Math Competitions

This page lists math competitions available for students living around Boston.

• National Math Contests
• Other National Math Competitions
• Massachusetts Math Competitions
• International Math Contests
• Other competitions, where Massachusetts is eligible

National Math Contests

• The American Mathematics Competitions. The American Mathematics Competitions consist of a series of increasingly difficult tests for students in middle school and high school. These contests include the AMC 8, the AMC 10, the AMC 12, the AIME, and the USAMO. The top students on the final test are invited to participate in the Math Olympiad Summer Program, where students train for possible inclusion on the United States Mathematics Olympiad team.
• American Regions Math League. ARML consists of 15-person teams representing schools, cities, counties, or states at three locations in the US. The competition is team-oriented and very challenging, with a focus on problem solving and some mathematical writing.
• MATHCOUNTS. Mathcounts is the premier middle school extracurricular program in the United States, with competition at school, local, state, and national levels. Many avid problem solvers get their start here.
• USA Mathematics Talent Search. The USAMTS is a free year-round program through which students write solutions to periodic problem sets. It is an excellent introduction to tackling advanced problems and the art of writing proofs.
• USA Computing Olympiad — Pair your problem solving skills with computers in this series of contests leading to the US International Olympiad in Informatics.

Other National Math Competitions

• Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools. A widely-used introduction to problem solving mathematics for elementary and middle school students.
• The Mandelbrot Competition. The Mandelbrot Competition introduces high school students to accessible new topics in mathematics while providing stimulating, challenging problems. The team test portion of the contest emphasizes mathematical writing skills and effective group work.
• American High School Internet Mathematics Competition (AHSIMC) — Administering the iTest. A large internet mathematics competition.
• American Scholastic Mathematics Association
• Continental Mathematics League — grades 2 - 9.
• Crazy 4 Math — An online contest aimed at elementary and middle school students all over the world. The aim is to show how you use math in an activity you enjoy.
• Homeschool Math Contests has a chart of math contests open to individuals (homeschooled and otherwise), and also an up-to-date state-by-state list of regional meets.
• High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM)
• MathFax — Hundreds of schools participate in this contest designed to help students prepare for college entrance exams.
• Math Kangaroo — An extension of what might be the world's largest math competition that is just beginning to catch on the in the United States. For grades 2-12.
• Math League — Contests for students from 4th grade through high school.
• The Math & Logic Contests — for grades 2-6.
• Mu Alpha Theta National Convention — Each year hundreds of students attend the national convention which is held in a different location each year. Testing is approximately on the level of the AMCs.
• National Assessment & Testing — Producing problem solving materials used nationally.
• Online Math League (OML) — A new math league taking advantage of the internet. For grades 3-12.
• Ponder This — IBM Reseach invites you to tackles these monthly challenging problems.
• Rocket City Math League — A young but popular free competition.

Massachusetts Math Competitions

• Greater Boston Mathematics League
• Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament — Each year, students from all over the country visit either MIT or Harvard to participate in a contest administered by veterans of math competitions attending the two schools.
Harvard-MIT Novenber Mathematics Tournament — Each year, local students visit either MIT or Harvard to participate in a contest administered by veterans of math competitions attending the two schools.
• Intermediate Math League of Eastern Massachusetts (IMLEM) — middle school competition.
• Massachusetts Association of Mathematics Leagues (MAML)
• Massachusetts Mathematics League
• Massachusetts Mathematics Olympiad
• Worcester County Mathematics League (WOCOMAL)
• WPI Invitational Mathematics Meet

International Math Contests

• International Math Olympiad (IMO). Six best USAMO winners make the US IMO team.
• MathLinks. Like the USAMTS, this is a free contest in which students write full solutions to periodic problem sets. The problems are extremely challenging and good practice for Olympiad aspirants.
• Tournament of Towns. The International Tournament of Towns invites students to work on a series of challenging problems and compare their skills to students around the world.

Other competitions, where Massachusetts is eligible

• Moody's Mega Math Challenge
• Streamline School Olympiad

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Last revised October 2008