<p>I got a 3 on my AIME, is that too low for me to put on my MIT application?</p>
<p>No, the average score is like a .5 or something, so a 3 is above average. It's prolly not above average for MIT, but its ok, it'll help you still.</p>
<p>k thanx for the advice</p>
<p>If you've taken the test, absolutely include it. If you have never heard of the test or no school in your area offers it, don't worry about it. A 3 is definitely above average and greater than any score I got. Besides, previous applicants may have set a precedent for MIT to expect competitive students from your school to report these scores anyway.</p>
<p>A 3 on AIME is not an above average score, last year the average was around 4. I don't know how much a 3 will help.</p>
<p>AIME</a> I & II 2008 Statistics </p>
<p>It's still worth reporting on your application. Getting a positive score is better than getting no score at all.</p>
<p>what was your AMC score?</p>
<p>even about average of about 8-10k AIME qualifiers is better than nothing...</p>
<p>quick question, on the common app, where would you put information like your AIME score?</p>
<p>^Awards perhaps?</p>
<p>MIT doesn't use common app</p>
<p>for caltech, there is a place on supplement part (a few other colleges might have the slot for scores)
and for other colleges I put x times AIME qualifier in the awards, then typed in the extra info part with my highest scores in AMC, AIME etc.</p>
<p>Considering that a large number of students probably haven't even heard of AIME (I certainly hadn't until I discovered CC), I'd say you're okay.</p>
<p>Look ... I took the AMC 12 and didn't even qualify for AIME. You should be happy that you qualified AND got an above average score. You're among the best in the US. You should be proud. </p>
<p>Also ... from what I've heard. MIT is also interested in those essays. Don't blow those off.</p>
<p>In application form, there are only 2 lines to report your ACM/AIME scores. My D took AMC12 and qualified AIME 3 times from 9th grad. Should she report 2 higher scores or latest years report?</p>
<p>@girl2mom:
If your daughter can write about a love for math and problem solving, then I suggest she report all of her scores rather than just the highest score. She can demonstrate a sustained interest in mathematics competitions over a period of 3 years, which should be of interest to MIT. (Of course, it's a different story if the math department simply required students to take the AMC each year.)</p>
<p>I just skimmed the thread but from what I see I would say just show your score no matter what you got even if its low it shows you took this apparently rigorous test. But I would also like to dispel the misconception that having a good score on this test is a must or even a prerequisite for considering MIT. I never heard about these things until I started reading CC after I got into MIT and since then I would ask people if they took them......perhaps 1i n 10 has heard of these tests and even less have actually taken them.</p>
<p>I got 9 on AIME in Grade 8 and 5 in Grade 9. In Grade 10, I went to a new school that doesn’t offer AMC. When I apply to MIT/Caltech, will the fact that the score of 9 was achieved in Grade 8 make me more competitive? Or do they not care about the grade in which a student write the AIME?</p>
<p>The application asks for the dates of the test, so it might make a difference. Or it could just be so they can verify it if necessary.</p>
<p>I got a 3 on the AIME (I was sick and sleepy that day). No one else in my class ever qualified. Two of us got into MIT. </p>
<p>/thread</p>
<p>I’ve taken the AMC twice and never came close to qualifying for AIME. Got into MIT.</p>