<p>Hey guys, Im the 1st runner-up of the National Public Speaking Competition, and will attend the international one in May. Do you think this might help me get off the wait list?</p>
<p>Anyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>I don't know which international one you're speaking of. I know one in Oregon that calls itself international tournament of champions, but even novices can get in.</p>
<p>I would think that it depends on where you applied to. Have you read the article by the Harvard Alumni who interviews applicants? Very insightful into the process and an eye opener even for the "best and brightest".</p>
<p>I will represent Moldova at the International Competition held in London, only 2 people from each country can go (on the regular basis it's 1), and the nationals are of course very competitive.</p>
<p>Bump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>if you wanna tell harvard, better do it soon..</p>
<p>your competition looks slightly dubious though. and how hard really is it to get 1st runner up in a national English public speaking competition in a country where people speak Romanian? you don't have to be very good to win, that's just my guess :P</p>
<p>not true screwitlah, for example I'm an alumna of a US gov sponsored exchange program (I’ve spent an academic year in the US), and there are lots of people who attended this program, or the Soros sponsored one, so we do have a lot of teenagers/ young adults fluent in English. And btw, you can google the competition - it is organized by the English Speaking Union - you'll see that it is a big event</p>
<p>I want more comments!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>There are hundreds of 'national speech champs'.</p>
<p>Hundreds in US, huh? just look up the competition and you'll see what am I talking about</p>