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What is a good score on the AMC test?
What is a ‘good’ score? To get an idea of how to interpret scores, in February 2021 on the AMC 10A a score of 84.0 was higher than 75\% of all scores nationwide, while a 103.5 was higher than 97.5\% of all scores.
Is AMC 10 good for college?
Being very good in something is always an advantage. However, having a high AMC 10 score is not a Strong advantage for admission to the elite private US universities like MIT or Stanford. The overall admission rates for those colleges is Less than 7.5\%.
Are AMC tests hard?
Currently, the system is on a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is the easiest level, e.g. early AMC problems and 10 is hardest level, e.g. China IMO Team Selection Test. When considering problem difficulty put more emphasis on problem-solving aspects and less so on technical skill requirements.
What percentage of AMC students qualify to take the AIME?
Approximately the top 2.5\% of AMC 10 students and top 5\% of AMC 12 students qualify to take the American Invitation Mathematics Examination (AIME). Starting in 2011, the qualification parameters will be slightly relaxed for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME).
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 average score on the AMC 10/12 exam?
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 Distinction: 112.5 Average score: 62.31 Average score: 67.42 Distinguished Honor Roll: 133.5 Average score: 61.55 AIME floor: 91.5
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.