*Reboot-ish* list of Ranked, Prestigious Awards.

<p>7: USAMO qualifier (about 270 per year)
6: MATHCOUNTS finalist (228 per year)</p>

<p>Qualifying for USAJMO could perhaps be at a 6.</p>

<p>I also won 1st at the 2011 Natl. Scrabble Championship (division 2). That might be ranked somewhere around 7 or 8-ish. Winning NSC Division 1 or the World Scrabble Championship should be ranked 10.</p>

<p>But there are so many competitions out there that it’s difficult to make a complete list.</p>

<p>REVISED LIST:</p>

<p>10------
D1 athlete (Lottery Odds)
----(Highest Level of athletics, best in country/world at your sport, top 500 out of 300000 athletes in your specific sport. Sometimes pays for total tuition.)</p>

<p>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 (top 10) (10 students – open only to seniors)[ Home</a> - Society for Science & the Public](<a href=“http://www.societyforscience.org/sts]]Home”>Regeneron Science Talent Search- Society for Science))
-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</a> - Society for Science & the Public](<a href=“http://www.societyforscience.org/isef]]Home”>Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair - Society for Science))
-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 - Siemens Westinghouse (finalists), MOP, Intel Finalist (40, including the top 10 [above]), NFL Nationals winner (speech and debate)(1 winner), 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 – TASP (64 accepted into program; [<a href=“http://www.tellurideassociation.org/][/url]”>http://www.tellurideassociation.org/]</a>), USPhO/USChO/USABO/USACO national finalist (20 per organization; [CEE</a> | USA Biology Olympiad](<a href=“http://www.usabo-trc.org/]]CEE”>http://www.usabo-trc.org/)), Siemens Semi-finalists (approx. 320 [<a href=“Siemens Foundation - About us - USA(1-4%5B/url”>Siemens Foundation - About us - USA]/ISEF(1-4[/url</a>] places)(ISEF approx. 400 of which 34 finished first), Intel semifinalist (300), Running your own <em>successful</em> business, AMC Perfect Score (app. 10; [<a href=“American Mathematics Competitions | Mathematical Association of America”>American Mathematics Competitions | Mathematical Association of America]</a>), Presidential Scholar including Arts (141 students; [<a href=“http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html][/url]”>U.S. Presidential Scholars Program]</a>), Davidson Fellow (open to all HS students; 18 awarded in 2011 [<a href=“http://www.davidsongifted.org//fellows/Article/Davidson_Fellows___2011_436.aspx][/url]”>http://www.davidsongifted.org//fellows/Article/Davidson_Fellows___2011_436.aspx]</a>), Scholastic Art & Writing Portfolio Gold Award (approx 300; [::Online</a> Registration System:: Page Not Found](<a href=“http://www.artandwriting.org/Awards/NationalWinners]]::Online”>http://www.artandwriting.org/Awards/NationalWinners)) , MATHCOUNTS top 12 sprint/countdown round, State AP Scholar (102 awarded [as junior or even sophomore, requires about 15-20 AP’s that average a 4-5]), Google Code Jam, Google Science Fair (1 winner; [<a href=“http://www.google.com/intl/en/events/sciencefair/finalists.html][/url]”>Google for Education - Online Resources for Teachers & Students]</a>)</p>

<p>7 - Selective summer programs or competitions, such as SSP, Clark Summer Program, YESS, NIH Research, and MITES. USAMO qualification (270 students), ARML Tiebreaker Round / Top Team, Scholastic Art & Writing National Silver or Gold Medal. NFL Nationals qualifier (speech and debate), Congressional Award Gold Medalist, USAMTS Gold Medal, Science Bowl/Ocean Science Bowl/NAQT winners, </p>

<p>6 - USPhO/USChO/USABO/USACO semifinalist, Science Olympiad National medals, Congressional Award Silver Medalist USAMTS Silver, MATHCOUNTS Nationals (228 students), First Robotics National Championship, State Athletic Championship (Texas, California, etc.), President’s Service Award</p>

