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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Other than for the experience, does this help with anything else? (College apps?)[/quote]Yes, MIT for example specifically has a spot in their application to share your AMC scores[/quote]

Which is strange because the AMC score is not useful for MIT. With 8000 AIME qualifiers, "TO" AMC scores can only hurt your application (if it doesn't have n AIME score to validated it), not help. [/quote]

There may be 8000 AIME qualifiers, but only maybe 2000 of them are 12th graders.  Almost every MIT applicant will have a perfect or near perfect SAT math score, a 5 in AP calc, and straight As.  A high AMC 12 score is at least another way for a kid to differentiate themselves from all of the other applicants who are good at math..  It may not count for much, but the same is true for any lower tier award or achievement.   Nobody would suggest that NMSF shouldn't be included, and there are 16,000 of those across the country.  Qualifying for AIME is quite a bit more elite.

I'm not sure what you meant by "if it doesn't have n AIME score to validated it."  If you mean that a high AIME score is also needed to validate the high AMC 12 score, I disagree for the reasons above.  If you mean that a kid wouldn't be helped by including a non-AIME qualifying AMC 12 score, then I would agree with that.  [/quote]

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