Emily Greene
News Editor
Today, the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) test will be administered during D and A period in the Wagner room.
The school is offering the AMC level 10 test for grades 10 and below and the AMC level 12 test for grades 12 and below.
According to Math Department Chair Jennifer Lee, many students planned to take the test. “Traditionally, most M4 students sit [for the exam],” she said.
This year, all M4 Pre-calculus and Calculus students will take the exam.
According to the Mathematical Association of America, the AMC is a 75-minute, no calculator test with twenty-five multiple-choice questions. Students taking the exam will need a number 2 pencil.
Students who receive a particular score on this test are invited to take other tests to further demonstrate their capabilities. Students who score a 100 or above, or finish in the top 5 percentile are invited to take the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME). According to the Mathematical Association of America, if a student finishes and scores highly on all the tests provided, they may be chosen to join the U.S. Mathematics Team.
Besides the possibility of becoming a member of the U.S. Mathematics Team, Ms. Lee said many students do it for “honor, fame, and glory.”
Junior Brant Hoffman had the highest score in the school on the AMC 10 last year. He commented on why he likes the exam. “Math is one of my strengths and it’s fun to challenge and compare myself to other people in the nation,” he said.
Brant made some observations about the AMC exam and the difficulty of the questions. “The questions are increasingly harder. They are all doable but not straightforward,” he said.
