Registration Policy and Applications
Registration for both tournaments has now closed.
To participate in one of our tournaments, all teams and individuals must
submit applications through our
online registration workflow.
The window for accepting applications is typically around 3 weeks in
September/October.
No applications will be accepted after the deadline has passed.
After the application deadline, we will run an acceptance
lottery.
Please do not attempt to contact individual members of our organizing team if
your application is not selected through the lottery.
Registrations must be submitted by a responsible adult on behalf of teams
and individuals in an organization.
See How do organizations work?
for more details on what constitutes an organization and which ones a
student is permitted to compete with.
Each organization may be represented only once in our registration
system.
We have also provided a series of
video walkthroughs
to guide you through the registration process.
Teams are composed of 4-6 students in November and 6-8 students in
February.
Registration is also available to individual competitors who are unable
to meet the minimum team size on their own.
Individual competitors will be arranged into teams with other
individual competitors during the competition, and are eligible for
individual prizes only.
Our Sunday Education events are open to all
students who wish to attend, not just competitors!
In the past, the topics of these talks have included the probabilistic
method, health care reform, and Wagner’s theorem.
In other words, the topics vary significantly, with each one relating to
mathematics in their own unique way. A full archive of past topics can be
found here.
The Education event will take place on the Sunday following each tournament.
To sign up, please create an HMMT account
if you don't already have one, fill out the
interest form,
and complete the waiver
by one week before the tournament weekend.
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Top FAQ
How do I register for a tournament?
Please follow the instructions in the registration workflow. Note that you are submitting applications for tournament registration. Applicants are subsequently selected from a uniformly random lottery to complete their registrations. No special considerations are given to prior mathematical accomplishments outside of performance at previous HMMTs.Which tournament should I apply for?
Choose the tournament that best suits your ability and experience. For more information, see here. If you are still unsure, you are welcome to contact us at request@hmmt.org.How many teams can I register?
For our Fall/November tournaments, each organization can submit registration for up to five (5) teams or up to three (3) individuals. For our Spring/February tournaments, each organization can submit registration for up to three (3) teams or up to five (5) individuals.May I participate without a team?
Yes, you can apply as an individual competitor, and if your application is accepted, you will be assigned to a team with other individual competitors for the team rounds during the tournament. Individual applications are considered separately from one another, so if two students from the same organization both apply as individuals, it is possible for only one of them to be accepted. Teams comprising individuals or incomplete teams are ineligible for team prizes, and individual applicants cannot participate in a team accepted through a team application.Am I eligible to compete?
Only students below the age of 21 who have not completed secondary education in their local jursidiction are eligible to compete. International students can participate in HMMT by applying through the same registration workflow as everyone else. No preference is given based on nationality. Students in international programs, such as A-levels or International Baccalaureate, are not automatically eligible if it is not a graduation requirement in their jurisdiction.Is there an online exam?
Yes, online exams are offered on the day of the competition. However, these exams are unofficial and do not require registration to participate in. Once a round has concluded on-site, students can log in to their HMMT accounts and access the respective online exams through Hydrogen. Note that since online exams are unofficial, no awards and prizes will be given for them.I forgot to verify my account. What should I do?
When you log into your account, there is an option for you to resend the verification email.What if I have a question that's not listed here?
You can email us at request@hmmt.org. We will typically respond within 72 hours, but you're welcome to bump the email if we haven't answered by then. We do not recommend sending or bumping emails rapidly, as our email servers may flag your emails as spam.Application and registration FAQ
Can I apply as an individual if my school/club does not select me?
In general, no. If you belong to a school or club that submits an application for either tournament, you must compete with them if at all.Can I attend both tournaments?
No, each student may only participate in one tournament each season.Can I choose which organization I join?
A student must participate through their school if the school submits an application for any tournament in a season. Students whose schools do not apply for HMMT registration should not be eligible for multiple regional organizations. Each student is only eligible through at most one organization for a given season.Can I contact you directly about my situation?
Please direct all requests to request@hmmt.org. Do not attempt to contact individual members of our organizing team directly. We reserve the right to rescind acceptances and implement other measures for inappropriate conduct and behavior.Can I create multiple copies of my organization?
No. Each organization may be represented only once in our registration system. Organizations that are found to be circumventing registration policies and limitations may have their applications held up or withdrawn, and the organizers may be contacted to discuss their compliance with our rules. Repeated failure to comply with our registration policies may result in more severe consequences.Can I purchase spots to attend HMMT?
No. Any organization claiming to sell seats to sit at our tournaments should be reported to us at request@hmmt.org.Do I need an adult to register?
Yes. Only coach accounts can create organizations and register students for HMMT. If you are registering as an individual, you can ask a parent to create a coach account and register for you. In addition, every team/individual needs to have an adult chaperone present at the tournament as a proctor. If your organization brings two teams, you will need two proctors, and so forth.How are teams selected in the application?
