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How hard is it to qualify for the AIME?
The AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination) is an intermediate examination between the AMC 10 or AMC 12 and the USAMO. All students who took the AMC 10 and had a score of 120 or more out of a possible 150, or were in the top 2.5\% also qualify for the AIME.
What is the AIME cutoff 2021?
2021 AIME Qualification Scores
| AMC 10 A | AMC 12 B | |
|---|---|---|
| AIME cutoff | 103.5 | 91.5 |
| Honor Roll of Distinction (top 1\%) | 132 | 132 |
| Distinction (top 5\%) | 112.5 | 109.5 |
What is the AIME floor for the AMC 10/12?
Since 2020, the AIME floor has been set to a higher percentage of scores, possibly to allow a consistent number of AIME qualifiers, rather than a fixed percentage. Distinction: First awarded in 2020. Top 5\% of scores on the AMC 10/12. Distinguished Honor Roll: Top 1\% of scores on the AMC 10/12. Average score: 65.53 AIME floor: 103.5
What is the AIME cut off for 2020?
AIME floor: Before 2020, only the top 2.5\% in AMC 10 and 5\% in AMC 12 were invited to participate in AIME; in 2020 and after, the MAA invites more students to take AIME, so the AIME cutoffs are lower than the AMC 10 top 2.5\% and AMC 12 top 5\% cutoffs.
What percentage of AMC students are invited to Aime?
AIME floor: Before 2020, approximately the top 2.5\% of scores on the AMC 10 and the top 5\% of scores on the AMC 12 were invited to participate in AIME. Since 2020, the AIME floor has been set to a higher percentage of scores, possibly to allow a consistent number of AIME qualifiers, rather than a fixed percentage.
What is the cutoff for the 2016 AMC 12B?
The cutoff for the 2016 AMC 12B has been posted as 106.5, which not only goes against the 100 point AIME floor published in two of your publications, but also unfairly denies more than 700 students the opportunity to take the AIME. 1. The FAQs on the MAA website (#5):