<p>Alright so It's pretty well established that I'm good at math. I have an 800 on both SAT I math and SAT II math II. I'm in Mu Alpha Theta and a team captain in my school's math club.</p>
<p>But uh... my AMC scores are crap. absolute crap. And I have no idea why. I just don't like the test, I guess. My highest score was also freshman year, and I don't feel that I've gotten stupider since then, so I'm thinking the fact that the test took place at 7:00 am didn't help me out.</p>
<p>Anyways my question is, would it be okay for me to leave the AMC section blank on MIT's app? I have taken them, it's true... but I don't feel that my scores are indicative of my actual ability as a result of testing circumstances and I just feel like they could only hurt my app if i include them.</p>
<p>Yes. I never took the AMC seriously and just did it for fun. I have no idea what my scores even were but I don’t think they were anything noteworthy. I did not list them.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, 800s on SATs and a leadership position does not establish that you are good at math. Not at MIT. Luckily you don’t have to be good at math to get into or succeed at MIT, even as a math major. Best of luck.</p>
<p>well, all I meant to say was that I tend to to excel (at least relative to my peers) on assessments of mathematical ability. I get that that’s the norm for MIT I was just trying to emphasize that my AMC’s were uncharacteristically low… </p>
<p>anywho thanks for your response and valuable advice!</p>
<p>It depends on how you’re selling yourself. Is math a focal point of your application? If so, I would hesitate to include any mediocre AMC scores. Unfortunately, it takes much more than 800 on SATs and school-level leadership to “establish” that one is good at math.</p>