<p>5 - 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- 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 - All-County music, winning at local/regional science fairs, Rensselaer Medalist, State Science Fair, City Athletics Champion (If city is >100,000)</p>

<p>2 - 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 - National Honor Society, Beta Club, School Departmental Awards, School Honor Roll, Key Club, CSF, Interact Club</p>

<p>0 - Who’s Who, National Honor Roll, National Society of High School Scholars</p>

<p>Change Log (IDK how to bold, someone help please!):
*Added Google Science Fair, Toshiba ExploraVision and Google Gode Jam as 8, except Toshiba is a 4.
*Added chances/details for all the tens, I’ll get to work on the next few in a while.
Added web addresses for most awards through category 8 as well as number of winners.</p>

<p>I have one student in college and one on the way and I thought I was pertty well versed in this type of list; turns out I wasn’t. A significant portion of the list i had never heard about. I think that once this list gets fleshed out, we could post it on one of the college forums.</p>

<p>I wonder where Google Doodle would go</p>

<p>Google Doodle is okay, but it really isn’t worth doing over other art awards that are much better</p>

<p>Stemit, you’re absolutely amazing for all of those links!!!
8)</p>

<p>Err, instead of constantly making new lists you may want to do some research first and THEN release a single, super list. This might help.</p>

<p>[College</a> Confidential - BB Code List](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/misc.php?do=bbcode]College”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/misc.php?do=bbcode)</p>

<p>Also, spacing/bullets would be nice.</p>

<p>But yeah, this is a really cool idea! I think for now people should just list some more awards that they feel deserve to be added (like plain ISEF finalist, no awards). I’d love to help you out in any way!</p>

<p>I saw that the National Latin Exam made it on the list; do you think doing well on the National French Test would as well? It seems like there are a lot more people doing the Latin exam, so it’s harder to do well on Latin, whereas only several thousand people take the French test.</p>

<p>Le Sigh… Every time I am studying for IBO, there is always another message…</p>

<p>@Swan Yeah, it should be like that.</p>

<p>However, I am so excited on where this is going. Like stemit said, I feel like posting on the MIT forum (Most IBO and IMO winners and such end up there). Also, thanks cheerio!!! That helps like soooooo much! Now I’m going to make it loog good so in teh future when we copy and paste, we can say it looks good.</p>

<p>REVISED LIST:</p>

<p>10------
D1 athlete (Lottery Odds)
----(Highest Level of athletics, best in country/world at your sport, top 500 out of 300000 athletes in your specific sport. Sometimes pays for total tuition.)</p>

<p>**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 (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)%5B/b”>Siemens Foundation - About us - USA])[/b</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)</p>

<p>** MOP**</p>

<p>** Intel Finalist (40, including the top 10 [above])**</p>

<p>NFL Nationals winner (speech and debate)(1 winner)</p>

<p>** RSI (75 accepted [<a href=“http://www-math.mit.edu/news/summer/rsi.html][/url])%5B/b”>http://www-math.mit.edu/news/summer/rsi.html])[/b</a>]</p>

<p>** 8 – **</p>

<p>TASP (64 accepted into program;
-[<a href=“http://www.tellurideassociation.org/][/url]”>http://www.tellurideassociation.org/]</a>)</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)<a href=“ISEF%20approx.%20400%20of%20which%2034%20finished%20first”>/b</a></p>

<h2> Intel semifinalist (300)</h2>

<p>Running your own <em>successful</em> business</p>

<p>**AMC Perfect Score <a href=“app.%2010;%20%5B%5Burl%5Dhttp://amc.maa.org/amc1012/2011/stat…teStats.shtml%5D%5B/url%5D”>/b</a></p>

<p>**Presidential Scholar including Arts<a href=“141%20students;%20%5B%5Burl%5Dhttp://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html%5D%5B/url%5D”>/b</a></p>

