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MidMCM or HiMCM? How a Grade 7-9 Team Should Choose Between the Two COMAP Modelling Contests

MidMCM is for students 14 1/2 or younger on the start date; HiMCM takes all high school grades or below. Why younger teams often have a genuine choice between them.

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HiMCM on a University Application: What It Evidences, and Why 1 February Decides Which Year You Should Compete

COMAP posts HiMCM results on or before 1 February, after almost every Grade 12 deadline. What the contest actually evidences,…

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HiMCM and AI Tools: What COMAP Requires You to Disclose – Including Your Translation Software

COMAP permits careful AI use in HiMCM but requires full disclosure, and the policy explicitly covers translation software. Here is…

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The HiMCM Paper Is the Product: Summary Sheet, Section Architecture and the 25-Page Envelope (2026)

Judges see one PDF, not your reasoning. Here is how a HiMCM paper is built: the summary sheet first, the…

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How to Study HiMCM Awarded Papers Without Crossing the Plagiarism Line (2026)

Awarded HiMCM papers show what a defensible argument looks like. COMAP compares every submission against all others, so here is…

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How to Build a HiMCM Team in 2026: Four Roles, the Same-School Rule, and What Your Advisor Can Do

A HiMCM team is at most four students who must attend the same school, and COMAP says the strongest teams…

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What Is HiMCM? The Contest Where Building the Model Matters More Than Solving It (2026)

HiMCM asks a team of up to four students to spend a 14-day November window turning one messy real-world problem…

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