Hello all. Is placing 10th in my school (1st in my grade) in the AMC 12 as a junior worthy of a spot in the Honors section of the Common App? Does it even belong there?
What was your score? Did you qualify for AIME?
I wouldn’t think it is worth putting on. Qualifying for AIME or USAMO, definitely.
Without AIME qualification, it would not be helpful. Not so sure 10th has any value even if you did qualify for AIME.
The schools that care about AMC12/AIME/USAMO put it in their application and at the same time those will factor in little. (Talking about Caltech/MIT, although Carnegie Mellon and UCLA and a numbers of others might factor it in a little.)
And yes, the others are correct that unless you qualified for AIME as a junior, it’s not worth stating. Maybe if you were top in your school for AMC12 as a junior.