How much do Olympiads/Science Fairs help?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone, I'm new so don't hate on me that I can't find where this topic has been done for the last 999 times.</p>

<p>I am a rising senior and I was wondering how much this actually helps resumes. I know that the Olympiads are highly sought after, but I was wondering what the general consensus is about these nationally recognized competitions.</p>

<p>Say that a student has...</p>

<ol>
<li>Great GPA (like a 3.9, taken many difficult courses)</li>
<li>Great SAT (2250+)
(up to here you have probably guessed that I am describing the typical Asian student)</li>
<li>Qualified for an Olympiad or is a national semifinalist in a major research competition.</li>
</ol>

<p>How would their chances at selective colleges look provided they have just these 3 things? I'm just wondering how other people feel about this.</p>

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<p>I really don’t know, but I’d say he’s good to go until the top 10 colleges.
This is a very interesting thread though </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/759596-chance-typical-yet-unique-asian-will-chance-back-thx.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/759596-chance-typical-yet-unique-asian-will-chance-back-thx.html&lt;/a&gt;
u chanced me already right lol?</p>

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<p>Write good essays
they are in
(Why typical Asian students get great GPA and SAT? Im not typical T^T)</p>

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<p>no typical asian get great GPA and SAT MATH lol lol</p>

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<p>Bring up my post</p>

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<p>Bring up my post 10char</p>