater confidence, deeper mathematical insight, and a strong foundation for advanced mathematical competitions.

Beyond test preparation, we challenge students with original, thought-provoking mathematical problems that encourage exploration, discovery, and meaningful generalization. These experiences can lead to high-quality student research projects, which we mentor and refine for potential submission to respected mathematics journals. In this way, the program extends beyond competition preparation, empowering students to develop deeper mathematical thinking and pursue meaningful academic achievement beyond the contest setting.

Goals

Course Goals

Master Core Theorems & Techniques
Strengthen understanding of key AIME concepts and essential mathematical foundations.

Develop Elite Problem-Solving Skills
Learn powerful and creative strategies used by top AIME performers and USA(J)MO qualifiers.

Improve Accuracy, Speed & Confidence
Tackle challenging problems under timed conditions with greater precision and insight.

Aim Higher
Build the mathematical maturity and problem-solving mastery needed to pursue USA(J)MO qualification and national-level achievement.

Start your AIME journey this Fall — train like a top competitor, think like a mathematician, and perform at your highest level!

This is a live class, interactive class—not a pre-recorded session. Instructors actively engage with students by asking questions, and students are encouraged to participate, ask questions during class, or reach out to instructors via email afterward.
As a valuable bonus, all lessons are recorded and made available for students to review at their own pace, supporting continued learning and self-study.

Committing to the entire course ensures students gain the full benefit of all the mathematical concepts, methods, strategies, tactics, skills, and techniques covered.

🌟 2026 Online AIME Prep Fall Course — Geometry

Our 2026 AIME Prep Fall Course (Geometry) is designed for highly motivated students who are aiming to raise their AIME scores and develop the advanced problem-solving skills needed for success in advanced competitive mathematics.

Geometry is one of the most important and frequently tested areas on the AIME. Through a carefully structured curriculum, students will develop a deeper understanding of advanced geometric techniques, learn to recognize recurring problem structures and patterns, and master powerful strategies for solving challenging competition problems efficiently, creatively, and elegantly.

Many students who enroll in this program have already demonstrated strong mathematical ability and are looking to take their competition performance to the next level. Through rigorous instruction, challenging problem-solving, and extensive practice, students will strengthen their mathematical reasoning, deepen their problem-solving insight, and build the confidence needed to tackle difficult AIME problems.

⭐ Proven Success

Our 2026 AIME Prep Fall Course (Geometry) provided comprehensive coverage of the major geometry topics and techniques that appeared on the 2026 AIME I and AIME II examinations.

Remarkably, every geometry problem on the 2026 AIME closely mirrored or strongly corresponded to examples, techniques, and problem-solving strategies presented in our course.

This strong correspondence gave students the ability to:

Recognize familiar problem structures quickly.
Identify the underlying techniques needed to solve a problem.
Apply advanced methods with greater confidence.
Reduce uncertainty when facing unfamiliar-looking problems.
Solve challenging problems more efficiently.
Transfer classroom strategies directly to the actual AIME.

Through systematic preparation and extensive exposure to challenging problems, students developed the mathematical maturity, strategic awareness, and problem-solving flexibility essential for high-level mathematical competition.

🔍 What Makes Our Course Unique?

Comprehensive Annual Updates

We update our course handouts and curriculum every year to reflect the most recent AIME I and II examinations, emerging problem-solving techniques, and evolving trends in competitive mathematics.

Our annual updates include:

Careful analysis of the latest AIME problem sets.
Identification of recurring concepts, techniques, and problem structures.
Coverage of emerging problem-solving strategies.
Continuous refinement of our handouts and practice materials.

Deep Analysis of AIME Problem Design

Unlike traditional competition courses that focus primarily on learning how to solve individual problems, we go further by examining how AIME problems are constructed and why particular techniques work.

Using advanced analytical methods, we study the thought processes and problem-design patterns of 10 AIME Test Creators, drawing insights from their published contest problems and mathematical research.

These insights directly inform the development of targeted, contest-style problems designed to strengthen students’ mathematical intuition, pattern recognition, and problem-solving skills.

Our instruction emphasizes:

Identifying recurring themes and hidden structures.
Understanding how problem writers transform fundamental ideas into challenging contest problems.
Recognizing connections among seemingly different problems.
Exploring multiple solution methods and comparing their efficiency.
Developing strategic thinking, mathematical creativity, and independent problem-solving ability.

This approach helps students move beyond memorizing techniques toward recognizing and applying mathematical ideas independently.