<p>**Davidson Fellow (Seimens/Intel little brother) <a href=“open%20to%20all%20HS%20students;%2018%20awarded%20in%202011%20%5B%5Burl%5Dhttp://www.davidsongifted.org//fello…2011_436.aspx%5D%5B/url%5D”>/b</a></p>

<p>** Scholastic Art & Writing Portfolio Gold Award<a href=“approx%20300;%20%5B%5D::Online%20Registration%20System::%20Page%20Not%20Found”>/b</a> </p>

<p>MATHCOUNTS top 12 sprint/countdown round</p>

<p>**State AP Scholar <a href=“102%20awarded%20%5Bas%20junior%20or%20even%20sophomore,%20requires%20about%2015-20%20AP’s%20that%20average%20a%204-5%5D”>/b</a></p>

<p>** Google Code Jam, Google Science Fair <a href=“1%20winner,%20Code%20Jam%20%5Bb%5Dfeatures%20pro%20coders%20along%20with%20amatuers%20%5B/b%5D%5Burl%5Dwww.google.com/intl/en/events...inalists.html][/url]”>/b</a></p>

<p>** 7 - **</p>

<p>Selective summer programs or competitions, such as SSP, Clark Summer Program, YESS, NIH Research, and MITES. USAMO qualification (270 students), ARML Tiebreaker Round / Top Team, Scholastic Art & Writing National Silver or Gold Medal. NFL Nationals qualifier (speech and debate), Congressional Award Gold Medalist, USAMTS Gold Medal, Science Bowl/Ocean Science Bowl/NAQT winners
-These are summer programs etc.</p>

<p>** 6 - **
USPhO/USChO/USABO/USACO semifinalist, Science Olympiad National medals, Congressional Award Silver Medalist USAMTS Silver, MATHCOUNTS Nationals (228 students), First Robotics National Championship, State Athletic Championship (Texas, California, etc.), President’s Service Award</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)</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>

<p>Change Log:
*Looks better</p>

<p>REVISED LIST:</p>

<p>10------
D1 athlete (Lottery Odds)
----(Highest Level of athletics, best in country/world at your sport, top 500 out of 300000 athletes in your specific sport. Sometimes pays for total tuition.)</p>

<p>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</a> - Society for Science & the Public](<a href=“http://www.societyforscience.org/sts]]Home”>Regeneron Science Talent Search- Society for Science))
-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</a> - Society for Science & the Public](<a href=“http://www.societyforscience.org/isef]]Home”>Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair - Society for Science))
-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>NFL Nationals winner (speech and debate)(1 winner; [National</a> Forensic League, Speech & Debate Honor Society - National tournament](<a href=“http://www.nflonline.org/NationalTournament/NationalTournament]]National”>http://www.nflonline.org/NationalTournament/NationalTournament))</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>TASP (64 accepted into program;
-[<a href=“http://www.tellurideassociation.org/][/url]”>http://www.tellurideassociation.org/]</a>)</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</a> - Society for Science & the Public](<a href=“http://www.societyforscience.org/isef]]Home”>Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair - Society for Science))</p>

<h2>Intel semifinalist (300 students;[Home</a> - Society for Science & the Public](<a href=“http://www.societyforscience.org/sts]]Home”>Regeneron Science Talent Search- Society for Science))</h2>

<p>Running your own <em>successful</em> business</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>Presidential Scholar including Arts
(141 students; [<a href=“http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html][/url]”>U.S. Presidential Scholars Program]</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>Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Medal Award
(approx. 300 out of 200,000 submissions (including middle school submissions); [::Online</a> Registration System:: Page Not Found](<a href=“http://www.artandwriting.org/awards]]::Online”>http://www.artandwriting.org/awards))</p>

