<p>I can either overnight all of my updates to colleges by tomorrow and have them get there before Feb 1st (Harvard said thats what I have to do), or I can wait for the AMC on Tuesday and overnight updates to be received Thursday to all the colleges. The colleges I'm talking about here are:</p>
<p>Princeton
Stanford
MIT
Caltech
UCB
UCLA
Carnegie Mellon
Duke
Yale
UPenn
Rice</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Can't you just send updates by emailing your regional coordinator for each college?</p>
<p>Is that safe? Seems less secure than just mailing papers.</p>
<p>wait, harvard said getting everything in by feb 1 - i doubt that.</p>
<p>LOL thats like $160 to overnight all that.</p>
<p>Depends how good you think your AMC score is going to be I guess. But that's a lot of money for just a score from a math contest.</p>
<p>I haven't done AMC yet, but are the results essentially instantaneous? Otherwise, I don't see how you could send an overnight update 2 days after the test. Sorry, I am ignorant and confused! :)</p>
<p>But if you really do get the results by Thurs. I think you should wait until then.</p>
<p>Yeah you get the answers right away so you can get an unofficial score right after the test.</p>
<p>I'll probably be overnighting either way, so the question is get it in earlier but risk having to send another document with AMC score or not even have the AMC score on it versus do it later but have everything on it for sure.</p>
<p>zogoto:</p>
<p>you seem like a knowledgeable cc member so i was wondering what sort of target score you have for the amc...at these elite universities what what do you think they consider a 'good' score...i'm guessing that at a place like stanford a 101 w/ the standard 11 problem strategy would look bad even though it still qualifies for aime</p>
<p>I don't know how useful a completely unofficial, student assumed and reported AMC score would be. "Hey elite college, I think I got a 120 on the AMC, but I didn't actually receive my score yet...just letting you know..." That sounds a bit sketchy to me.</p>
<p>if you get your math team coach to sign it and/or gc to sign it and then follow up with the official score later i'm sure it's fine</p>
<p>at places like stanford ur not special unless you score well into the 120's. there was a rejectee with a 146.5 this year. same can be said for other colleges. as to the actual question, i don't think it matters that much... unless you plan on getting a 150 (and probably placing first in the nation), it's not going to matter enough.</p>
<p>Yeah I'm hoping for 130+.</p>
<p>wow...i'm not aiming that high...have you taken it before/did you do a ton of studying...130+ is pretty incredible...how did you structure your studying or are you just that great with math you haven't studied</p>
<p>If your only purpose is to announce your AMC score, I doubt if it's worth sending at all. Sending a letter with updates on a number of accomplishments might have an impact, but I don't think a score from the first round of a competition is going to make a difference. They already know you're good at math, but no Reid Barton; they are looking at what overall contribution you'll make to the college.</p>
<p>I have a few other awards, so I'm wondering whether to wait for the AMC or not. Does sending it 2 days earlier really outweigh the AMC score?</p>
<p>And I do study a little bit, but tend to procrastinate :P</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone on AMCs. Looking forward to it also. I'm not great shakes at math; I'll be content with 120+.</p>
<p>Sigh...should've worked harder...</p>
<p>pshh... i scoff at these 120+.. i just go in and hope for my 100 to qualify for AIME.. tho i would score up there if i didn't make dumb mistakes every test.. like addition? how the heck did i mange to get addition wrong?</p>
<p>hahaha i go with the 101 each time and try to do well on AIME</p>
<p>Question: I scored 123 last year. Should I report it if I get lower this year? It's possible...AMC scores are so volatile.</p>