Are AMC 10 and 12 scores required?

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<p>I am wondering if it will be held against me that I did not take any AMCs. Does Princeton ask about AMC scores? I scored 780 on SAT Math, 800 on Math 2.</p>

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<p>They don’t ask.</p>

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<p>What’s AMC?</p>

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<p>The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC)</p>

<p>The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) is dedicated to the goal of strengthening the mathematical capabilities of our nation’s youth. We believe that one way to meet this goal is to identify, recognize and reward excellence in mathematics through a serics of national contests called the:</p>

<p>American Mathematics Contest 8 (AMC 8),
American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC 10),
American Mathematics Contest 12 (AMC 12),
American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), and
United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO).</p>

<p>In addition to the 5 contests listed above, we also have a summer program, at which we choose the final six contestants for an international competition:</p>

<p>Mathematical Olympiad Summer program (MOSP), and the
International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)</p>

<p>More: [What’s</a> What for the MAA American Mathematics Competitions – AMC 8, AMC 10, AMC 12, AIME, USAMO, MOSP, IMO](<a href=“http://www.unl.edu/amc/whatswhat.shtml]What’s”>http://www.unl.edu/amc/whatswhat.shtml)</p>

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<p>The AMC 10 and 12 tests are not required for admission (I didn’t send my scores in, partly because I did pretty terribly on them).</p>

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<p>They’re entirely optional…
but good scores can be in your favor</p>