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Note: I’m not sure whether I’m going to actually compete, see below. But I did get an email informing me I’ve qualified.

@Conflux I’ve decided I’m planning to relinquish my spot, because I think the person who counterfactually replaces me will get more out of the experience than me.

I was thinking of doing a full practice Invitational this weekend, but I actually decided I'm not going to do any prep for the exam, which is next Thursday. The reason is that I was thinking more about what it'd mean for me to be at the IOL, and I realized I'm not especially interested in going full aggro mode to take a slot away from someone who's probably (~75% on each of these) more interested in linguistics than me these days, more excited to go to Brasilia, more inclined to participate in the prep sessions / study / want to be a good member of Team USA, and maybe more likely to benefit from the networking aspect. Especially when I've already proven that I'm approximately good enough.

Anyway, I did get #7 on the Open Round with similar non-amounts of prep, and I acquired some new highlighters, so I might still get top 8 on the Invitational. Note that if I qualify for the IOL but decide to stand aside and not compete in Brasilia, the market would still resolve YES.

Ranked #7 in US on the Open (#9 including Canadians) with almost no prep. If I kept up that relative performance level for the Invitational, I’d barely qualify for Brazilia. I feel excited so I’ll probably do some prep in the coming months!

@Conflux wait why did I bet yes. it’s true that this data point is an upward update but the market was too high before anyway

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How much do you prepare/plan on preparing?

@Logaems I’m not sure yet - that’s part of what this market predicts. My preparation will probably happen closer to the Invitational Round, so like Feb/March.