<p>STS and ISEF are different competitions though.</p>
<p>If your project really is good, then you can go to Intel ISEF. In my district ISEF fair, probs yours if you go to wooton, people turn in stuff like “do horror movies affect heart rate?”.
If your project sounds good with the judges, you’re good to go</p>
<p>Most Oregonians who do well spend a summer on a project</p>
<p>3 months>Siemens Semi</p>
<p>CC List from not too long ago: </p>
<p>10------
IMO/IPHO/ICHO/IBO medals (Given to about 50% of attendees, but 5% of all competitors as it is an international competition with pre-lims)
----(The International Math, Physics, Chemistry and Biology Olympiad [Olympics for science]. Top 4 in America go here, crazy hard [10,000 apply in America] and prestigious in the order of Math, Bio, Chem, Physics. There is a thread to prepare for these and is the “easiest” of the 10’s. Also, use Wikipedia. Is the continuation of a USAMO, USABO, USACO, USAPO etc. science olympiad)</p>
<p>Intel STS (top 10) (10 students – open only to seniors)Home - Society for Science & the Public)
-Have to do research, usually college grad level</p>
<p>Siemens National Winner/National Finalists (20 winners – including teams; [<a href=“Siemens Foundation - About us - USA”>Siemens Foundation - About us - USA]</a>)
-same as intel ISEF.</p>
<p>ISEF top 3 Grand Prize (three – open to all HS students/international; Home - Society for Science & the Public)
-A Science and Engineering competition to solve problems, literally millions of students from around the world try to make it to the top, 1600 make it to the finals - extremely strong competitors</p>
<p>Published in Nature or Science
-A research paper. Not a competition, but very prestigious magazines like Nature and Science don’t publish high-school work often.</p>
<p>9 - </p>
<p>Siemens Westinghouse (finalists app. 100; [<a href=“Siemens Foundation - About us - USA”>Siemens Foundation - About us - USA)</p>
<p>MOP</p>
<p>Intel Finalist (40, including the top 10 [above])</p>
<p>RSI (75 accepted [<a href=“http://www-math.mit.edu/news/summer/rsi.html][/url]”>http://www-math.mit.edu/news/summer/rsi.html]</a>)</p>
<p>8 – </p>
<p>USPhO/USChO/USABO/USACO national finalist (20 per organization; check wiki on international science olympiads to see them all; i.e Linguistics, Comp Sci etc. +details)</p>
<p>Siemens Semi-finalists
-(approx. 320 [<a href=“http://www.siemens-foundation.org/po....pdf][/url”>Siemens Foundation - About us - USA][/url</a>]</p>
<p>ISEF(1-4 places)
(ISEF approx. 400 of which 34 finished first; Home - Society for Science & the Public)</p>
<p>Intel semifinalist (300 students;Home - Society for Science & the Public)</p>
<p>AMC Perfect Score
(app. 10; [<a href=“American Mathematics Competitions | Mathematical Association of America”>American Mathematics Competitions | Mathematical Association of America]</a>)</p>
<p>Davidson Fellow (Seimens/Intel little brother)
(open to all HS students; 18 awarded in 2011 [<a href=“http://www.davidsongifted.org//fello...2011_436.aspx][/url]”>http://www.davidsongifted.org//fello...2011_436.aspx]</a>)</p>
<p>Google Code Jam, (Code Jam features pro coders along with amateurs )
Google Science Fair
(1 winner science fair), <a href=“http://www.google.com/intl/en/events...inalists.html][/url]”>www.google.com/intl/en/events…inalists.html]</a>)</p>
<p>7 - </p>
<p>Selective summer programs or competitions, such as SSP (72 students, SSP - Summer Science Program), Clark Summer Program, YESS, NIH Research, and MITES.
USAMO qualification (270 students)</p>
<p>ARML Tiebreaker Round / Top Team (The Official American Regions Mathematics League Web Site)</p>
<p>USAMTS Gold Medal</p>
<p>Science Bowl/Ocean Science Bowl/NAQT winners</p>
<p>ISEF finalist (approx. 1600 HS students [international])</p>
<p>Google Science Fair Finalist (approx. 80 HS students [international])</p>
<p>6 - </p>
<p>USPhO/USChO/USABO/USACO semifinalist, </p>
<p>Science Olympiad National medals, </p>
<p>First Robotics National Championship, </p>
<p>5-- </p>
<p>National Latin Convention 1st Places Academic Contests, All-Eastern/all-regional music, National History Day winner, AIME qualification, Science Bowl national qualification, National AP Scholar (as a junior or sophomore)</p>
<p>4- </p>
<p>Perfect Score (Multiple Years) on National Latin Exam, or other languages, some state awards (all-state music, etc), Science Olympiad state medals (depending on what state you’re from), National History Day, JETS TEAMS National Finalist or Regional winner, MUN Gavel, AMC 10/12 school winner, Teen Jeopardy, Eagle Scout, National Merit, Toshiba ExploraVision</p>
<p>3 - </p>
<p>All-County music, winning at local/regional science fairs, Rensselaer Medalist, State Science Fair, City Athletics Champion (If city is >100,000)
President’s Service Award</p>
<p>2 - </p>
<p>Bank of America Awards, most local awards/trophies (art, music, community - although they will say something about your character), Essay Contests, State History Day</p>
<p>1 - </p>
<p>National Honor Society, Beta Club, School Departmental Awards, School Honor Roll, Key Club, CSF, Interact Club</p>
<p>0 - </p>
<p>Who’s Who, National Honor Roll, National Society of High School Scholars</p>