AMC series prep
Know where your child stands in AMC series. Then move up, one step at a time.
The first round finds a starting Level in ten questions. Each Level has a published gate, so you always know what is left before the next one.
Series pass $14.99/month for the whole family · the first round and its summary are free, no card needed
Next official date
Nov 5, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
AMC 10A · Nov 5, 2026 (10B · Nov 13, 2026)
Register by Oct 15, 2026
Dates and formats come from the organizer (maa.org). Prep is not affiliated with it; the contest name is used to describe what we help with.
Levels covered
AMC 8
Grades 6–8
Middle-school AMC — 25 questions, 40 minutes. Top scorers invited to MATHCOUNTS-tier events.
Next official date: Jan 21, 2027 – Jan 27, 2027
What AMC 8 covers →AMC 10
Grades 9–10
High-school AMC for grades 10 and below — 25 questions, 75 minutes. Top scorers qualify for the AIME → USA(J)MO.
Next official date: Nov 5, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
What AMC 10 covers →AMC 12
Grades 11–12
High-school AMC for grades 12 and below — 25 questions, 75 minutes. Adds trig, logs, and complex numbers; top scorers qualify for the AIME → USAMO.
Next official date: Nov 5, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
What AMC 12 covers →AIME
Grades 9–12
American Invitational Mathematics Exam — 15 integer-answer questions; AMC qualifier.
Next official date: Feb 5, 2027 – Feb 6, 2027
What AIME covers →
A sample question from AMC 8
A recipe makes 15 cookies. Only whole recipes can be made. How many recipes are needed for 200 cookies?
Answer: 14
Worked solution
- 200 ÷ 15 = 13.33…
- 13 recipes make only 195, so 14.
Read-only. Every other question opens after sign-in; each child's first round is free.
Questions families ask
- What does Prep cover for AMC series?
- AMC 8, AMC 10, AMC 12, AIME. Each Level has its own chapter map, practice rounds, sealed practice exams with every answer and worked solution at the end, and a published gate to the next Level.
- When is the next AMC series date?
- Nov 5, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026 · AMC 10A · Nov 5, 2026 (10B · Nov 13, 2026). Always check the organizer's site before registering.
- How much does it cost?
- Each child's first round and its summary are free, with no card needed. After that, a Series pass is $14.99 a month for the whole family (up to 5 people) and covers every Level of the Series, so moving up never meets a new paywall.
- Does Prep guarantee a score?
- No. Prep shows exactly what your child has mastered, what comes next and when they are ready for the next Level. Nobody can promise a contest result.