M3 Challenge Judges decide which teams receive a share of $100,000+ (£75,000+) in scholarship prizes.
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What to Know about Judging
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Be Creative
Judges recognize and reward good math modeling work and creative thinking.
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Insights and Solutions
Judges look for insights gained and solutions offered with clear explanations of work and reflection on strengths and weaknesses of models.
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Impress the Judges
Check out this scoring guide to see what judges value when deciding awards.
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Get Feedback
Judges are encouraged to provide comments on the solutions they score so teams can get some feedback on their work.
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Professionals
Judges are applied mathematicians, mainly PhDs.
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Normalized Assessment
All judge scores are normalized by a calibration process to ensure consistency. Also, solutions undergo blind judging; judges see only team numbers.