I am currently a junior looking for essay competitions to showcase my excellent writing skills. Are there any specific essay or writing competitions that are considered prestigious among higher-tier colleges (MIT, Caltech, Vanderbilt, Harvard, etc…) that could potentially bolster my application? I am looking for something that is considered as prestigiously on par with Intel’s ISEF in the science field.
I think you’re in limbo time right now but I recommend just googling essay competitions for specific colleges.
I found this one that’ll probably be updated within a few months: http://swe.mit.edu/highschool/essaycontest.php (I don’t know your gender, this is for women though) and this one is popular at my school: http://www.vfw.org/VOD/