<p>MATHCOUNTS top 12 sprint/countdown round</p>

<p>State AP Scholar
(102 awarded [as junior or even sophomore, requires about 15-20 AP’s that average a 4-5])</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, Clark Summer Program, YESS, NIH Research, and MITES.
USAMO qualification (270 students)
ARML Tiebreaker Round / Top Team ([The</a> Official American Regions Mathematics League Web Site](<a href=“http://www.arml.com/]The”>http://www.arml.com/))
Scholastic Art & Writing National Silver Medal Award (approx. 1200 HS students; [::Online</a> Registration System:: Page Not Found](<a href=“http://www.artandwriting.org/Awards/NationalWinners]]::Online”>http://www.artandwriting.org/Awards/NationalWinners))
NFL Nationals qualifier (speech and debate)
Congressional Award Gold Medalist ([Congressional</a> Award: Program Requirements](<a href=“http://congressionalaward.org/youth/requirements.php]Congressional”>http://congressionalaward.org/youth/requirements.php))
USAMTS Gold Medal
Science Bowl/Ocean Science Bowl/NAQT winners
ISEF finalist (approx. 1600 HS students [international])
Google Science Fair Finalist (approx. 80 HS students [international])</p>

<p>6 -
USPhO/USChO/USABO/USACO semifinalist, Science Olympiad National medals, Congressional Award Silver Medalist USAMTS Silver, MATHCOUNTS Nationals (228 students), First Robotics National Championship, State Athletic Championship (Texas, California, etc.), President’s Service Award</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)</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>

<p>Change log: Added ISEF finalist (7) and Google Finalist (7); added some links. I’m not sure at all about the NFL awards – there are several categories and I don’t know if there is an overall winner or several category winners. Can someone clarify?</p>

<p>Also, I can’t seem to keep to original format (bolding stuff).</p>

<p>Wait, how exactly are you deciding the ranking for these competitions?</p>

<p>^That’s what I was wondering. It looks arbitrary, as far as I can see.</p>

<p>It is a bit arbitary, but I have talked to MIT admisions officers and other competition winners on what order they believe it should be in. It is a lot like U.S News College Rankings. It shouldn’t be your only tool, but it is handy to have around as a way of finding hidden gems (3-7) or estimating what your competition wins looks like to an admissions officer at a highly selective (<30% accepted) school.</p>

<p>REVISED LIST:</p>

<p>10------
D1 athlete (Lottery Odds)
----(Highest Level of athletics, best in country/world at your sport, top 500 out of 300000 athletes in your specific sport. Sometimes pays for total tuition.)</p>

<p>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>NFL Nationals winner (speech and debate)(1 winner; National Forensic League, Speech & Debate Honor Society - National tournament)</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>TASP (64 accepted into program;
-[<a href=“http://www.tellurideassociation.org/][/url]”>http://www.tellurideassociation.org/]</a>)</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>

<h2>Intel semifinalist (300 students;Home - Society for Science & the Public)</h2>

<p>Running your own <em>successful</em> business</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>Presidential Scholar including Arts
(141 students; [<a href=“http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html][/url]”>U.S. Presidential Scholars Program]</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>Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Medal Award
(approx. 300 out of 200,000 submissions (including middle school submissions))</p>

<p>MATHCOUNTS top 12 sprint/countdown round</p>

<p>State AP Scholar
(102 awarded [as junior or even sophomore, requires about 15-20 AP’s that average a 4-5])</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</a> - Summer Science Program](<a href=“http://www.summerscience.org/home/index.php]SSP”>Summer Science Program – "The educational experience of a lifetime"…since 1959)), Clark Summer Program, YESS, NIH Research, and MITES.
USAMO qualification (270 students)
ARML Tiebreaker Round / Top Team (The Official American Regions Mathematics League Web Site)
Scholastic Art & Writing National Silver Medal Award (approx. 1200 HS students)
NFL Nationals qualifier (speech and debate)
Congressional Award Gold Medalist (Congressional Award: Program Requirements)
USAMTS Gold Medal
Science Bowl/Ocean Science Bowl/NAQT winners
ISEF finalist (approx. 1600 HS students [international])
Google Science Fair Finalist (approx. 80 HS students [international])</p>

