PUTNAM

>didnt take at least up to lin alg and diff eq by the end of high school
no shot

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>>8453274
>Not finishing your phd in quadruple integrals by age 16.

Why do you even try?

>>8453544
>Didn't master abstract algebra when crawling out of mother's womb

Sometimes I wonder how you people breathe without being reminded to.

You need to know some abstract algebra and real analysis to even to a good section of the test. Yeah it was fun to take since I was competiting against someone specifically but you need years of practice to get a notable score.

>>8453052
It's a great experience! Very fun, even if you do not get anything right. Getting a positive score means you are actually pretty good at problem solving.

In terms of practicing, you are probably a bit too late to do /really/ well. But you are not too late to do well relative to starting studying for it in November. Try just doing a lot of problems, and also looking online for problem solving techniques helpful for Putnam.

In any case I say you should do it. It's fun if you like math. Don't get wrapped up in winning a highscore or something, that usually takes lots of mental preparation (as well as tactics, since it is timed and some problems are easier than others so once you are good enough to solve all problems in a section in 3 hours, it's all about time management and writing skills).