2025 Contest
The 38th High School Math Competition is scheduled for Saturday, February 1, 2025
Tentative Schedule
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8:00 AM to 9:15 AM |
Registration in LeConte College, Room 118 |
9:30 AM to 10:45 AM |
Written portion, 75 minutes (Classrooms assigned on day of contest) |
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
Lunch, on campus, Russell House (Greene St and Bull St) provides several options |
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM |
Special Event, Horseshoe Park. |
1:15 PM to 2:15 PM |
Team competition, LeConte classrooms, 3 to 12 team members from each school |
2:30 PM to 3:15 PM |
Single Elimination Tournament, Gambrell Hall Auditorium, the top 16 students from the Written portion |
3:30 PM |
Award Ceremony, Gambrell Auditorium |
Parking
Please check back here for updated parking information. USC has recently been enforcing parking permits on weekends, so this might be different from years past.
About the contest
Since 1986, the Department of Mathematics of the University of South Carolina has been inviting all interested South Carolina high schools to our exciting events. Our goal is to stimulate interest in mathematics among high school students and to recognize those who exhibit exceptional talent.
Awards
Individual Awards
- The top scorer of the Written Exam receives a medal, a plaque, and $400 cash prize.
- The participant obtaining the second place in the Written Exam received a medal, a plaque, and $200 cash prize.
- The participant in third place obtains a medal, and $100 cash prize.
- Participants in places fourth to sixth receive a medal and $50 cash prize
Team Awards
Team awards will be based on the Team Event and on each school's top three finishers on the Individual Test. Schools are separated into divisions, and the top three schools from each division receive trophies.