<p>This is actually a question for a friend. If the AMC is offered at your school, is there a certain level you are expected to get to assure the admissions people you can handle the curriculum? My friend got like an 85, and while he's a bio person he's wondering whether he'll get pummeled by Caltech's core requirements, as the Caltech people from past years have gotten well over a 100. Can you admitted people tell me whether or not you took these tests and if you did what your scores were?</p>
<p>Here's a thread on the ea decisions: (some list their amc scores)</p>
<p>what does AMC score have anything to do with being able to handle the curriculum?</p>
<p>While a good AMC score could indicate a stronger applicant, I don't think a poor AMC score necessarily indicates a weak applicant. The AMC is a competition, and to score well requires practice at the type of problems on the test, as well as being bright.</p>
<p>OMG, a serious post by m. grau!</p>
<p>Mr. Grau is a very serious individual!</p>
<p>Seriously Serious Seriousness</p>
<p>Personally, I'd say an 85 is pretty low. If you're simply a strong math students in school you should be able to get >100 on the AMC. The first 10 or so problems don't really require any outside knowledge other than decent logical reasoning skills. If you're good at biology, you should get a higher score than 85 on the AMC. I guess with the new scoring system an 85 isn't too horrible but with the old one, you get 62.5 when you leave everything blank.</p>