Competition  Instructions

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Competition Dates:

 The 2024-25 MAA AMC dates are:

AMC 10 A and AMC 12 A – Wednesday, November 6, 2024

AMC 10 B and AMC 12 B – Tuesday, November 12, 2024

AMC 8 – January 22, 2025

AIME I -February 6, 2025 (Invite Only)

AIME II – February 12, 2025 (Invite Only)

USAMO/USAJMO – March 19-20, 2025 (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. 

Please check this page for updates or join in the wechat group or whatsapp group.

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=360fd10d-2ff6-40e9-8645-fdc591caa8e2 

AMC12 A: Student Registration URL: https://maa.edvistas.com/datamate/testRegister.aspx?id=109818a2-008a-4bb4-83ab-9fadaf4c96de 

AMC10 B:  Student Registration URL: https://maa.edvistas.com/datamate/testRegister.aspx?id=dc8193a7-3488-4423-b1ef-e614b113153b 

 AMC12 B: Student Registration URL: https://maa.edvistas.com/datamate/testRegister.aspx?id=6b164bbd-746e-4f29-aee8-db00d4a37ec6 

AMC8:         Student Registration URL: https://maa.edvistas.com/datamate/testRegister.aspx?id=e218de83-249d-4178-aaf1-5ada4e1162d3 

The form is as follows: (Please don't use your kids' school email unless you had a MAA account with your school email. Typically, kids school emails reject all outside emails.)

District Student ID is optional. You may leave it blank or fill in the following:

a. Public school students have state or state ID number. Please use either of these numbers.

b. Private school students may also have a school ID number, and if so, please use this number.

c. Home school students or private school students who cannot find his/her ID, please use your phone number

 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.

On the competition date:

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

AMC10/12 A:  Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, 5:30pm-7:00pm (Please arrive between 5:25pm-5:40pm to set up. Don't arrive early or later. If you arrive later than 5:45pm, you are not allowed to take the competition.)

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

AMC10/12 B:  Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, 5:30pm-7:00pm (Please arrive between 5:25pm-5:40pm to set up. Don't arrive early or later. If you arrive later than 5:45pm, you are not allowed to take the competition.)

 Location: BME-102 (https://dcs.rutgers.edu/classrooms/biomedical-engineering-building-room-102)   

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

AMC8:  Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, 7:30pm-8:30pm (Please arrive between 7:20pm-7:40pm to set up. Don't arrive early or later. If you arrive later than 7:45pm, you are not allowed to take the competition.)

Location: TIL-116,  Livingston (https://dcs.rutgers.edu/classrooms/tillett-hall-room-116)

F=ma:  Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, 4:30pm-5:00pm (Please arrive between 4:20pm-4:40pm to set up. Don't arrive early or later. If you arrive later than 4:45pm, you are not allowed to take the competition.)

Location: LSH-B110, Livingston (https://dcs.rutgers.edu/classrooms/lucy-stone-hall-room-b110)

AIME I:  Thursday, Feb 6, 2025, 2:00pm-5:00pm (Please arrive  on time.)

 Location: SEC 217 (https://dcs.rutgers.edu/classrooms/science-engineering-resource-center-room-217)   

AIME II & F=ma:  Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025, 4:00pm-7:00pm (Please arrive  on time.)

 Location: LSH/B110 (https://dcs.rutgers.edu/classrooms/lucy-stone-hall-room-b110)  

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.

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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