Frequently Asked Questions

CMIMC is open to all high school students and younger from around the world. Teams typically consist of 4-6 students, but individual participants are also welcome. There are no prerequisites or qualifications required to participate.

Registration is a two-step process. First, create a CMIMC account on our website by providing your username, email, full name, and a secure password. You'll also specify whether you're registering as a competitor or coach. After creating your account, you'll receive a verification email. Click the link to verify your email address. Once verified, coaches can create a team through their dashboard and send invitations to their team members.

Yes, there is a modest registration fee to reduce the rate of no-shows and allow us to more efficiently plan for competition day. The fee is either $5 per competitor or $20 per team, whichever is cheaper. Please contact us if you are not able to pay the registration fee.

You can register either as an individual or as part of a team. Teams typically consist of 4-6 students. If you do not have a full team, you can opt in to team merging during registration. We will merge you with other teams who have selected this option to make a full team of 6.

We require every competitor to have an adult associated with them to register. A parent can create a coach account and create a team for you to join.

Yes! The link to place T-Shirt orders is located in the team dashboard. The deadline to place T-Shirt orders is March 1, 2026.

We will provide lunch for all competitors during the competition.

The planned schedule can be accessed under Competitions > CMIMC Math The competition schedule will become available through the dashboard once the schedule is finalized.

We partner with a few local hotels to provide affordable rates for teams who need to travel to compete. Information about our hotel partners can be found linked on our homepage.

Yes! We will have Po-Shen Loh and other math and computer science faculty members speaking on a panel before Mini-Events on Friday night. W will also have another guest speaker (TBD) during the competition on Saturday.

The CMIMC team and our sponsors organize and host fun mini-events Friday night before competition. The events may include trading games, integration bees, or estimathons. These are optional, but highly recommended! Our Mini-Event schedule is currently TBD, but we will have multiple events offered by the CMIMC team and our sponsors.

We will provide a space where parents and coaches can spend time during the competition. Parents and coaches can also use their time to take a guided campus tour, explore campus and the surrounding Pittsburgh area, or listen to a talk by our guest speaker.

You can reach out to us through our Contact Us page or email us directly at cmimc.info@gmail.com. We typically respond to inquiries within 24-48 hours.