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Emory University will offer the AMC 8 math competition exam to students in 8th grade or below next month.

The exam, according to the American Mathematics Competition, is “a 40-minute multiple choice exam covering subjects such as counting and probability, estimation, proportional reasoning, elementary geometry including the Pythagorean Theorem, spatial visualization, everyday applications, and reading and interpreting graphs and tables. In addition, some of the later questions may involve linear or quadratic functions and equations, coordinate geometry, and other topics traditionally covered in a beginning algebra course.” The exam is meant to be a fun, friendly competition. Students who score well may earn recognition, but there are no prizes.

Emory will host the exam on Thursday, January 18, in the evening. To register, complete the interest form, and Emory will send you a registration link. There is no fee to take the exam at Emory.

If Emory isn’t a convenient location for you, you can look for other schools hosting the exam by using AMC’s competition locations page. Note that host schools can decide whether to allow children who don’t attend their school to take the exam.