For some such students (including myself, at that stage) the main thing is to have a good supply of interesting problems to think about. I never did competitions, but I worked through lots of Cambridge entrance papers. The Cambridge entrance system has changed since then, but there is still interesting stuff here: http://www.admissionstests.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/adt/step/Test+Preparation
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