<p>If you compete in it, does that make you a finalist? I'm just reading a PDF, but it says "Finalist Directory." What makes you a semi-finalist?</p>
<p>Sorry, just confused.</p>
<p>Intel STS, I’m guessing?</p>
<p>You have to be chosen to qualify as a semifinalist/finalist. I believe ~300 people become semifinalists, and it is a competitive process.</p>
<p>Well, at my regional science fair, the top three in the high school category go to Intel. Does that make them a semifinalist, a finalist, or …?</p>
<p>You two are talking about different competitions. The international science and engineering fair (isef) is also sponsored by intel. All student projects that qualify to attend are deemed finalists. Whereas the intel sts competition is for seniors only and designates first semi finalists and then finalists and then top 10.</p>