On Thursday, November 10, 2022, the Mathematics Department will be administering the American Mathematics Competition (AMC). It will take place after school. All students in Math Team are required to take this exam and are automatically registered for the AMC A exam only. If they wish to take the AMC B Exam, they should complete the form attached.
The AMC B exam offers students a second opportunity to perform well on this competition and will be held after school on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. Students may take both exams.
The AMC 10 exam is open to all 9th and 10th grade students (Date of birth must be after 5/10/2005).
The AMC 12 exam is open to all 11th and 12th grade students (Date of birth must be after 5/10/2003).
There is a nominal fee of $3.50 to register for each exam.
For more information and to register, visit the AMC page on the Math Team website:
AMC Exam Info and Registration
Please register by: Friday, October 21st, 2022.
Why take the AMC?
Many of our students who score well on the AMC are invited to take the AIME. Success on the AMC places these students in an elite category that is helpful in the college application process. Some colleges even have a space for AMC scores on their applications. There is no downside to taking this exam. This is another way to help students distinguish themselves as mathematically talented. Remember that your AMC score does not go on your record.
What is a good score?
To get an idea of how to interpret scores, in November 2021 on the AMC 10A a score of 75.0 was higher than 75% of all scores nationwide, while a 96.0 was higher than 97.5% of all scores. On the AMC 12A, a 75.0 was higher than 75% and a score of 91.5 was higher than 95% of scores nationwide.
What is the exam like?
It is 75 minutes long and has 25 multiple choice questions. You earn 6 points for a correct answer and 1.5 points for each blank question. If you answer incorrectly, you get 0 points. Only guess if you can narrow it down to two choices.
Where can I get practice?
To practice problems from past contests, visit the Art of Problem Solving website:
https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/AMC_Problems_and_Solutions
Also, the Stuyvesant Math Team hosts AMC practices each week on Wednesdays, starting on September 28th, 2022. They are held in Room 405 for AMC 10 and Room 407 for AMC 12.
If you have additional questions, contact Mr. Sterr at sterr@stuy.edu
