News & Guides
The latest on the AMC
Exam dates, registration, preparation and results for the AMC 8, 10, 12, AIME and the China region.
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AIME 2027 Moves to Pearson Test Centres: Every Change MAA Has Announced, and What Is Still Unknown for Candidates in China
MAA has rewritten the AIME: Pearson test centres, two 90-minute electronic parts, a fixed qualifying score instead of a percentile, one sitting on 5-6 February 2027, and USAMO qualification that no longer counts your AMC score. Here is what is confirmed, and the one thing China-based candidates must not assume.
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The AMC Rules That Cancel a Score: Permitted Materials, Prohibited Devices, and the Policy With No Appeal
Protractors and graph paper are prohibited, remote sittings are cancelled, and MAA states a disqualified score cannot be challenged. What that means for your exam bag.
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How to Put AMC Results on a US College Application: Honors, Activities, and What Each Tier Signals
AIME qualification sits at 100 on the AMC 10 for 2027. How to put AMC results in the Common App honors and activities sections so a non-US reader understands them.
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Training for the AIME, Not the AMC: What Changes When the Answer Choices Disappear
The AIME asks for 15 integer answers and, from 2027, runs as two 90-minute parts at a Pearson centre. No answer choices means backsolving stops working – and the qualifying line is now a fixed 100 or 85, not a percentile.
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AMC 10/12 Algebra, Family by Family: Quadratics, Systems, Rates and the Setups Behind Them
AMC algebra is a short list of recurring setups, not an open field. A family-by-family map of quadratics, systems, rates, sequences and exponents, with the cue that names each one.
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AMC 10/12 Number Theory, Family by Family: Divisors, Remainders, Digits and the AMC 12 Extensions
Number theory is the smallest toolkit on the AMC and the highest return per hour. A family-by-family map of divisor, remainder and digit problems, plus the AMC 12 extensions.
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Two Calendars, One AMC Season: MAA Dates, Your Test Centre Sitting Date, and the October Deadlines (2026)
The MAA publishes 5 and 13 November for the 2026 AMC 10/12; China-region centres are scheduling 6 and 14 November. Both are true, and October is when the season is really decided.
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The 90-Point Line: The AMC 10 and AMC 12 Achievement Awards for Younger Students (2026)
Most AMC recognition is percentile-based and moves with the field. One track does not: a fixed 90-point line for younger students, and it runs on the AMC 12 as well as the AMC 10.
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The AMC 12 Content the AMC 10 Never Tests: A Study Map for Trigonometry, Logarithms and Complex Numbers
The MAA describes the AMC 12 as adding trigonometry, advanced algebra and advanced geometry to the AMC 10 syllabus, and excluding calculus. A study map of that extra ground and the order to learn it in. A study map of the extra content and the order to learn it in.
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Stop Doing Whole Past Papers: How to Build an AMC Practice Set by Question Position
Whole past papers are a testing tool, not a training tool. How to build an AMC practice set banded by question position, and when to switch back to full timed sittings.