Strategically Curated Competition Problems

We also carefully select significant past competition problems authored by these test writers and incorporate them into our instruction to reinforce key concepts and strategies.

Notably, some of these problems—or variations of their underlying ideas—have appeared on subsequent AIME examinations. This experience can give students a valuable advantage: when they encounter a familiar structure on the actual contest, they may be able to recognize the underlying idea quickly and devote more time to carrying out the solution.

In our experience, this kind of familiarity has sometimes enabled students to secure an additional 1–2 points on the AIME.

Extensive Problem Collection

Students work through a carefully curated collection of:

Past AIME problems.
USAMO- and USAJMO-inspired problems.
Classic Olympiad-style problems.
Original enrichment and contest-style problems.

The goal is not simply to solve more problems, but to expose students to the concepts, structures, techniques, and strategies that repeatedly arise in advanced mathematical competitions.

🎯 Why This Course Matters

Our goal is to equip students with a deep understanding of the essential concepts, methods, and strategies required for success in competitive mathematics.

This preparation is designed not only to help students achieve stronger results on the 2026 AMC 10/12 and 2027 AIME, but also to cultivate the habits of creative thinking, analytical reasoning, mathematical exploration, and independent problem solving that extend well beyond individual contests.

For many students, the difference between an average result and an outstanding one is not simply knowing more formulas—it is being able to recognize the mathematical structure of a problem, select an effective approach, and execute the solution efficiently under time pressure.

That is precisely the type of mathematical maturity this program is designed to develop.

🧠 Beyond Test Preparation

Our program goes beyond conventional AIME preparation.

Students are challenged with unconventional, thought-provoking mathematical problems that encourage exploration, experimentation, generalization, and deeper analytical thinking.

Rather than stopping after finding a solution, students are encouraged to ask:

Can this result be generalized?
What happens if we change the conditions?
Is there a deeper principle behind the solution?
Can the same idea be applied to an entirely different problem?

These investigations can lead to the development of high-quality student research projects, which we support through further exploration, refinement, and preparation for potential submission to respected mathematics journals.

In this way, the program empowers students to pursue meaningful mathematical work beyond contests and to build an academic profile that reflects genuine mathematical curiosity and achievement.

💻 Live Online Course Format

You are warmly invited to enroll in our online AIME preparation program, which provides an effective and convenient way for students to learn from experienced instructors and interact with teachers from anywhere.

We use Google Meet for live online instruction, allowing students to:

Engage directly with instructors.
Ask questions and receive answers in real time.
Receive personalized guidance and feedback.
Solve challenging problems under instructor supervision.
Learn powerful strategies, shortcuts, and alternative solution methods.
Develop greater confidence through guided problem solving.

Students are not simply given solutions. They are encouraged to think through problems, explain their reasoning, explore alternative approaches, and develop the independence necessary for advanced mathematical competitions.

Homework and targeted practice further reinforce the concepts and strategies taught in class, helping students build both problem-solving fluency and confidence.

🚀 Join Us

Start your 2026 AIME preparation this fall and take the next step toward higher AIME scores, USA(J)MO qualification, and success in advanced competitive mathematics.

This is more than an AIME preparation course. It is a systematic program designed to develop the mathematical insight, strategic thinking, creativity, and problem-solving maturity required for success in advanced competitive mathematics.

Click HERE for detailed instructions on how to join.

Instructors:

Contact Information:
Ivy League Education Center
Tel: 240-300-4380
Email: chiefmathtutor@gmail.com

AMC-General

The AIME plays a key role in the pathway to the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO). While there are many math competitions in the United States, only the sequence

AMC → AIME → USAMO sequence

leads to the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) — the most prestigious mathematics competition in the world for high school students.

For Whom?
This AIME course is designed for students who have scored 102 or higher on the AMC 10, 84 or higher on the AMC 12, or have correctly solved approximately 4 or more problems on a previous AIME.

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What?

The class will primarily focus on building a strong foundation in the two key areas of Combinatorics and Number Theory. The goal is to develop the mental agility needed to confidently approach and solve challenging problems, aiming to help students reach or exceed the qualification level for the USAMO and USAJMO — typically around 10 solved problems.

How?
We emphasize mastering fundamental concepts and essential knowledge first. Then, we gradually develop the problem-solving skills and intuition necessary to identify and pursue effective strategies for tackling complex problems.

