Will Math Contest results help?

Applying to College
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<p>Ok i dont know how many of you are familiar with state math league contests, but i was wondering if my sending updated results will make a significant difference in the college application process. I live in Pennsylvania where around 200 schools participate and i think there are probably like 100 kids that take the tests from each school. Through four of six tests i am one of two kids in the state with a perfect score and im wondering if this could be the difference for me to get me into some of my top schools. Hopefully this can overcome my 3.7 gpa and not being top ten percent in my class. The schools that i applied to are:</p>

<p>Northwestern
Vanderbilt
Carnegie Mellon
Lehigh
Rochester
Colgate
Vassar
Emory</p>

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<p>It will help. Make sure you explain that you are #2 out of many thousands. Is this the PAML? I took it once and got a 6/6, but then I got a 4/6 the next time and got so frustrated that I don’t take it anymore. It’s pretty unreal that you are perfect thus far.</p>

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<p>Yeah its PAML. I talked to the head of the math department at my school and he wrote a letter describing the contest and how ive done for me to send with midyear reports.</p>

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<p>Eh, who knows, might help, it might not. Either way, it won’t hurt to let schools know.</p>