Hello I’m a rising junior, white and female. I got a 108 on the AMC12B in 10th grade but I did poorly on the AIME and only achieved a 5.
Will my scores be a significant plus for schools like MIT or Harvard? Or are they not so important. Should I focus on getting a great AIME next year or on something like ISEF? Thanks.
To steal from another poster, only on CC would a 5 on the AIME be a bad score. There are about 350 females in the world that scored higher than you.
Sorry what does CC mean?
Do you think I should put my 5 on my applications to MIT or harvard or leave it out
This site (College Confidential). Yes you should include it. In no way will it hurt your application.
oh I see. If I get a better score (~3-4 points higher) next years should I still put my sophomore year score?
If you qualify two years for AIME you should put both scores no matter what they are. There are likely very few female multi year qualifiers.
I’d recommend putting “x-time AIME qualifier” in your activities/awards list somewhere and on the applications that specifically provide a space for AMC/AIME scores, just put the highest of each.