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AMC10/12 American Mathematics Competition

The AMC 10 and AMC 12 are both 25-question, 75-minute, multiple-choice examinations in high school mathematics designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills. The AMC 10/12 is the first in a series of competitions that eventually lead all the way to the International Mathematical Olympiad (see Invitational Competitions).

Eligibility and Coverage

The AMC 10 is for students in 10th grade and below and covers the high school curriculum up to 10th grade. Students in grade 10 or below and under 17.5 years of age on the day of the contest can take the AMC 10. The AMC 12 covers the entire high school curriculum, including trigonometry, advanced algebra, and advanced geometry, but excluding calculus. Students in grade 12 or below and under 19.5 years of age on the day of the contest can take the AMC 12. Note that each student can only sign up for AMC 10 or AMC 12 but not both.

Logistics

The AMC 10/12 contests will be administered at Utica University in Fall 2025. Please use this flier to help us advertise.

Cost for the competition: Free
Date and Time: Thursday November 13, 2025, 10:00am
Location: Utica University, Frank E. Gannett Memorial Library Concourse, Campus Map. Lot C is the closest parking lot; parking is free. If you are traveling by school bus, please ask your chaperone to contact Professor Xiao Xiao for parking information.
Registration deadline: October 23, 2025

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Registration

Please review the following registration guidelines to help us ensure there is enough space and resources for all participating school:

To Teachers:

Each school may register as many students as they would like, but only 10 students are guaranteed a spot. If your school wishes to register more than 10 students, any additional students will be placed on a waitlist. We’ll do our best to accommodate as many students as possible and will admit students from the waitlist if space becomes available. To identify the 10 students guaranteed a spot, please consider using students’ past performance in recent math courses and/or math competitions. Once identified, kindly submit these students’ names to Professor Xiao Xiao at xixiao@utica.edu.

To Students/Contestants:

Please work with your school's teacher or AMC coordinator at your school to complete the registration process. If your school does not have a teacher or AMC coordinator organizing this event, you may register independently. In these cases, we will enroll the first 10 students from each school on a first-come, first-served basis.

Prizes

All contestants who perform well on AMC 10/12 are eligible for national recognition (historical data). Those who perform exceptionally well will be invited to participate in the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME).

For those who participate in AMC 12 at Utica University:

First Place: Scholarship equivalent to two (2) 3-credit courses at Utica University.
Second Place: Scholarship equivalent to one (1) 3-credit course at Utica University.
Third Place: Scholarship equivalent to one (1) 3-credit course at Utica University.

For those who participate in AMC 10 at Utica University:

First Place: Scholarship equivalent to two (2) 3-credit courses at Utica University.
Second Place: Scholarship equivalent to one (1) 3-credit course at Utica University.
Third Place: Scholarship equivalent to one (1) 3-credit course at Utica University.

Those who have performed exceptionally well on AMC 12 will have a chance to win the Professor Wayne Newman Palmer Scholarship (at least $5,000 USD) to study mathematics at Utica University.

For schools that have at least three contestants for either AMC 10 or AMC 12, we will have team prizes for the top three teams.

2024-2025 AMC 10/12 Winners

Team Winners:

First Place: Hamilton Central School District
Second Place: Whitesboro Central School District
Third Place: Adirondack Central School District

Individual Winners (AMC 10):

First Place: Joseph Kovaleski (Adirondack)
Second Place: Gianna Cook (Whitesboro)
Third Place (tie): Drew Weber (Adirondack), Olivia Perretta (Holland Patent), Finn Brown (Manlius Pebble Hill)

Individual Winners (AMC 12):

First Place (tie): Matthias Page-Fagon (Hamilton), Kaidan Fischer (Whitesboro)
Second Place: Colin Olsen (Hamilton)
Third Place (tie): Esme Davis (Clinton), Joseph Stehlik (Vernon Verona Sherrill), Trevor Heitz (Whitesboro)

2023-2024 AMC 10/12 Winners

Team Winners:

First Place: Clinton
Second Place: Whitesboro
Third Place (tie): Holland Patent, Mt, Markham, Vernon Verona Sherrill

Individual Winners (AMC 10):

First place: Cora Hinsdill (Adirondack)
Second place (tie): Lillion Brown (Adirondack), Alexander Hinojosa (Adirondack)
Third place: Logan Killian (Vernon Verona Sherrill)

Individual Winners (AMC 12):

First place: Luke Miller (Whitesboro)
Second place: Ian Chang (Clinton)
Third place (tie): Eli Davis (Clinton), Georgia Deep (Clinton), Sean Schreppel (Clinton)

Contact Us

Xiao Xiao

Professor of Mathematics

xixiao@utica.edu