Keiran to attend IMO in Hong Kong

I have loved maths for as long as I can remember. I have been working on competition maths for four years. This year was really tough, but after a large amount of work, I was selected for the NZ national team of 6 who will travel to Hong Kong to compete in the 57th International Mathematical Olympiad (http://www.imo2016.org/) with students sent from over 100 different countries. Once there, I will take a nine hour exam over 2 days which contains only six problems. While they are grading the exams, I will have the opportunity to travel around Hong Kong, meet people from all over the world, and see the sights.

Olympiad mathematics is different than what we learn in school. It focuses on problem solving rather than computation and algebra. It also includes different content than school maths like number theory, combinatorics, and Euclidean geometry. I love it! When I first see an olympiad problem, I often have no idea where to start, and that is the challenge.

The New Zealand Maths Olympiad Committee has already secured a significant amount of funding to support us in this event; however, each team member has been asked to fund raise $2000. I would appreciate your support.