The American Invitational Mathematics Examination

Dates:

Contest:	Date:	Day of the Week:
Preferred	March 7, 2006	Tuesday
Alternate	March 22, 2006	Wednesday

Summary:

• Students are invited to take this test based on their performance on the AMC exam.
  • AMC 10: Students who score in the top 1% will be invited to participate.
  • AMC 12: Students who score in the top 5% or score at least 100 will be invited to participate.
• The problems on this test are fairly difficult; even the best students in the nation typically answer only about half of the questions. However, all can be solved using methods no more advanced than pre-calculus.
• The test is administered during school, typically only on the "preffered" date.
• The test lasts 3 hours.
• There are 15 free respons questions, and there is no guessing penalty.
  • All answers are integers between 0 and 999
  • No justification is required for answers
  • A correct answer receives 1 point.
  • An incorrect or blank answer receives 0 points.
• Calculators are not allowed.

For more information, visit the AIME website.