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Q. How do I qualify for the AIME?
A. Qualification parameters for AIME vary with the results of the AMC 10/12 competitions. For AMC 10, invitations are issued to at least the top 2.5% of all scorers. For AMC 12, invitations are issued to at least the top 5% of all scorers. The exact cutoffs will depend on the difficulty of each competition.
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Q. How do I qualify for the USAMO and USAJMO?
A. Qualification parameters for USAMO and USAJMO vary with the results of the AMC 10/12 competitions and AIME competitions. Selection to the USAMO will be based on the USAMO index which is defined as AMC 12 Score plus 10 * AIME Score. Selection to the USAJMO will be based on the USAJMO index, which is defined as AMC 10 Score plus 10 * AIME Score. The committees calibrate the difficulty level for the 6 competitions each year and may determine different cutoffs based on the exam version if there is a significant difference in results and score distribution.
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Q. Who can proctor the AIME or USAMO and USAJMO?
A. Students will be proctored by a teacher (preferably a mathematics teacher) or administrator at the school; a college or university teacher of mathematics, or a responsible adult such as a math club coach or librarian.The proctor should not be related to any of the participants. This cycle we are once again requiring that students be proctored in person only.
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Q. When can I see my AIME results? When can I see my USAMO and USAJMO results?
A. As with this year’s AMC 10/12, scores will be available on the AMC Platform 24 hours after submission. The USAMO and USAJMO qualifiers and awards reports will be available within 3 to 4 weeks on the AMC Platform.
Grading of the USAMO takes place approximately 10 days after the competition, with awarding thresholds posted on the website soon thereafter. About 2-3 weeks after the USAMO and USAJMO, Competition Managers will be able to find the USAMO and USAJMO solutions and student scores in the AMC Portal. Note that the AMC does not return your USAMO and USAJMO papers to you.
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Q. If you take both A-date and B-date AMC tests, but one score is higher than the other, do you get to choose which score to use with your AIME score for USAMO and USAJMO qualification?
A. We use the higher numerical score. We match both AMC scores with the AIME score using the student’s ID number generated after registering on our AMC Platform.
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If I need to take the AIME at a location other than where I took the AMC 10/12, what should I do?
A. Students are to take the AIME at the same testing location where they took the AMC 10/12 whenever possible. This ensures that a student’s AMC 10/12 score can be accurately matched up with their AIME score for USAMO and USAJMO qualification. If a student cannot take the AIME at the same competition location, they are to make arrangements with a different competition manager who has the materials to proctor the exam, and who will complete the “Change of Venue” form. Our customer service office cannot assist in finding new venues for the exam, instead, students should reach out to schools near them, using the Competitions Locations page as a resource. Once you have made arrangements with this location, send an email to amcinfo@maa.org to inform our office that you will be taking the AIME at this new location, not at the qualifying location.
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Q. If I qualified with both the 12A at my own high school and the 10B at another high school but wish to put my 10 B score on the AIME I'm taking at my own school, what do I need to do?
A. Students who qualified for the AIME must take the AIME I or AIME II at the institution where they took the AMC 10/12. A student may only take the AIME I or AIME II at a different location if the institution where they qualified cannot host either AIME I or AIME II. In such an event, the Competition Manager of that institution must complete and submit a form.