<p>hey tlqkf2002! I am self-studying calc bc too. How far are you. I am about done with Differentiation. I am making on average 220 on AMC10. What is cutoff for AMC10 to take AIME? How are you prepping. With all this school work, I find it hard to prep for the competitions, even though I got both volumes of AOPS for BDAY.</p>
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<p>"What is cutoff for AMC10 to take AIME?"</p>
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<p>It's the top 1-2%, so it varies from year to year, but is around 120 (Your "average 220" must be a typo, the scores only go up to 150). You might want to try some sample AMC12s. 100+ scores on the AMC12 qualify every year, and the cut-off may go lower some years to include the top 5%.</p>
<p>yeah, it was about 110</p>
<p>the last few cut-offs have been in the 110-122 range</p>
<p>that would be cool if we could, Sagar and Tlgkf2002 could study together for aime and amc 12. Maybe some bc calc too.</p>
<p>I am taking precalc right now, and my teacher said I have option of takin amc 10 or 12. I know this sound's wimpy, but I wanna take the one which I am confident will let me take the AIME. I will probably take some practice tests for both 12 and 10, and then decide. If I consistantly score above 100 for 12, then I will definetly take that one, but otherwise the 10 for me. Does anyone know where I can find some practice tests for 10 and 12?</p>
<p>sagar - you can buy them from <a href="http://www.unl.edu/amc%5B/url%5D">www.unl.edu/amc</a>
If you're in precalc now, your odds of making AIME are probably better if you take the AMC12.</p>
<p>this is the secret place for the amc 12's and 10's from 1997 to now. pretty cool? heck yeah.</p>
<p>also, this links you to aime sets, but you probably already know about this place...
<a href="http://www.kalva.demon.co.uk/aime.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.kalva.demon.co.uk/aime.html</a></p>
<p>Thanks so much ofr these links. S lives on AoPS. These links will be very helpful to him.</p>
<p>well dear sagar... I'm not in the US rite now; I'm in the UK. I plan to goto the US next january and hopefully take calc BC class. Although my AMC-type problem solving skills rather lack abit, I believe I am quite good at grasping the principal of new materials. So I've been very ****y and confident, and didnt start anything for calculus BC (Well I did cover the bare minimum of it: I have covered indefinate, definate integrals, application of diff. in terms of max and min, and finding the area using integration, and 2nd derivatives) </p>
<p>My Barron's book is coming this week, so as soon as I get it, I plan to go hardcore mode. I dont find the school courseload particularly a problem, but foreign language homework can be painful sometimes. </p>
<p>Rite now, I'm flattering my current math teacher to write stellar things about me to persuade my new school that I'm capable of taking calc BC. At my new school, juniors or above can take calc BC so I'm hoping that it would work.</p>
<p>I realli wanted to buy the AoPS book, but I couldnt get them because I wasnt allowed to order books online. T.T So I'm just solving heaps of AMC past papers and using this uber korean math book to teach myself some useful formulas. Number theory and geometry are my prior concerned areas and probability and functions will probably come next.</p>
<p>Good luck to you in doing yer math! and every1 else whoze studying for AMC's and AIME!</p>
<p>texas137: you said "If you're in precalc now, your odds of making AIME are probably better if you take the AMC12."</p>
<p>What xactly, does pre-calc cover? I think I covered it cuz we are kind of studying calculus stuff in my school now (the most advanced stuff we learned in our math class was binomial exp., factor/remainder theorm, logs, and trig identities). </p>
<p>Well, I think that you got a better chance at AMC10 cuz its like a 3 question difference, and AMC10 is much ezier than AMC12 (at least in my opinion). Well, u do get disadvantaged for USAMO if yer a junior or a senior...</p>
<p>tlqkf - that sounds like pre-calc to me too.</p>
<p>the reason it's easier to qualify from the AMC12 is that you only have to be in the top 5%, not the top 1%. Last year the qualifying score on the AMC12 was 100, but the qualifying scores on the AMC10 were 110 (first date) and 120 (second date). Out of 25 questions, approx. 15 are the same on both exams. The 10 that are different are not particularly "easier" on the 10 and "harder" on the 12, from a problem-solving standpoint. But they are likely to include things like trig on the AMC12 exam, which most 9th & 10th graders haven't had yet. So if you are a 9th or 10th grader who HAS had trig and pre-calc, you might want to look at samples of both exams before you decide which one to take.</p>
<p>oh realli? never knew that 15 Q's were identical!!! thnx for the gr8 info! i think I'll most def take AMC12 then.</p>
<p>The selection process is designed to favor students who take the more mathematically comprehensive AMC 12A and AMC 12B contests.
In advising students who desire to be selected for the USAMO whether to take the AMC 12 level contests or the AMC 10 level contests, it will be to their advantage to take the AMC 12 level contests.</p>
<p>Tongos is quoting the official advice from the AMC website for students trying to make USAMO (a different issue from trying to make AIME). When they wrote it, there was a different system for USAMO selection. For the past couple of years, and presumably for 2005, it has not made any difference which AMC exam 10th graders and below take when it comes time for USAMO selection, because they only have to get the "AIME floor score", not the "USAMO index". The index is the AMC-10 or 12 score plus 10 times the AIME score, for a maximum number of 300 (the qualifying index is generally around 180). But the floor is just the bottom AIME score earned by anyone qualifying for USAMO via the index. The 10th graders and below only need the AIME floor, so essentially their score on the AMC-10 or 12 doesn't matter when it comes to USAMO selection; they just have to qualify for and do well on the AIME. (the AIME floor for the past couple of years has been 7 and 8).</p>
<p>I usually get 13-16 right on the AMC12 for practices, in about 1hours time.</p>
<p>Sagar - if you answer 13-16 and get them all right (and leave the rest blank), that would be enough to qualify for AIME. If you are putting down 25 answers and only 13-16 are right, and the rest are wrong, you would not qualify for AIME. The score is 6 points for each right answer, plus 3 points for each blank, and no points for a wrong answer. You need to score 100 most years to qualify for AIME. You'll need to try to score more than 100 if you are a junior or senior trying for USAMO.</p>