<p>i entered this year. i entered last year too and made regionals. we'll see how it goes this year</p>
<p>That's cool, what regional were you at?</p>
<p>I submitted on Tuesday and it supposedly arrived yesterday. I expect to be a semifinalist, but that's it.</p>
<p>bump
10 char</p>
<p>I was going to enter, but my mentor didn't get his forms back to me in time. :-(</p>
<p>maybe try calling siemens and explaining your situation?</p>
<p>Hi Smooth, i entered this year too.
how do you know that you will be a semi-f? Do you know that stats from last year like how many applied vs how many finalists and semi-fs?</p>
<p>I hope I get semi at least. I was told that semi-f even improve my admission chnaces a greta deal.</p>
<p>Semifinalists are announced on the 19th on the website. They estimate 1,200 projects entered, and designate 300 of them semifinalists.</p>
<p>I entered Siemens as well. Can't wait for the 19th!</p>
<p>Do you think semi-finalist would move me up on the college admisison screening process?
Uh! wish me luck</p>
<p>By any chance would you know how many regional finalist will be allowed from this 1200 pool?</p>
<p>Yea, about 60 regional finalist. Apparently they announce both regional finalists and semifinalists on the 19th this year.</p>
<p>Do you know how much boost the applictaion will get with a Regional Finalist award? what colleges are these finalists applying to?</p>
<p>One may hope that Siemens Regional Finalists, like other seniors, will be applying to a nice range of reaches, matches and safeties, including schools that work within the parameters of family finances. There aren't truly any "golden tickets" out there. It probably increases one's odds a little, but one's essays and all the other aspects of one's application are what will make or break. </p>
<p>There were 95 regional finalists -- 30 individual projects and 65 in group projects.</p>
<p>That's how it always is. They announce 300 individual semifinalists and 300 team projects (and each team project has either 2 or 3 members).</p>
<p>In addition to those, they announce 30 individuals and 30 group projects. This year, among those 30 group projects, there were 65 students involved.</p>
<p>Each of those two sets of 30 are split into groups of 5, where they compete at one of the six member universities in the coming weeks for a chance at the national finals.</p>
<p>This year there were 295 TOTAL semifinalists (GROUP + INDIVIDUAL) and 65 TOTAL regional finalists (360 finalists).</p>
<p>sorry 65 team + 30 indivudal regionals so 95</p>
<p>Was it only 295 total? I thought it was 300 for each. Sorry for the miscount on my part.</p>
<p>It's UP TO 300. I thought it was su pposed to be up to 300 total, and out of the semis they pick regionals, but this year it was 295 semis + 95 regionals.</p>
<p>They do not pick the regionals out of the semis. The 95 regional finalists were not included in the 295 semifinalists.</p>
<p>So essentially, they awarded 390 people with recognition, giving the best 95 regional finalist and the remaining 295 semifinalist.</p>
<p>i didn't make it :(</p>