{"id":36,"date":"2024-03-13T19:16:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T19:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amcchange.com\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2026-04-19T20:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:38:34","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amcchange.com\/index.php\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<body style=\"background-color:Lavender;\">\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On 1\/21\/2026, MAA <a href=\"https:\/\/maa.org\/news\/maa-introduces-official-competition-sites-for-the-2026-usamo-and-usajmo\/\" title=\"\">announced<\/a> the selection of 31 institutions to host the 2026 USAMO and USAJMO.<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>On 12\/15\/2025, we started another <a href=\"https:\/\/c.org\/jMt26sGTj8\" title=\"\">petition<\/a> on change.org, which proposed several suggestions to MAA as a way to contain the widespread leaks happened during this year&#8217;s AMC 10\/12.<\/strong> <strong>This was advocated on AOPS forum.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>On 2\/14\/2025, a <a href=\"https:\/\/artofproblemsolving.com\/community\/c5h3500217_cheating_on_aime_ii\" title=\"\">discussion thread<\/a> on AOPS forum claims that the cheaters&nbsp;have set up servers and a public website to spread the leaks. This has been reported to MAA.  <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>On 2\/3\/2025, for AIME I, testing centers only get the problems 90 minutes before the test starts.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>On 11\/1\/2024, MAA announce that only AIME-II will be offered to candidates outside of the US\/Canada.<\/strong> <strong>For AMC tests, large testing centers will get the problems one day ahead of the test, small testing centers will get the problems 90 minutes before the test.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>On 8\/15\/2024, Wall Street Journal published an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/education\/math-competition-cheating-scandal-acb0cde9?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqe7poe_9DxDdfB1P2J4RxsED7bhYDtpfvFbbodsgZeMimNBJx1WHq10xQPTuZI%3D&amp;gaa_ts=6943464b&amp;gaa_sig=Yic0VSk3QKOu-K_Ik_Z52RhSKgn1XA8VcVvH2kNe75otZb1sUbsX906dvFiCSZP9Znocx-Yt3H4vVsNEsiSLfA%3D%3D\" title=\"article \">article <\/a>about the leak scandal.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>On 3\/28\/2024, the group of concerned parents of US EGMO\/IMO\/RMM team wrote another letter to MAA: <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-28-at-7.30.02\u202fPM-1024x630.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\" style=\"width:750px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-28-at-7.30.02\u202fPM-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-28-at-7.30.02\u202fPM-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-28-at-7.30.02\u202fPM-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-28-at-7.30.02\u202fPM-1536x945.png 1536w, https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-28-at-7.30.02\u202fPM.png 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On 3\/17\/2024, MAA declared to tighten the security for the upcoming USAMO\/USAJMO tests.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mmexport1710812812045-556x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-143\" style=\"width:349px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mmexport1710812812045-556x1024.jpg 556w, https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mmexport1710812812045-163x300.jpg 163w, https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mmexport1710812812045-768x1415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mmexport1710812812045-834x1536.jpg 834w, https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mmexport1710812812045-1112x2048.jpg 1112w, https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mmexport1710812812045.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On 2\/22\/2024, a letter was delivered to MAA from a group of concerned parents of US EGMO\/IMO\/RMM teams  urging MAA to take measure to prevent security breaches.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On 11\/8\/2023, AMC 10A\/12A took place with the leaked test unchanged.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A few days later,<\/strong> <strong>MAA responded with an announcement that they have identified the source of the leak, and they will utilize human resource and AI to detect anomalies.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-18-at-9.29.40\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-140\" style=\"width:499px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-18-at-9.29.40\u202fPM.png 820w, https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-18-at-9.29.40\u202fPM-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/amcchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-18-at-9.29.40\u202fPM-768x595.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On 11\/4\/2023, a group of &#8220;concerned parents and educators&#8221; set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/integrity-issue-concerning-leaked-amc-10-12a-2023-exam?recruiter=1316901075&amp;recruited_by_id=afd13dc0-57ca-11ee-b4eb-c18f975f1cff&amp;utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_campaign=share_petition&amp;utm_medium=copylink&amp;utm_content=cl_sharecopy_37726619_en-US%3A3\" title=\"\">petition letter<\/a> to MAA board of directors on change.org, hoping MAA can take action.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Around 11\/2\/2023 a leak of the upcoming AMC 10A\/12A test was reported and discussed at AOPS forum and Discord. 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