Competition  Instructions

This page will be updated. Please come back or join in the wechat/whatsapp group for the exact time and location about a week before the competition date!

The 2025-26 MAA AMC dates are:

AMC 10 A and AMC 12 A – November 5, 2025

AMC 10 B and AMC 12 B – November 13, 2025

AMC 8 – January 22-28, 2026

AIME I -February 5, 2026 (Invite Only)

AIME II – February 11, 2026 (Invite Only)

USAMO/USAJMO –March21-22,2026 (Invite Only)

Official Policy:  https://maa.org/student-programs/amc/

All competitions will be proctored in-person by the test manager.  

Location and time: Rutgers Busch or Livingston Campus, Evening.

Exact location and time will be sent out around one week in advance by email and updated at this webpage. 

Before the competition:

Use the following invitation links to set up your MAA account:

1. Please sign up via the confidential invitation codes: (ONLY for registered students at Rutgers; use it only once, and only for the competitions you registered)

AMC10 A: Student Registration URL: https://maa.edvistas.com/datamate/testRegister.aspx?id=5080062d-516c-46f5-b98c-ff81c86816ca  

AMC12 A: Student Registration URL: https://maa.edvistas.com/datamate/testRegister.aspx?id=95a79e99-0ecb-4203-8285-3ed69b28baad  

AMC10 B:  Student Registration URL: https://maa.edvistas.com/datamate/testRegister.aspx?id=2f193143-5af1-4bd6-9d3d-644dc148fbd0 

 AMC12 B: Student Registration URL: https://maa.edvistas.com/datamate/testRegister.aspx?id=5a1f736e-1867-442c-8b14-721e723e44f6 

AMC8:        Student Registration URL: https://maa.edvistas.com/datamate/testRegister.aspx?id=30185286-edc4-4e29-8b56-27eb19acb129 

 MAA competition student portal

After signing up, you may login and see a page like this:

You are all set once you see the above page and your competition.

Don't worry about the status of "Pending Approval": if you registered and paid the fee, your seats are reserved. I approve students in a batch, not individually.

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FAQ:

1. The registration rule is first come first serve until all seats licensed by MAA are taken. 

2. The preferred way of communication is Email (to stemcourses.online@gmail.com) or message, not phone call. Please un-spam this email address or check your spam about a week before the competition date. You should be able to find answers to your questions in the email or updates posted here. 

3. I won't be able to respond to individual email/phone calls.  Detailed instructions are posted and updated here ...Please check updates at this page.

4. If you decide not to show up or take the competitions elsewhere, please email me for bookkeeping at stemcourses.online@gmail.com.

5. Status of "Waitlist" or "Not Approved": if you registered and paid the fee, your seats are reserved. I approve students in a batch, not individually. Don't worry if you see "Not approved".

6. The format is print&scan, which means a computer is not necessary. It will be like the traditional paper format. Please bring enough scratch paper, pencils, and erasers for blackening the scantron.

The Locations and times (locations and times are different for different competitions):  

AMC10/12 A: 05:30  PM  TO  07:00  PM   Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025,  TBD

Location:   RWH/102     (https://dcs.rutgers.edu/classrooms/richard-weeks-hall-of-engineering-room-102)               

    Campus: Busch

    Address: 500 Bartholomew Rd, Piscataway Township, NJ 08854

AMC10/12 B: 05:30  PM  TO  07:00  PM   Nov. 13, 2025

Location:  RWH/105     (https://dcs.rutgers.edu/classrooms/richard-weeks-hall-of-engineering-room-105)               

     Campus: Busch

     Address: 500 Bartholomew Rd, Piscataway Township, NJ 08854

Please note the time and location for A and B are different. 

AMC8:   

Location:  TBD

AIME I:   

Location:   

Keep in mind these are Academic Spaces, be mindful that courses may be taking place in classrooms around you. Please do not arrive to the room earlier than your reserved time. The classroom must be vacated by the end of your reservation time. No food is allowed in the classrooms. Do not remove furniture from the room. 

Parking: A parking permit is in principle required 24/7. You may either park at a nearby meter or visit https://ipo.rutgers.edu/dots/permits/visitor-parking for instructions, or at your own risk. 

2.  The following are items that you can use. Everything else won't be allowed.

2.  The following are items that you can use. Everything else won't be allowed.

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FAQ:

1. The registration rule is first come first serve until all seats licensed by MAA are taken. 

2. If you decide not to show up or take the competitions elsewhere, please email me for bookkeeping at stemcourses.online@gmail.com.

3. Status of "Waitlist" or "Not Approved": if you registered and paid the fee, your seats are reserved. I approve students in a batch, not individually. Don't worry if you see "Not approved".

4. The preferred way of communication is Email (to stemcourses.online@gmail.com) or message, not phone call. I won't be able to respond to individual email/phone calls.  Detailed instructions are posted and updated here ...Please read the instructions carefully.

5. The format is print&scan, which means a computer is not necessary. It will be like the traditional paper format. Please bring enough scratch paper, pencils, and erasers for blackening the scantron.

Updates  

Last Reminder of Deadline for 10/12A MAA account sign up:

or email at stemcourses.online@gmail.com