Impact of Science Fair towards College Admissions

Applying to College
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I was wondering how significant colleges perceive awards at various levels of science fair competitions to be (Regional, State, ISEF). Is there a big difference between, say, 1st in category at state and qualifying to ISEF. Can someone rate these on a scale of 1-10: participation at regional level, 1st in category at regional level, qualifying to state, placing at state (2-5), 1st in category at state, qualifying to ISEF, grand award at ISEF. Thanks

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Hey this is kind of late but… I mean obviously a higher award is going to be more impressive to schools. Here’s my ranking:

  1. Grand award at ISEF
  2. Qualifying to ISEF
  3. 1st in category at state
  4. Placing at state
  5. Qualifying to state
  6. 1st in category at regional level
  7. Participation at regional level
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Thanks. I understand the general overview more or less, but I was mainly concerned with the difference between qualifying to ISEF and 1st in category at State. Is there a significant difference between the two or will colleges view them similarly?

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I don’t think there’s too much of a difference, both are impressive but could be better.