AMC 12 School Winner, but my score stinks. Report?

Applying to College
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<p>Title basically says it all. I'm currently a student on a gap year. In my senior year I took the AMC 12A and got around an 80 (the exact score was something like a 78), which was the highest for my school. The AIME qualifying score was a 93.0 for 2011, 7 points lower than usual. I have two questions: </p>

<p>1) Is AMC 12 School Winner a big deal (i.e. significant enough to include on an application)?</p>

<p>2) My score isn't so great, but I got the School Winner title because my school does not make any effort to train students in competition math. I bought the AoPS books a couple of years ago but never got the chance to really sit down and make the most out of them, which I think is too bad. Anyway, if the answer to question #1 is "yes", then is it necessary to include my score somewhere on the application? Some schools that I'm applying to specifically have places for them (e.g. Yale, Brown).</p>

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<p>Does anyone have any information? I know a good number of people on this site take the AMC tests, so I’m sure there’s someone who knows the answers to these questions…</p>

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<p>I would report that… A 80 is okay, but shows you stand out in your environment, which is important.
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<p>Oh yeah part two… XD no you dont report your score unless its mit they have a spot for it. They wont know what you got and will assume good xD.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much! :)</p>