Looking to take your math game to the next level with a little friendly competition? Want to see where you rank against some of the other top math students in the country? Check out the Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament.
The Harvard/MIT Mathematics Tournament (HMMT) is committed to providing opportunities to mathematically gifted students looking for a challenging experience, as well as meeting others interested in math from around the country and the world. There are two tournaments: 1) HMMT February is one of the most difficult math competitions in the United States for students who can comfortably and confidently solve at least 6 to 8 problems correctly on the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) and write mathematical proofs; 2) HMMT November provides a more approachable alternative for students to gain math tournament experience, such as those who have performed well on the AMC exams.
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How do I expand this narrative arc? If math is part of your narrative arc consider doing one of the following:
- Enter one of the math national and international math competitions including Purple Comet!, the American Mathematics Competitions or Who Wants to be a Mathematician.
- Explore the types of math problems faced by real world mathematicians in the team-based MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge
- Challenge yourself to practically apply your math skills at Wharton’s Data Science Academy
- Start a Math Club at your school. Want to learn more? Download our PDF to Stand Out From The Pack.
HOT TIP: National math competitions are a great way to challenge yourself and deepen your exposure to different types of math problems. Keep in mind that they are a very common extracurricular for kids who love math and might even want to study it in college. This makes it both a great environment to network and make friends in that community, and a potential issue if you want to stand out from your Math Club teammates. Have fun with math competitions, but also think about ways that you can enhance and diversity your profile by supplementing with math-adjacent or more applied-math activities.
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