AIME qualification worth an update or is too small of a thing to matter?

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<p>@Greedisgood

There are roughly the same number of AIME qualifications as SAT math 800s, so they are about equal in achievement.

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<p>As someone who has gotten a perfect score on both tests (SAT I math, SAT II math, AMC 8, AMC 10, AMC 12, and the ACT math moreover), I can say that the SAT I math is really easy compared to the AMC. I would say getting an 800 on SAT I math is about equivalent (in the hypothetical case that a student is just barely strong enough to pull off an 800 on the SAT I math) to a 20 or so on the AMC 8, maybe 70 or so on the AMC 10, and probably less than 50 on the AMC 12. </p>

<p>To answer the OP’s question, getting an AIME qualification is very nice, but is probably not going to greatly impress schools-- unless math is not your main focus, in which case it is a very nice achievement. USAMO or MOP qualification would be more worthy.</p>

<p>Just my two cents.</p>