Applicants who completed their registrations on time are subsequently selected from a uniformly random lottery to complete their registrations. No special considerations are given to prior mathematical accomplishments outside of performance at previous HMMTs.How do my students join my organization?
First, make sure that your students have verified competitor accounts on hmmt.org (they can create an account at hmmt.org/me) and tell you their HMMT usernames. Navigate to the registration workflow, select your organization and the tournament of interest, and click on the Invite tab. You can then enter their usernames to extend invitations for your students to join your organization. Your students should then be able to join by submitting the form that shows up for them after they log in at hmmt.org/me. Once they have joined, your students should appear in the roster management interface.How do organizations work?
An organization can be a school team, regional club, group of friends, or just an individual competitor. Each student can only belong to one organization for the duration of the season. School teams must be verifiably affiliated with the school, and the school itself must be a recognized educational institution. A student cannot belong to more than one organization.How much does it cost to attend?
The fee schedule is as follows:- Team: USD $80 per team;
- Individual: USD $10 per unaffiliated individual.
If I already registered for a previous tournament, am I automatically accepted this season?
No. You need to re-apply for every tournament in which you intend to compete.My team did not get accepted, but I really want to participate. Is there anything I can do?
You can add yourself to the waitlist. If a spot becomes available, the corresponding people will be notified via email of their acceptance off the waitlist. Keep in mind that the vast majority of waitlist acceptances happen in the month leading up to the tournament; if you are unable to prepare within that timespan to attend the tournament, then the waitlist might not be the best option for you.Regardless, we encourage you to try out the problems once they are released and to apply for our future tournaments!
What can I name my organization/team?
Almost anything, with a few guidelines:- Don’t name your organization after a school/other organization, unless you are affiliated with that school/organization (i.e. a teacher, or a math team coach).
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Please be respectful of others and be appropriate when naming your
organization/team.
We reserve the right to disqualify or rename participants if their
organization/team name is offensive.
When will I know whether my team has been accepted?
We will be sending emails to notify the accepted teams, so please monitor your inbox. You can also check the status of your registration on your team’s application page (or individual registration page if you are an individual).Typically, lottery results are released 1-2 weeks after the deadline. Occasionally, lottery results may take up 3 weeks to be released.
Why did you reject my application?
The HMMT registration lottery is our fairest way to accommodate as many interested students as possible within our limited resources. Applications are accepted or rejected solely on the result of a uniformly random process, and we aim to accept as many teams and individuals as we can possibly accommodate. Teams that place extraordinarily well in the Sweepstakes portion of the spring term tournaments are guaranteed acceptance for the same tournament the following season.With whom can I form a team?
For school teams, all members must attend the same physical school or be enrolled in the same certified online school. Otherwise, students must live within 150 miles of each other at the time of applying for registration. We realize that it is easier to find interested students nearby in some regions than others; please let us know at request@hmmt.org if your team has extenuating circumstances. See How do organizations work? for more details.Accepted applicants FAQ
How do I add students to the team?
Return to the same page where you submitted the application. If your team has been accepted, you will have the option to populate your roster. Keep in mind that you must first extend an invitation to your students before they can join your organization. Inviting students to the organization is separate and distinct from adding them to the team roster. Once students have successfully joined the organization, you will be able to select their name from a dropdown list in the roster management interface.How do I confirm my registration after I’ve been accepted?
For team applications: Your team will automatically be confirmed once your team has met the minimum roster requirement of 4 (for November) or 6 (for February) students. If the roster is not populated by the confirmation deadline, your team is ineligible for team awards and your acceptance may be rescinded. This is irreversible. For individual applications: Confirm your acceptance through the same page that you applied. Your application should now have a confirmation option.How do students change organizations?
The destination organization should issue an invitation to the student. The student will then be able to choose to accept the new invitation. Note that the student will no longer be able to return to any previous organization!I can’t edit my team rosters! What should I do?
Roster management is only available to teams with accepted applications, and only until two weeks before the tournament. If you need to make roster changes after that, please email us at request@hmmt.org. We may accept late roster changes on a case by case basis.My team has been accepted, what do I do now?
In order to confirm your spot in the tournament, you should build your team roster with competitors. Once you’ve met the minimum roster size requirement, your team status will automatically change to “confirmed.”Where should I park on tournament day?
After confirming, you have the option to submit preorders for parking. We will email information about parking locations closer to the tournament date.Tournament participant FAQ
Do I need to fill out waivers to participate?
Yes! Waivers will be made available at least two days before the tournament. Students who do not have a completed waiver on file cannot participate in any of our events.Does our team need to send a proctor?
During competition day, each team must designate one adult as a proctor who will supervise other teams during the Team Round. We reserve the right to disqualify teams who fail to bring a proctor. Here are the requirements for proctors:- Must be able to read, write, speak, and comprehend English proficiently
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Can not be a current undergraduate student at Harvard or MIT