📘 Class Outline
🚀 Master Efficient Tricks – Solve problems faster and smarter
✂️ Shortcuts & Strategies – Tackle tough AIME geometry with confidence
🧠 Proven Test-Taking Tactics – Maximize accuracy under time pressure

Session I: Fundamental Geometry

Class	Date	Topic
1	9/6, Sun	Special Trianles
2	9/13, Sun	Ratio of Area Theorem, Ceva’s Theorem, and Triangle Centers
3	9/20, Sun	Collinearity and Concurrency
4	9/27, Sun	Circles
5	10/4, Sun	Quadrilaterals and Cyclic Quads

Session II: Advanced Geometry (Continuation of Session I)

Class	Date	Topic
6	10/11, Sun	Tangent and Secant Lines
7	10/18, Sun	Geometry Tidbits
8	10/25, Sun	Advanced Triangles and Circles
9	11/1, Sun	Analytical Geometry
10	11/8, Sun	3D Geometry

We may adjust the course content and pace as needed to best match students’ actual performance and learning needs.

🔹 Benefits:

10 tutorial handouts (480+ pages) by Dr. Henry Wan
500 brand-new AIME-level problems from the licensed AMC Database
2 FREE mock AIME tests (15 questions each) with answers, explanations, detailed score reports, and performance summaries

📚 Homework:

4+ hours per class
Complete all geometry problem from the past AIME contests (2000-present) — over 60 hours of targeted practice.
Instructors available for any past AIME questions

A Data-Driven Approach to AIME Mastery
Our “big data” system is built from the complete set of problems from all 69 past AIME contests (1983–2025). By applying data mining and predictive analysis, we’ve uncovered recurring patterns, question types, and frequency trends—essentially “decoding” the AIME.

In this course, we’ll share these insights with students, revealing the “secret code” behind the exam and equipping them with the tools to confidently understand and master it. For nearly every recent AIME problem, we can trace its origins to earlier contests.

That’s why the most effective way to prepare for the AIME is to deeply engage with past problems—recognizing structures, building intuition, and sharpening strategy through targeted practice.

Our Students

In 2024, we had 90 students who obtained top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

10 of our students were among the top 116 worldwide winners (Perfect Scorers).
54 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers. They were among the 697 worldwide winners.
29 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers. They were among the 2,683 worldwide winners.
93 out of our 96 students (96.9%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America

In 2023, we had 99 students who qualified for the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or the AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 11 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10B: Ali R. and one of our students was among the 13 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12B: Yaoyun X. Read more at: 99 Students Qualified for the 2024 AIME and 2 Students Received Perfect Scores on the 2023 AMC 10/12

In 2023, we had 8 students who won USAMO awards and 7 students who won USAJMO awards.

1 USAMO Gold Award, 1 USAMO Silver Award, 4 USAMO Bronze Awards, and 2 USAMO Honorable Mention Awards.
1 USAJMO Top Winner, 1 USAJMO Winner, and 5 USAJMO Honorable Mention Awards.

In 2023, we had 90 students who obtained top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

8 of our students were among the top 81 worldwide winners (Perfect Scorers).
51 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers. They were among the 697 worldwide winners.
31 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers. They were among the 2,571 worldwide winners.
90 out of our 93 students (96.8%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America.

In 2022, we had 96 students who qualified for the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or the AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 6 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Justin W. and one of our students was among the 3 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12B: Ming Y. Read more at: 96 Students Qualified for the 2023 AIME and 2 Students Received Perfect Scores on the 2023 Fall AMC 10/12

In 2022, we had 3 students qualified for the Math Olympiad Summer Program. Read more at: Brendon J., Kyle S., and Isabella Z. Qualified for the 2022 Math Olympiad Summer Program

In 2022, we had 1 student Competes in International Girls’ Math Olympiad. Read more at: sabella Z. Competes in International Girls’ Math Olympiad

In 2022, we had 7 students qualified for the USAMO and 7 students for the USAJMO. Read more at: 2022 USAMO and USAJMO Qualifiers Announced — Seven Students Qualified for the USAMO and Seven Students for the USAJMO.

