<p>Well, first of all i was wondering how MIT confirms the AMC/AIME scores, because in all honesty I don't even remember what I got on the AMC's lol. So I wanted to know whether I should just ballpark and put a number down or actually go back to the AMC coordinating teacher at my school and see if he has the scores.</p>
<p>Secondly, how much does doing well on the AMC/AIME actually help you admissions-wise?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t ballpark and put a number down; that comes too close to misrepresenting your credentials imo. </p>
<p>I actually never found out my AMC scores because I never qualified for the AIME until senior year, so I just left it blank. I figured it wouldn’t matter if I didn’t do well.</p>
<p>At the very least, MIT has access to the AMC directory that has a complete listing of all notable scores (~97+)…so it’s not a wise idea to ballpark your scores. (they can probably verify your scores regardless of how high or low they are)</p>
<p>Would it be worth it to put a pretty low score (<80), even if you got AMC 10 school winner?</p>
<p>I do not believe that a score <80 will help your MIT application in any meaningful way. Simply write that you were the school winner.</p>
<p>Would it look fishy that I was school winner but didn’t post my score?</p>
<p>Is it a problem if the AMC summary book is flawed. In the 2009 summary book, the amc 10 scores for the entire state of massachusetts are from the previous year.</p>
<p>No, because it still shows you’re one of the top students in your school. But honestly you should just put your score.</p>
<p>I got an 100+ score on the AMC 12 in 2010. Even though generally it’s not that big of an achievement to get that score, the 2010 exam’s cutoff was around 89 instead of 100. Will MIT take that into account?</p>
<p>^I would just report the score; you have nothing to lose.</p>