Apply to the Berkeley Math Circle- Upper (Grades 5-12)

Application Dates to Watch For:

BMC-Upper Spring 2025 Application Information

The application for BMC-Upper Spring 2025 is now OPEN at this link.

BMC-Upper Spring 2025 Program information

Dates of sessions: January 22, 2025 - May 7, 2025
Spring break: March 26, 2025
BMC-Upper Colloquium (tentative): weekend of May 11, date and time TBD
Time: Wednesday evenings (exact times for each BMC-Upper group level are listed in the application)

• Continuing BMC-Upper student application due date:  December 1, 2024
• New BMC-Upper student application due date: December 8, 2024

Late Application Fees:

• $25 processing fee on or after December 1, 2024
• $50 processing fee on or after December 8, 2024
• $100 processing fee on or after December 15, 2024
• $150 processing fee on or after January 1, 2025

BMC-Upper sessions in Spring 2025 will be IN-PERSON, ONLINE or HYBRID as decided for each group. Depending on the developing health situation and decisions that UCB campus makes for in-person classes as well as release of rooms for the math circle sessions (if any), the group modes are subject to change. Everyone needs to be prepared to go ONLINE in case conditions change.

For Spring 2025, we tentatively plan for:
• ONLINE mode for Beginners I and Advanced groups, with some possibility for HYBRID zoom/in-person sessions (to be decided when sessions start).
• IN-PERSON mode for Beginners II, Intermediate I, and Intermediate II groups on UCB campus.

The move to in-person sessions may happen at the beginning of the semester or anytime during the semester or it may not happen at all and the sessions may stay online for the whole semester; it may happen only for some BMC-Upper groups or for all Beginners II, Intermediate I, and Intermediate II groups. Students signing up for Beginners II, Intermediate I, Intermediate II must commit to attending BMC-Upper in Fall 2024 both online AND in-person sessions, regardless of when a move to in-person sessions may happen for some or all of these BMC-Upper groups. Keep in mind that, if a move to in-person classes happens for some BMC-Upper groups but not for others, siblings may be split between attending on campus and attending online at the same time. No refunds will be provided to families, regardless of changed personal circumstances or if sessions move between online and in-person modes.

Online sessions will NOT be recorded. In-person classes will NOT be recorded either.

Do NOT apply to Intermediate II (in person) or Advanced group (online) just because you would like to submit an application. These groups are for mathematically mature and experienced students. Advanced group, for example, is for students who are at/beyond Calculus and/or have won regional or national proof-type math contests, or have been in the Intermediate II group for 2 years.

Early application submissions are preferred and will be given priority. They allow us to begin reviewing applications and to make decisions promptly. Decisions will be made on an on-going first-come-first serve basis.

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Do NOT submit the form through your phone, as the lack of options on the phone makes it hard to properly fill the form, and then we often receive incomplete or multiple applications for the same student.  In addition, some applicants write on their phones (or tablets) their names or other information without any caps or in all caps; such information  is NOT edited and it propagates as such into all program rosters and other documentation. Thus, everyone needs to take the application process seriously, write all information correctly, and submit applications through laptops or desktops whenever available.