<p>I was wondering if I should even let colleges like MIT or Stanford or Caltech know my AMC scores. Basically, from my school best scores were around upper 90s. I got something like a 93-95 for AMC 10 sophomore year, and something like a 89 for AMC 12 junior year. Obviously never made it to the AIME either. Do you think putting my amc scores down is going to hurt my application? A lot of people scored better than me in my sophomore year, and two even made it to the AIME sophomore year.</p>
<p>Oh and do you think colleges know about all the math competitions? I qualified for a state championship, but its kind of from an obscure organization, but still legit. Would MIT stanford caltech know about it?</p>
<p>Unless the colleges you’re applying for “expect” that you took the exam, I don’t recommend that you include the scores in your application. The point of the exam is to have you continue competing at higher levels. You didn’t reach that level so in effect the score is a grade for a 75 minute exam. Your SAT math scores, SAT II math scores, and AP Math scores will be more meaningful to admissions committees. In your case the AMC scores seem like a distraction.</p>
<p>It’s hard to answer your second question without more information and context.</p>
<p>MIT actually likes to see AMC/AIME scores. I think they say more than SAT/AP scores - at the very least, they say something different.
I would guess that Stanford and Caltech know about CA math competitions.</p>