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AMC (American Mathematics Competitions) is a series of math contests run by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). An AMC award is a clear plus on an application for STEM programs at US universities.
Real scores · Real teachers · Real results — teachers hold at least IELTS 8.0 or SAT 1500, and international programmes are taught by PhD and Master's holders.
Click each exam to see its structure, content areas and scoring.
| 25 multiple-choice questions · 75 min | 5 answer choices (A)–(E); two sittings a year, 10A and 10B, usually in November. |
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Total 75 minutes, no calculator · No calculator. Content up to the end of Grade 10: algebra, number theory, counting & probability, geometry — no heavy trigonometry, no calculus.
| 25 multiple-choice questions · 75 min | 5 answer choices (A)–(E); two sittings a year, 12A and 12B, usually in November. |
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Total 75 minutes, no calculator · No calculator. As AMC 10, plus logarithms, trigonometry, complex numbers, higher-degree polynomials, conics and harder solid geometry — no calculus.
| 25 multiple-choice questions · 40 min | 5 answer choices (A)–(E); one sitting a year, usually in January. |
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Total 40 minutes, no calculator · No calculator. Content up to the end of Grade 8: arithmetic, basic algebra, counting & probability, statistics, plane and solid geometry.
Based on the MAA's American Mathematics Competitions rules.
Teachers with a specialist mathematics background, including PhDs in Mathematics and in Computer Science who have studied and worked in the US.
PhD with distinction · Master's with distinction, top 4% of the Faculty of Mathematics, Masaryk University (Czech Republic) · Bachelor's with distinction, top 2 in the Faculty of Mathematics, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education
Computer Science, at the #1-ranked US university for the field · 10 years living and working in the US, including time at Amazon · alumnus of the specialised Maths programme at Lê Hồng Phong
Graduation thesis awarded Distinction · alumnus of the specialised Math class at Lê Hồng Phong · teaches Calculus and Statistics to AP students
Master's, Western Sydney (Australia) · Talented Engineer Programme, Bách Khoa (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology) · First Prize in Mathematics at city level, Mathematics specialist class at Lê Hồng Phong · over 10 years teaching IELTS and SAT
Teacher-led, as one-on-one tutoring or small groups; 8020 runs a placement test, then places each student at the right AMC level for their grade and study-abroad goals.
Take the free placement test and 8020 will pinpoint your gaps and place you in the right class with the right teacher. Three practice areas for AMC 8 · 10 · 12: practice questions with answers and mock tests on the real scoring scale.