<p>I really wish that I had taken the AMC 12s a little more seriously, now knowing that I want to aim at a top tier college, and qualifying for the AIME would definitely help me a lot.</p>
<p>But out of curiosity, how much would a AIME or USAMO qualifier matter in the college application? Would it count as a majorly significant achievement that separates the geeks from the men?</p>
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<p>AIME qualifiers number in the thousands, as I recall. </p>
<p>American</a> Invitational Mathematics Examination - AIME </p>
<p>Scoring above 5 on the AIME gets you in the national book published by the AMC every year.</p>
<p>getting into aime is HARD. getting into usamo is HARDER.</p>
<p>of course it would look good. but it's not something that can magically come.</p>
<p>well if I don't qualify for any national recognitions, is it worth it to say on the resume that I tried (like I've taken the AMC 12 and participated in mandelbrot)?</p>
<p>what's the point? anyone can take the amc12 as long as they pay a fee. but if you, say, got a perfect score on the amc 12, that's something you can be proud of and list.</p>
<p>i don't know what mandelbrot is so sorry can't help you there!</p>