<p>Today my partner and I got 1st for the Robot Ramble event in the NJ Central Regional Finals. It is a pretty big accomplishment, we spent hours and hours working on the robot and gained 1st place by only 2 points (out of 277) to the 2nd place team.</p>
<p>I should tell my schools, correct? And how should I go about doing it (letter, etc)?</p>
<p>Any chance you'll have new updates/awards sometime soon?</p>
<p>Send a letter to admissions notifying them of the updates. I'm pretty sure they'll just put it right in your file. Don't email - use snail mail.</p>
<p>Congrats, Fandangoya! My son also received good news yesterday and his guidance counselor plans to fax the award letter to his top two colleges tomorrow.</p>
<p>Ok.</p>
<p>How should I write out the letter. Something like this?</p>
<p>First, how do I start it? Dear X University? To Whom it may concern?</p>
<p>And then, should I write something like this:</p>
<p>I am writing to tell you that I competed in the Science Olympiad New Jersey Central Regional Finals on January 9, 2007. I was awarded 1st placement in the Robot Ramble event, among twenty other high schools.</p>
<p>Then, should I describe the event or something?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Congrats on your gold! Robot ramble is a difficult competition!</p>
<p>My son's updates - a couple of years ago - were written like this:</p>
<p>Dear Dean **** (or Mr. regional admissions rep),</p>
<p>I am a freshman applicant for admission to **** College for the fall of 2007. Please accept this midyear update to my extra-curricular / honors profile. </p>
<p>**** Ohio Regional Science Olympiad Competition
Gold ? ****
Team (list placement if you Qualified for State Competition)</p>
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<p>This information may be submitted as a snail mail letter. Alternately, some colleges allow you to submit update information with you midyear grades.</p>
<p>If you anticipate another prize or two in the near future, you may wish to hold the update for a bit so you are not sending letters too frequently. I think that deans and admissions reps are at least passingly familiar with the SciOly events - and robot ramble is pretty descriptive.</p>
<p>My son's regional admissions rep at UChicago advised him that a brief description of the honors (e.g, a bulleted list) would be most appropriate. Other colleges may prefer other formats - you might want to give your top school or schools a call and just ask.</p>