<p>Does anybody know where we can get an answer key for the AMC 12a test?</p>
<p>teachers also have the solution booklets ( they came with the tests) and they are green</p>
<p>The AIME threshold for tne AMC 10/12 A has been lowered.</p>
<p>Yay!!!!!!!</p>
<p>I second that. Thank god! I finally get to take it.</p>
<p>The Art of Problem Solving Forum (which happens to be where I first learned about College Confidential) is a must for preparing for the AMC tests.</p>
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yep. i remember i would go on it every single day in my sophomore year (which is when i really really cared about AMC/AIME).</p>
<p>ah, this test is so much fun!!!</p>
<p>but AoPS is probably the most depressing forum ever</p>
<p>Why is it so depressing? are people on there like ridiculously smart?</p>
<p>I've heard about AoPS from many people, but have never actually been on myself.</p>
<p>you will forever have a self esteem of .00001</p>
<p>that's not true... you usually aren't that good at first, then you become much better by hanging around there. that's how literally everyone in our state who is on the arml team got better o.o</p>
<p>well, many active people on AoPS are USAMOers....and 130 on AMC is "failing" for them? And its scary how Alex Zhai goes on there, and also random IMO people from like China and other countries.
hehe</p>
<p>It takes a test or two to get used to the AMC format.
First time I took AMC 10A in 8th grade, I got 107.5 (cut off was like 110 for that test). Two weeks later,I scored a 120.5 on the B, just enough to qualify for AIME. Haven't had time to do problem and improve much since then. =/</p>
<p>For those who aren't seniors: Keep trying and practicing!! AMC problems are FUN!!</p>
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<p>He's actually an excellent example of someone who's learned a lot over the years on AoPS. Nothing to be afraid of there.</p>
<p>The AMC12B qualifying score has been dropped to 97.5. The 10B stays at 120</p>
<p>Art</a> of Problem Solving Forum</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone who is taking the AIME!</p>
<p>When are they going to have the score break down/ percentile stuff for each state
Things before AIME : robotics competition and MIT DECISIONS!! I wonder how that is going to affect our emotions/scores hehe</p>
<p>Percentile/state breakdown doesn't matter, because this isn't a test like the PSAT or the SAT which measures the entire set of the population. Moreover, I feel like they would serve very little purpose (more like only for bragging rights). For example, let's say you scored within the top 5%, this means that you are the top 5% of all the schools that administered the AMC, but what does that mean? Top 5% of people who tried really hard and are gifted at math, or top 5% of a blend of kids who like math and kids who sat through the AMC because their school forced them to?</p>
<p>If you want to be truly distinguished, making it into the USAMO or getting above a 5 on the AIME will provide you with the distinction you need. I feel like creating any smaller distinctions would be extraneous, actually, because they do not really reflect anything (in relation to prestige, or for applications). I think it's fair to say that anything below a 120 on the AMC 12 or a 3-5 on the AIME is not particularly noteworthy, judging from prior experience I had with the contest.</p>
<p>The scores doesn't even matter for me anymore. The state breakdown etc. is for seeing why they lowered the cutoff and how everyone else generally did for specific problems. I just like numbers? I want to see the effects of the new no calculator policy since it helped me score above past USAMO qualifiers. I don't know why you would assume it's for "bragging rights". I mean people basically never use percentiles for AMC scores, and there is always some insane person from my school who get perfect scores on AMC every year anyways.</p>
<p>If my school doesn’t offer the AMC, then can I take the exam through another high school? The closest college that’s giving it is 2 hours away.</p>
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<p>If you are in Minnesota (or anywhere within a reasonable driving radius), you can take it on the “A” date through my nonprofit organization. We do AMC testing hosting every year to help out students whose high schools don’t schedule the test.</p>