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Tag: AIME
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Eight Questions, Then Seven: How the AIME’s Two-Part Session Changes the Way You Prepare
The 2027 AIME runs as two sealed 90-minute blocks – eight questions, then seven, with no way back. What that structure does to pacing, checking and practice design.
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The AMC Season Ends After the Application Deadlines: Why Grade 11 Is Your Last On-Record Sitting
The November papers fall after most early application deadlines and the AIME after the regular round. For an applicant, the grade 11 season is the last that lands in time.
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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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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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Beyond the AIME (2026): What the USAMO and USAJMO Are, and How You Reach Them
The USAMO and USAJMO sit above the AIME as proof-based olympiads. The two tracks, the two-day proof format, and how selection changed for 2027 now that AMC scores are no longer a factor.
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How the AIME Works After the AMC 10/12: Qualifying, Sitting It, and What Comes Next (Rewritten for the 2027 Rules)
The AIME after MAA’s 2027 overhaul: a fixed qualifying score of 100 on the AMC 10 or 85 on the AMC 12, two 90-minute electronic parts at a Pearson centre, one window on 5-6 February, and a USAMO route that no longer counts your AMC score.