What to classify AMC/AIME/USAMTS as on college apps?

Applying to College
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I’ve participated in the AMC contest 9,10,11, and 12. I did well on the AMC and qualified for AIME in grade 11. I have been invited to participate in the USA Mathematical Talent Search for this year and I hope to do well in that as well.</p>

<p>However, I have no idea how to list this on college apps. None of these things are a major EC for me, they’re more like awards. However, awards are usually given in only one grade and I’ve done the AMC every year. It’s something that I think I should include on an app (they have limited space for only important things), but I don’t know where to list these things.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>It can show some interest in math, but scores have to be pretty good.</p>

<p>Like 120+ AMC, 6+ AIME</p>

<p>USAMTS : Silver medal</p>

<p>Those things are good to list</p>

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<p>Do colleges like MIT get suspicious when a person receives a gold medal on the USAMTS?</p>

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<p>By the way, I don’t mean suspicious in a bad way, but more along the lines of getting a lot of attention from MIT/Caltech.</p>

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<p>I’m not applying to MIT/Caltech, and I’m not even majoring in a math/science related field…but I did qualify for the AIME last year with a 101 AMC. Is this worth putting down, as my Academic Awards list is pretty bare?</p>

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<p>I would put it down. At a place like MIT/Caltech a 101 is not very good, but for other colleges that will be good.</p>

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<p>It’s a good idea to include AMC competitions; they are useful measures for distinguishing top math students. They can go under the award section, but you have to be brief.</p>

<p>First, put a heading for your awards; it’s needed when you have a variety of interests and need to use abbreviations, i.e.,
Math Competitions: AMC-10 scores: 113, 120. AMC 12 score:128. AIME scores: 1,3,6. USA Mathematical Talent Search: pending </p>

<p>Or you could drop the early scores and say:
Math Competitions: AMC 12 score:128, AIME highest score: 6, USA Mathematical Talent Search: pending</p>

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<p>I have no idea what I scored on the tests… how could I get this information???</p>

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<p>Skierdude, I never got back my AIME score and I emailed my teacher and she already ditched the scores, so I don’t think there’s any luck there.</p>

<p>The thing about the AMC, though, is that the strategy people employ is to play it safe and just do the minimum amount of questions to qualify for the AIME, as they don’t want to risk getting too many wrong and getting too many points docked to bring them under the 100 qualifying score.</p>

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<p>mav, well do you think it’d be ok to list my AMC/AIME test taking without listing the scores… I have no idea what I got…</p>

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<p>I’d do that, to show that you qualified for AIME. You might want to call up an admissions office or something.</p>

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<p>If you scored decently on one of the test, your score might be listed in the results book published every year - check to see if your teacher might have this book.</p>

<p>Some states have lists of results as well - check</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.unl.edu/amc[/url]”>www.unl.edu/amc</a></p>

<p>to see if perhaps such a list exists.</p>

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<p>tetrahedr0n, what was your little system of good scores again?</p>

<p>90-100 = interenst in math
100-110 = decent
110-120 = very good
120-130 = excellent
130-140 = extremely good
140+ = WOW…</p>

<p>Something like that?</p>

<p>YOu have an AIME one for that?</p>