In 2022, we had 88 students who obtained top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

10 of our students were among the top 131 worldwide winners (Perfect Scorers), as shown in Table 1. Click Here see a full list of the 131 worldwide winners.
52 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers. They were among the 1,010 worldwide winners. Click Here see a full list.
26 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers. They were among the 2,449 worldwide winners. Click Here see a full list.
88 out of our 91 students (96.7%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America

In Fall 2021, we had 93 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 5 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Nina L. and one of our students was among the 2 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10B: Ming Y. Read more at: 93 Students Qualified for the 2021 Fall AIME and 2 Students Received Perfect Scores on the 2021 Fall AMC 10/12

In 2021, we had 6 students qualified for the USAMO and 6 students for the USAJMO. Read more at: 2021 USAMO and USAJMO Qualifiers Announced — Six Students Qualified for the USAMO and Six Students for the USAJMO

In 2021, we had 8 students who got into the MathCounts state-level top 10. Yunyi L. won 9th Place in the 2021 MathCounts National Competition!

In Spring 2021, we had 91 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. Two of our students was among the 17 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12A: Evan L. and Suraj O. and one of our students was among the 27 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Xinchen L. Read more at: 91 Students Qualified for the 2021 AIME and 3 Students Received Perfect Scores on the 2021 AMC 10/12

In 2020, we had 79 students who obtained top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

5 of our students were among the top 57 worldwide winners (Perfect Scorers).
49 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers.
25 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers.
79 out of our 81 students (97.5%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America.

In 2020, we had 82 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 11 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12A: Yiyang X, and one of our students was among the 13 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Jason W.. 43 middle schoolers and 9 elementary schoolers qualified for the AIME!

In 2019, we had 4 Students Qualified for the USAMO and 4 Students for the USAJMO.

Of the 280 USA Math Olympiad national qualifiers, 4 are our students: Luke C., Zipeng L., Sameer P., and Peter P.
Of the 235 USA Junior Math Olympiad national qualifiers, 4 are our students: Michael H., Noah W., Holden W., and Isabella Z.

In 2019, we had 76 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 22 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Noah W.and one of our students were among the 10 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12B: Kenneth W. Very impressively, 32 middle schoolers and 7 elementary schoolers qualified for the AIME!

In 2018, we had 64 students who obtained top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

3 of our students were among the top 44 National Winners (Perfect Scorers): Eric B., Kevin Y., and Isabella Z.
40 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers.
21 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers.
64 out of our 66 students (96.5%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America

In 2018, we had 73 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. Two of our students were among the 35 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Austen M. and Jason W. and two of our students were among the 21 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12B: Kaan D. and Edward W. Remarkably, 11 middle schoolers and 2 elementary schoolers qualified for the AIME!

In 2017, we had 63 students who earned top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

7 of our students were among the top 75 National Winners (Perfect Scorers).
34 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers.
22 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers.
63 out of our 65 students (97%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America

In 2017, we had 61 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 28 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Austen M., and two of our students were among the 65 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10B: Ashwin A. and Brad Z. Remarkably, eight middle schoolers and one elementary schooler qualified for the AIME, which is geared toward high school students. Very impressively, Bryan Z., a 6th grader, gained a score of 132 out of 150 on the AMC 10B.Read more at: 2017 AIME Qualifiers Announced — 61 Students Qualified for the AIME

In 2016, we had 36 students who are qualified to take AIME either through AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 23 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Joel (Junyao) T. Particularly, seven middle schoolers and one elementary schooler qualified for the AIME, which is geared toward high school students. Pravalika P., a 6th grader, got a 115.5 out of 150 on the AMC10B, which is very impressive. Read more at: 2016 AIME Qualifiers Announced — 36 Students Qualified for AIME

2011 – 2015: In total, 37 students scored above 120 on the American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC 10) and qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME); 26 students scored above 100 on the American Mathematics Contest 12 (AMC 12) and qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME); 3 students qualified for the USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO), the highest level of math competition for high school students in the USA

2011 – 2015: In total, 23 students achieved perfect scores of 28 on the AMC 8

Read more at: Notable Achievements of Our Students

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Our Uniqueness

We have a long history of close collaboration with the MAA‘s American Mathematics Competitions (AMC), which are dedicated to strengthening the mathematical capabilities of our nation’s youth, and are the first of a series of competitions in high school mathematics that determine the United States team for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).

We are only one in the Washington DC metropolitan area to offer elementary, middle, and high-school level competition math courses. Our students have received top scores and awards at prestigious national and math competitions.

We have extracted 5,000 brand new problems at the level of the AIME from the licensed AMC Database. In addition, we have also collected all AMC8/10/12 and AIME Official Solutions as shown in the article “American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) Materials.” All these materials have formed a golden resource for our students, who are the ultimate beneficiaries.

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