Olympiad

Applying to College
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Hello,

I am new so I am not used to this forums rule so forgive me if I broke any.

My question is: How does the results of the Olympiad impact college admissions. I got into the Australian Olympiad summer school so will this help my admissions significantly? I am asking this because the extracurricular side in my application is weak so I would like to know if this will compensate enough for it.

Thanks

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I am not sure what you’re talking about. The main Olympiads are:
Math

Chemistry
Biology
Physics
Earning a medal internationally or performing well in the qualifying tests can be a substantial boost to your application.

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I see thanks. What I meant was that I got into the Australian chemistry olympiad summer school and wanted to know if that would be able to compensate for my weak extracurricular side of the application.

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Are you going to be attending the International Chemistry Olympiad after your summer school?
How selective is the summer school?

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I am currently in Year 10 and am considering applying to college. I understand that the chances of me getting accepted is low but I would still like to try. I have not attended the summer school yet. There are 24 places for chemistry students in the summer school so I guess you need to be within the top 30 in the exam. Thanks.