Dear parents and teachers,
In preparation of the 2025 Vietnam International Mathematics Competitions (VIMC), we are looking for students with a very strong math background to form Team USA.
VIMC will be held in Danang City, Vietnam, from 14th to 19th August 2025. Team USA will be participating in person. We plan to host a mini camp at Charlotte in the second week of July, which includes an in person team selection test, training sessions, research seminars, and other fun activities.
VIMC will be organized into two divisions Key Stage II and Key Stage III.
For Key Stage II (6th grade and under), we are looking for students on AMC8 DHR, AIME qualifiers, or equivalent.
For Key Stage III (9th grade and under), we are looking for USA(J)MO qualifiers, MATHCOUNTS national qualifiers, or equivalent.
If your students have received the aforementioned recognitions, they are within our range of search.
The students should be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
If your students are interested, available to participate in the in-person minicamp and to travel to Vietnam, please fill in the form below.
For questions, please contact Dr. Tao Hong (hong@charlotte.edu)
Regards,
Tao Hong and Harold Reiter
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About Team USA for IMC
In 2021, USA started to sponsor the national team to participate in the International Mathematics Competition (IMC). Since then, Team USA has won 3 grand championships, 30 gold medals, and many other recognitions at IMC.
In 2021 and 2022, the members of Team USA were selected and invited by Dr. Harold Reiter. In 2023, Dr. Harold Reiter and Dr. Tao Hong opened a public call for participants, followed by a list of screening criteria. To be eligible for Key Stage 2 of the Team USA, a student, who is in 6th grade and under, has to be on the AMC8 Distinguished Honor Roll or an AIME qualifier. To be eligible for Key Stage 3, a student, who is in 9th grade and under, has to be a USA(J)MO qualifier or MATHCOUNTS Nationals qualifier. Other restrictions such as age and nationality also apply. In 2024, Drs. Hong and Reiter established a team selection process, which included a series of team selection tests, for the students who passed the initial screening.
Many members of the Team USA later won prestigious competitions such as MATHCOUNTS Nationals and USA(J)MO, participated in highly selective camps such as PRIMES, MOP and RSI, and received admissions to top ranked universities such as Harvard and MIT.
