How it works · ApexGraf

01 · Choose the runway

How much time before contest day?

One coaching system. Three lengths. You choose the timeline; ApexGraf decides how to use the weeks.

Fits most families

18 weeks

More time to the peak

Earlier start or more to learn — gentler pace, more revision, more time for ideas to stick.

Longer calendar · more revision and mock time.

You choose the timeline. ApexGraf decides how to use the weeks.

02 · Starting level

Why not start everyone at Chapter 1?

Two students preparing for the same contest do not necessarily get the same path.

01 Diagnostic test No account to start

02 Gap report What kids own · what’s shaky

03 First plan Focus · sittings · timed work

ApexGraf starts from what your child already knows — and what still needs work.

03 · Topics on the path

What we train — and how much it matters on AMC 8

Twelve core areas in the ApexGraf path. Bars show approximate relative weight on AMC 8 — a guide for where prep time pays off, not a promise for any one contest year.

Approximate share based on recent contest problem classifications; varies by year.

POA Properties of Arithmetic

AMC 8 ~8%
EXP Exponents

AMC 8 ~6%
FRAC Fractions

AMC 8 ~10%
DEC Decimals

AMC 8 ~5%
PCT Percents

AMC 8 ~8%
RATIO Ratios & Rates

AMC 8 ~6%
EQ Equations & Inequalities

AMC 8 ~9%
NT Number Theory

AMC 8 ~12%
SQRT Square Roots

AMC 8 ~3%
CNT Counting

AMC 8 ~11%
PSS Problem-Solving Strategies

AMC 8 ~3%
PA Perimeter & Area

AMC 8 ~10%
ANG Angles

AMC 8 ~6%
RTQ Right Triangles

AMC 8 ~5%
CG Coordinate Geometry

AMC 8 ~5%
SG Solid Geometry

AMC 8 ~4%
DATA Data & Statistics

AMC 8 ~10%

The contest mix sets the priorities. Your child’s results decide where the time goes.

04 · Contest-prep cycle

From first topic to contest day — loop, then mocks

Adaptive to each kid’s level — the plan adjusts as gaps show up and skills lock in.

1 · Learn through problems Meet the topic through contest-style problems.
2 · Find & fill gaps Miss → teach → prove on a fresh problem.
3 · Targeted practice Practice the weak ideas until they hold.
4 · Quick Checks Run mini quizzes on core ideas.
5 · Spiral Review Reinforce concepts and learn new skills.
6 · Mini Mocks Test stamina with short practice exams.

After Enough Topics ↓

7 · Full-length mocks Simulate real AMC 8 exams
8 · Ready for contest day Enter with tested skills, timed practice, and full-length mocks behind you.

After a miss: teach the missing idea, then prove it on a fresh problem. That’s different from ApexCoach below — guided steps on the same hard problem.

05 · ApexCoach · Guided Solve

Apex Coach

Stuck mid-problem? ApexCoach helps through the hard step.

Why reveal the full solution when guided steps can get kids past the hard part?

When kids ask for help, ApexCoach turns one hard problem into a learning opportunity— simplifying the wording, guiding them step by step, teaching the key ideas, and checking understanding along the way. The student still finishes the problem.

Problem · Number Theory

Three gears each have a painted mark that starts lined up with a fixed pointer. The marks return to the pointer every \(18\), \(24\), and \(30\) seconds. When all three marks next line up together, how many complete turns have the three gears made in total?

The student picks where they’re stuck

Kid picked: “I don’t know what it’s asking”

ApexCoach does not start with LCM arithmetic. It makes the question clear first.

1. Make the goal clear Get kids to: “find the next time all three marks line up.”
2. Attach the math tool That time is \(\operatorname{lcm}(18,24,30)\).
3. Hand the original problem back Kids still turn that time into total turns and submit.

Kid picked: “I know the topic — not the first move”

ApexCoach opens the solve: compute the LCM, then the contest trap (don’t stop at the time).

1. First move Compute \(\operatorname{lcm}(18,24,30) = 360\) seconds.
2. Hard step Total turns = \(360\div18 + 360\div24 + 360\div30\) — not “answer = 360.”
3. Hand the original problem back Kids finish \(20 + 15 + 12 = 47\) themselves.

Kid picked: “I started, then got stuck”

ApexCoach asks one more question, then jumps to the right step — no restart from zero.

Ask the kid: What have you figured out so far?

Need the common time → start at LCM
Already have \(360\) → jump to converting time into turns
Know to add turns → help finish the arithmetic
None of these → start earlier, still on this problem

Every path ends the same way: guided help, then kids finish the original problem.

Simplify problem restates the stem on the right · three stuck choices → three coach starts · same gears problem until kids submit.

06 · For parents

Parents see the progress. ApexGraf handles what comes next.

Three things only — no mastery charts, no curriculum jargon, no hours of homework supervision theater.

Where things stand — what still needs a pass, and what’s strong now.
What happens next — the plan already adjusted.
Progress we can see — including mocks when they exist.

You shouldn’t need charts or codes to know if prep is working — but you do get clear topic status and score trends.

Sample parent view

Week 6 of 10 · AMC 8 path · illustrative

Topic status

Exponents On track
Number Theory Needs work
Fractions Strong
Counting On track

Timed & mock trend

Timed · W4 14/25

Timed · W5 17/25

Mock · W6 19/25

What’s next: more Number Theory repair · keep Fractions warm · mid-mock Week 7.

Ready to see your child’s gaps?

Start with the free contest diagnostic — no account required.

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How ApexGraf runs from enrollment to contest day