 Other foundations, companies, organizations, and private donors have also contributed to AMES in every way they can including donations from Intel, the Olympics (donating Gateway computers during the 2002 Olympics), and other financial contributions towards AMES including state funding.Soon-to-be high school students, who are either invited to AMES or applied to the school are all admitted to the AMES lottery.Due to AMES’s intended small environment to maintain an efficient student to teacher ratio, this method implies an unbiased decision on those who are accepted into joining.