<p>I barely made AIME this year with a AMC score of 88.5
And in AIME, I only scored 5.
Should I mention this two score on my application? I think they are pretty low and may hurt my chances.
However, I mentioned I qualified the AIME on the honor section of my commonapp.
So if I don't write the AIME score, will AO think I am cheating?</p>
<p>Also should I mention a 106 on AMC?</p>
<p>Nah the fact that u got a low AIME won’t hurt u. U qualified for AIME, thats a good accomplishment. btw AIME section is optional so u can either report it or don’t</p>
<p>so do you think I should put up such a score or not?
thanks~</p>
<p>Who, other than the warped perspective of the people on AoPS, actually thinks a 5 is a low score?! You should absolutely report your scores: a 5 on the AIME is an excellent score, and will actually help your chances, not hurt them. When I took the AIME, the median score was a 3, and the average was ~2.8. </p>
<p>I’m amazed that everyone seems to think that having a score that doesn’t qualify you for USAMO is somehow “bad”.</p>
<p>I agree; a score of 5 on the AIME is definitely notable.</p>
<p>i think a 5 on the AIME is something like the 90th or 95th percentile of all AIME test takers? And AIME test takers are like the top 5% of all AMC test takers…so yes, definitely mention the 5</p>
<p>I have always been sick the day of AMC tests so I’ve scored low…never qualified for AIME…</p>
<p>I’ve just never done well enough on an AMC to make AIME. ahahaha. </p>
<p>One reason why I switched away from wanting to become an applied mathematician like Charlie Eppes to an engineer!</p>
<p>5’s are good, though 9’s in 8th grade are better. However a 5 is definitely pretty good.</p>
<p>I’d be fine with USAJMO if I had ever gotten a chance for it.</p>