This Friday, students from the math club will participate in the AMC math competition, a competition known for its abstract and advanced math problems.
What is the AMC math competition?
The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) is an annual math contest consisting of high-level math questions to challenge and recognize talented math students around the world. The AMC is also the first step of qualifying for the AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination) and the world-famous international math olympiad. “One student qualified for the AIME last year,” Mr.Kramer said. This is a big achievement for the student and the school, considering the fact that only 2.5% of AMC students qualify for this competition. Every year, roughly 200,000 students from over 80 countries participate and are separated into AMC 8 (Middle school), AMC 10 (10th grade and below), and AMC 12 (Middle school and below).
Titans Participate in the AMC!
St.Mary’s has been participating in the AMC math competition for over 17 years. This year, 39 students (22 from grades 9 and 1o, 15 from grades 11 and 10, and two from grades 6 and 7!) will be participating in the competition. While this number may seem large, the stakes are actually very high to qualify for the competition. Students MUST be in either a math extended class or a math HL class AND have an A- or higher for their overall math grade. This requirement ensures that all participants have strong mathematical skills and knowledge to tackle these high-level math problems. Students will individually work on math problems for 75 minutes, and points will be added up based on how many questions a student got right.
Overall, the AMC is more than just a math test. It’s a great opportunity for math students to step out of their comfort zone and tackle complex math problems. Regardless of how people do, just qualifying for the competition is a huge achievement. So if you know someone who qualified for it, give them a pat on the back!
