Personal Statement
My interest in Mathematics started in my early childhood: I saw Mathematics in every
part of life. I always admired the knowledge of those who understand it and use it on adaily basis, and I wished to master it just like them. My father works as an engineer, sowhen I inquired about Mathematics, he was always happy to answer me and tell me someengaging facts.
At the age of 11, I was admitted to Bányai Júlia Secondary School of Kecskemét, thebest school in my hometown, where I met my Mathematics teacher, József Varga, who
instantly became my mentor and who I have had one-to-one lessons with for about 7-8hours a week. I acquired most of my current knowledge about Mathematics from him.
Furthermore, I took numerous extracurricular lessons with other teachers in Kecskemét.
For the last 3 years, I have been attending Sándor Dobos’ classes in Fazekas Mihály
Secondary School to prepare for the IMO, the MEMO, and the Romanian Master ofMathematics competitions. Here, I could develop my skills in explaining solutions infront of an audience. Last year, I also had the opportunity to learn about finite fields andset theory from László Surányi in the so-called Super Study Group of the same school.
Each year since I was 11 years old, I have been invited to the mathematical camps held
by Lajos Pósa, where I encountered thought-provoking combinatorial and game-theory
problems, and I could ameliorate my skills in working in a team. Last year, I attended
the English-Hungarian IMO winter camp where I had the chance to meet people fromthe English IMO team and get to know them. This year, I attended the Hungarian IMOMEMO camp, too. The last two years, I was invited to the Maths Beyond Limits camp(MBL), which took place in Milówka, Poland. During the two weeks I spent there, I could
further improve my teamwork skills alongside foreign students who learn Mathematics ina different way from the usual method used in Hungary. I have also been attending thePaul Erdős Mathematical Talent School camps, 5 of them every year for 3 years. Eachyear, I was placed in a class with people who were at least 1 year older than me.
However, I not only attended mathematical camps, but I have also participated asa camp leader; for example, in a Hungarian EGMO camp last year and some of Lajos
Pósa’s camps this year, and I also participated as a guide in EGMO 2022. Moreover, I
have been teaching Mathematics to younger students for 3 years.
In my free time, I try to get some insight into famous unsolved problems, I read about1partial results, and try to understand the statements a bit more. I recently read a bookabout Fermat’s last theorem and how proving it was beneficial for the world in various
areas of life. A few years ago, I also spent some time thinking about Goldbach’s conjecture
and trying to understand what consequences it has.
During my studies so far, I enjoyed participating in competitions. To be honest, I findit entertaining and challenging to compete with others by solving mathematical problems.
I participated in every competition I could, individual and team competitions as well. I
won my first gold medal at the age of 8 and I have won over 25 more since then. Below Ilist a few of my most significant competition results:- Middle European Mathematical Olympiad (MEMO): individual absolute 2nd place,gold medal, being one of the two students who could solve all problems, team competition
2nd place, silver medal- Selection competition for IMO and MEMO: 12th place (therefore I qualified toMEMO and RMM)
- National Olympiad (OKTV) 2021: 11th palce, 2022: 1st place- KöMaL 2021: ”B” (hard mathematical problems) 6th place, ”A” (harder mathematical problems) 5th place- Romanian Master of Mathematics 2021: 57th place, bronze medal

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