<p>How much better is USAMO qualification than USAJMO qualification, in terms of college applications?</p>
<p>It’s probably too early to tell. But there is some evidence that it will be considered differently–several schools who ask for AMC scores on their application only give a space for AMC12. AIME scores are highly important though–if you qualified for USAJMO with a 4 or lower AIME, it’s not as impressive as if you scored 7+.</p>
<p>USAJMO is still impressive no matter what–certainly nothing to sneeze at.</p>