Browse the archive
Tag: AMC 10
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
AMC 10/12 Counting and Probability: The Six Question Families and the Overcounting Audit
Counting problems usually fail for one reason: the same outcome counted twice. A map of the six AMC 10/12 question families, plus a four-step audit that catches overcounting.
-
The 2026 AMC 10/12 Season: Scoring Arithmetic, Award Tiers, and What the 1.5-Point Blank Rule Really Means
A correct AMC 10/12 answer is worth 6 points, a blank 1.5. That means you need a better-than-25% chance of being right before answering beats leaving it empty. The full expected-value arithmetic, the 2026 sitting dates, and the award tiers.
-
The 16-Week AMC 10/12 Countdown: A Week-by-Week Training Plan from July to the November 2026 Exams
From mid-July to the Nov 5 and Nov 13, 2026 AMC dates is 16 weeks. A four-phase, week-by-week training plan: diagnostics, topic blocks, mock cycle, and taper.