<p>Just wondering what are some high school math competitions that students can participate in-- my son is in eighth grade and has done the Math Olympiad (Elementary, Middle School levels), and now the Math Counts competition, but these are not available to ninth grade students. He has taken the AMC 8, 10, so he could continue with that, but that is only one test per year... any other programs or competitions out there? Thanks!</p>
<p>Math Team?</p>
<p>Yeah if there's a math team at your school, it probably participates in regional meets, from there you can qualify for states, regionals, etc.
There's also the American Regions Math League, arml.com
Harvard-MIT math tournament, it's pretty challenging, Google, "HMMT" to get the website
Then there's also the USA math talent search, it's an individual free mail in competition - 5 problems per month, 4 months per academic year usamts.org</p>
<p>And also, the art of problemsolving - artofproblemsolving.com - is a great resource</p>
<p>hope this helps</p>
<p>There are a lot, but many of them are to be participated in through the school, so the best idea is to ask your school's Math Team coach. A lot of the big ones are national or regional, but there are also many district competitions (especially if you live near a big city) that often serve as good practice, and again, these vary depending on where you live.</p>
<p>ARML, USAMTS, and the iTest can all be done without your school.</p>
<p>Yea. He can take the AMC 12a test and the AMC12b test....which in my humble opinion is easier than the AMC10...then AIME...then on and on...</p>
<p>Thanks-- we're a homeschooling family, so I was interested in math competitions that are open to students who are independent of a high school... I will check some of these out.</p>
<p>Thank you for this post. I have a HS 10th grader in a very small public HS. He is taking Honors Precalc as well as AP Stat this year. He did math competitions in elementary school, but our HS and middle school don't offer any. He tried to start a math Team but he was the ONLY student interested. I have told him about the AMC test and the AIME and I will have him check these out. He's interested in being a math major in college so I think it would help to get additional challenges outside of school.</p>
<p>AMC, AIME</p>
<p>I once got 7th in the state for Math Counts XD</p>
<p>ARML is a good trip one, so is HMMT (Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament.) There are a few of the Mandelbrot competitions a year, offered both nationally and regionally, and there is both a team and individual round. I take the NYML (New York Math League) competitions, but I think they have the same thing in every state. So it should be your state's two letter acronym + "ML". There's also the AT-PAC, but that's smaller and not as important.</p>
<p>If you live in Florida, you can try and do the Florida Math League Competitions. Or, you could get your child to team up with a high school for Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society). It's really fun! You travel around the state for math competitions and you spend time with your friends.</p>
<p>Mu Alpha Theta is quite fun.</p>
<p>arml, hmmt, pumac. you need a team for these but he can easily find random ppl who mite want to do it</p>
<p>local/state competitions at your local colleges.</p>
<p>usamts
mu alpha theta</p>
<p>Im from NJ so i know lots from NJ but i dont htink ur from nj...</p>
<p>Do you have to take AMC 12a and 12b or just one?</p>
<p>just one, but they take the higher of the two scores so it's to your advantage to take both</p>
<p>Anne,</p>
<p>Without a doubt, the HMMT is a great opportunity for homeschoolers to travel to a math competition. Speaking as a former Director of the HMMT, we've gotten a good representation of homeschoolers every year, and we always encourage participants who are not part of a brick-and-mortar official school team. Teams for the HMMT can include up to 8 students from any combination of schools or home-school groups. Your son may also register as a team of 1 and request to be placed with another team of less than 8.</p>
<p>You can find more information on the HMMT website: The</a> Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament</p>
<p>If you have other questions, please contact the HMMT Tournament Directors at <a href="mailto:hmmt-request@mit.edu">hmmt-request@mit.edu</a></p>
<p>You may be interested in searching around for regional math teams that are not based in any single school. One such group that has always made a strong showing at the HMMT is the Albany Area Math Circle, Albany</a> Area Math Circle. Similar groups may exist in your area.</p>
<p>Best of luck,
Daniel Rosenbloom</p>