Schools register in the fall and coaches work with students throughout the year. Many coaches administer the School Competition, usually in January, to determine which student(s) will advance to the Chapter Competition. Between 1 and 10 students from each school advance to the local Chapter Competition, which takes place in February. Top students from each Chapter Competition advance to their State Competition, which takes place in March. Top 4 individual competitors from each State Competition receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the National Competition, which takes place in May. The National Champion is determined during the National Competition’s Countdown Round.
Competition Process
Sit an exam based on different topics and themes in mathematics. Each level of competition includes 4 rounds: Sprint, Target, Team and Countdown Round. Students compete in all 4 rounds to determine overall winners.Judging Criteria
Students are scored by their performance on the various rounds of the exams.Participate
Website: https://www.mathcounts.org/competition
Managing Organization: MATHCOUNTS Foundation
Eligibility:
Students enrolled in the sixth, seventh or eighth grade are eligible to participate in the MATHCOUNTS Competition Series. Students taking middle school mathematics classes who are not full‑time sixth, seventh or eighth graders are not eligible. Participation in MATHCOUNTS competitions is limited to three years for each student though there is no limit to the number of years a student may participate in the school‑based coaching phase.
Students enrolled in the sixth, seventh or eighth grade are eligible to participate in the MATHCOUNTS Competition Series. Students taking middle school mathematics classes who are not full‑time sixth, seventh or eighth graders are not eligible. Participation in MATHCOUNTS competitions is limited to three years for each student though there is no limit to the number of years a student may participate in the school‑based coaching phase.
Registration Dates
December 1, 2019
8:59pm PST