AMC 12 American Mathematics Competition

<p>Well, 100 gets you to the next round, so 96 is bragworthy for a freshman</p>

<p>Lol, I scored 136.5 on the 12a but dropped 39 points to a 97.5 on the 12b. Epic improvement fail. (132 two years ago -> 97.5 last year -> 136.5 -> 97.5 -> .__. ???).</p>

<p>I went from a 145.5(10A) last year to a 150(10A) this year to a 133.5(12B) (although, I completely bs'ed today's test, I arrived at the testing site about 5 minutes late since it was held at another high school, and didn't even pick up a sheet of paper until 40 minutes of the test had passed...way too tired and braindead to take the 12...)</p>

<p>Remember to attend the MathJam on 2/26 for discussion and worked out solutions to AMC10/12 questions on Art of Problem Solving!</p>

<p>I took it today. I did 16 questions, mostly because I did not realise that 18 was the amount that we were supposed to answer. Our school offers the test but other than that, no one realy knew what it was for. I think that I got a 97.5. I was wondering what the cut-off might be, as this test seemed easier than test A, which I studied before taking it. Does anyone maybe have a list of past cut-offs?</p>

<p>Did you guys study for the AMC 12? Or can you pass without studying?</p>

<p>What's the next step if you qualify for AIME? Do you get some sort of official notice/invitation to take the AIME??</p>

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Did you guys study for the AMC 12? Or can you pass without studying?

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<p>It's possible to pass, but you're not going to ace it. My studying basically consisted of an AMC 10, and and AMC 12. I didn't really try to memorize any fancy theorems or anything. There were basically only 16 questions I could answer, and I got one of them wrong (1.5 x 2 = 3 not 5 , doh!).</p>

<p>I did two practice tests. Didn't try to learn anything new. Just refresh my memory. But that's if you're trying to get 110 or lower.</p>

<p>My school has never had a student score over 100. You can see why I'm not proud that I've been the school winner the past 3 years =). Got some sweet prizes tho w00t (a book and a pin)</p>

<p>Lol I won state last year and I didn't even go past 90 on the Amc 10. I got gummy bears!!!! And a plaque too I guess</p>

<p>^Dayum, gummy bears. Jealous.</p>

<p>where are you from aluminum_boat?</p>

<p>That's a secret but that's possible in states such as Idaho south Dakota etc</p>

<p>I still havent gotten my 12 A scores back, is this unusual? When is the latest I could find out?</p>

<p>^me either. i talked to my teacher and she said she didn't have them yet.</p>

<p>^They try to send them all out within three weeks, so if you don't get results by next Wednesday or Thursday you should call the MAA</p>

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Did you guys study for the AMC 12? Or can you pass without studying?

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<p>By personal experience, it is possible to ace it without studying...</p>

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Lol I won state last year and I didn't even go past 90 on the Amc 10. I got gummy bears!!!! And a plaque too I guess

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<p>^Wow, I was barely school winner with a 145.5 last year...And I go to a school in a district which has had only 2 usamo qualifiers in the past 40 years....</p>

<p>I go to school in a state where the only reason anyone qualifies for the USAMO is that there has to be at least one from a state</p>

<p>You guys know the state statistics yet? I'm curious</p>

<p>UPS delivered the test to my school, but my school lost it. Great.</p>

<p>^ I don't think its possible to ace AMC without having a wealth of knowledge of number theory and geometry concepts that are not taught in school. This doesn't mean that you studied explicitly for the test, but you had to be somewhatprepared...unless maybe you are a friggin ridiculous genius who can derive all the neccessary formulas in 75 minutes.</p>