<p>I wish I knew how admissions people think to tell you. Given how they score the thing, I think your grade 11 AMC is only like two questions off from taking the AIME? My son was admitted and he felt a little worried about his AIME scores, which were 5 and 6. His AMC-12s were somewhere in the 110s and 120s, I think, and I’m sure that is much lower than many other kids. I’m sure there are applicants who have never even taken the test, so it would seem kind of odd to hold it against you either way.</p>