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<p>Does he have to retake it by the time he is ready for college? That would suck if his results expired in 5 years or something like that.</p>
<p>He also received a perfect score on the AMC8.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.unl.edu/amc/e-exams/e4-amc08/e4-1-8archive/2006-8a/2006-amc8Perfect.shtml[/url]”>http://www.unl.edu/amc/e-exams/e4-amc08/e4-1-8archive/2006-8a/2006-amc8Perfect.shtml</a></p>
<p>I browsed through the names and photos of the kids who got a perfect score on the AMC8. Obviously, that’s an incredible accomplishment, and these kids must be really gifted in math. Is it politically incorrect of me to point out that over 90% of them are Asian? And is it politically incorrect of me to ask, Why is this the case?</p>
<p>It’s actually not 90% Asian – Of the students who are obviously Asian or Indian (either by picture or by name), and not the International students, I counted about 80 of the 127 as being Asian. (I noticed the same thing and was curious.)</p>
<p>And only 18 girls. </p>
<p>As far as I know, my school system does not administer this test – I’ve never heard of it.</p>
<p>The article said that he took it because his older brother was taking it.
I want to know how his older brother did.</p>
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It’s also interesting and unfortunate that there are very few girls as well - it’s amazing how young such a drastic split can occur. </p>
<p>Through quickly looking at the pictures, though, it seems that domestic perfect scores were more likely to be female than the international students. Maybe we’re slowly moving in the right direction.</p>
<p>My son missed one math question when he took the SAT at age 12. He is absolutely taking it again as a hs junior!</p>
<p>on edit: not Asian</p>
<p>I guess this doesn’t bode well for my 710?</p>
<p>holycow! (that’s … all I have to say)</p>
<p>Actually, I have long felt the SAT was too easy. It would be nice to have a test that can separate (and measure) the truly brilliant from the smart.</p>
<p>Sly:
This is not a school test. It is a test of the Mathematics Association of America and the acronym stands for American Mathematics Competition.
<a href=“http://www.unl.edu/amc/[/url]”>http://www.unl.edu/amc/</a></p>
<p>There are competitions for different age and grade levels: AMC 8, AMC 10 and AMC 12. High scorers at AMC 10 and AMC 12 are invited to take part in AIME ; and those who score high in AIME then can go on to USAMO. The USAMO winners then get a chance to compete in the International Math Olympiad. This is a very abbreviated sketch. The link above provides more details.</p>
<p>Schools that participate in MathCounts (and afterschool program rather than part of the regular curriculcum) are more likely to sign their students for the AMC.</p>
<p>probably…unless he’s going off to college within the next couple of years. (Which could be, if he’s that ahead of the curve!) Seems like most admissions & scholarship requirements that I’ve seen over the years require a test taken within the last couple of years prior to the student’s application: this test at age 10 would be 7-8 years out of date by the normal senior year. Chances are, the testing boards will drastically revise the tests in that length of time (like both ACT & SAT have added the composition section in the last few years; for a lot of schools, 2006 graduates could still get by with old SAT/ACT showing no composition score, but many 2007 graduates see that many schools are now requiring the newer SAT/ACT tests.)</p>
<p>Not really. Students who’ve taken the SAT in 7th or 8th grade and gone well have been able to request the CB to record their score and to use it for college applications. I know of one student who did so and I believe Mini’s D also did so.</p>
<p>But it is true that there is a possibility the SAT will be tweaked again and in that case, a college applicant would be required to retake it if the last time was too long ago. </p>
<p>I also think there is a good chance this boy will apply to college early.</p>
<p>We had an asian youn gman as a freshman in our HS, who had to take math at the college, because he had already tested out of calculus and statistics, and our school had nothing further to offer him. After his freshman year, he left our school, entered a concurrent college/HS program at a 4-yr U, and after his sophomore year, transferred to MIT. No surprise!</p>
<p>The SAT 800 does not surprise me at all, because asian students (in asian schools) usually are about 2~3 levels ahead of american students. I clearly remember doing Algebra 2 in 7th grade. It really is a joke – only considered hard because american society promotes the use of calculators too much. </p>
<p>But the AMC8…now that is very impressive. SAT Math doesn’t even compare to the AMC’s.</p>
<p>Yep. Mine had a perfect Verbal at 13 (one of 6 in the country), and the math wasn’t far behind, and she never did it again. We did have to ask them to preserve them. We didn’t find a single college that actually cared (we asked), and actually got the sense that they cared about the scores more as a validation that she could do the work, than as any particular qualifier for selective admissions. </p>
<p>As it turns out, my d. went off to college after what would have been the 10th grade, without ever having set foot in a high school classroom.</p>
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It’s the same around here. D was in an invitational tournament held at the biggest high school in our area with kids from all over. She got 4th or 6th , I really can’t remember and it’s not important to the story, but there were only two non-Asian/Indian subcontinent kids in the top 10 and she was the highest placing female (because she was the only female in the top 10) . Interestingly enough, or at least some on the board would think so LOL , a caucasian football quarterback was the highest scoring non-Asian Indian participant.</p>
<p>“Is it politically incorrect of me to point out that over 90% of them are Asian? And is it politically incorrect of me to ask, Why is this the case?”</p>
<p>There’s a good chance that their parents are doctorate-holding scientists or engineers. Most of the high scoring Asians I know have those kind of parents. Presumably since the parents are talented in math, the kids are likely to be, too, plus can get lots of extra instruction at home from parents who think that the American system of teaching math is too slow.</p>
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<p>Yes, and that’s why I posted the link.</p>
<p>Allmusic: missing only 1 makes 800. I think they have one freebie on math.</p>