<p>6 -
USPhO/USChO/USABO/USACO semifinalist, Science Olympiad National medals, Congressional Award Silver Medalist USAMTS Silver, MATHCOUNTS Nationals (228 students), First Robotics National Championship, State Athletic Championship (Texas, California, etc.), President’s Service Award</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)</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>

<p>ChangeLog:</p>

<p><3 SSP
deleted some broken links</p>

<p>is NFL qualifying really at a 7?</p>

<p>I thought NFL was hard, but I have no experience in it.</p>

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<p>Wondering where a scholastic art and writing awards gold key would fall. it means top 10% in your region of the country i believe</p>

<p>I like this list. Middle school staff such as MATHCOUNTS should be out.</p>

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<p>10 - D1 athlete, IMO/IPHO/ICHO/IBO medals, Intel (top 10), Siemens National Winner/National Finalists, ISEF top 3 Grand Prize, Published in Nature or Science</p>

<p>9 - Siemens Westinghouse (finalists), MOP, Intel Finalist, NFL Nationals winner (speech and debate), RSI</p>

<p>8 - TASP, USPhO/USChO/USABO/USAMO/USACO national finalist (inclusive of USAMO qualification), Siemens Semi-finalists/ISEF(1-4 places), Intel semifinalist, Running your own <em>successful</em> business, AMC Perfect Score, Presidential Scholar, Davidson Fellow, Presidential Scholar of the Arts, Scholastic Art & Writing Portfolio Gold Award</p>

<p>7 - Selective summer programs or competitions, such as SSP, Clark Summer Program, YESS, NIH Research, and MITES. ARML top score, Scholastic Art & Writing National Silver or Gold Medal. NFL Nationals qualifier (speech and debate), Congressional Award Gold Medalist, YES Competition (Young Epidemiology Scholarship) Top 4.</p>

<p>6 - USPhO/USChO/USABO/USACO semifinalist, Science Olympiad National medals, Congressional Award Silver Medalist, Science Bowl/Ocean Science Bowl/NAQT winners</p>

<p>5 - National Latin Convention 1st Places Academic Contests, All-Eastern/all-regional music, National History Day winner, AIME, AMC 12 school winner</p>

<p>4- 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), USAMTS Gold, National History Day, JETS TEAMS National Finalist or Regional winner, MUN Gavel</p>

<p>3 - All-County music, winning at local/regional science fairs, Eagle Scout, National Merit</p>

<p>2 - 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 - National Honor Society, Beta Club, School Departmental Awards, School Honor Roll, Key Club, CSF, Interact Club</p>

<p>0 - Who’s Who, National Honor Roll, National Society of High School Scholars</p>

<p>REVISED LIST:</p>

<p>10------
D1 athlete (Lottery Odds)
----(Highest Level of athletics, best in country/world at your sport, top 500 out of 300000 athletes in your specific sport. Sometimes pays for total tuition.)</p>

<p>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>NFL Nationals winner (speech and debate)(1 winner; National Forensic League, Speech & Debate Honor Society - National tournament)</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>TASP (64 accepted into program;
-[<a href=“http://www.tellurideassociation.org/][/url]”>http://www.tellurideassociation.org/]</a>)</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>Running your own <em>successful</em> business</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>Presidential Scholar including Arts
(141 students; [<a href=“http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html][/url]”>U.S. Presidential Scholars Program]</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>Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Medal Award
(approx. 300 out of 200,000 submissions (including middle school submissions))</p>

<p>State AP Scholar
(102 awarded [as junior or even sophomore, requires about 15-20 AP’s that average a 4-5])</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>Scholastic Art & Writing National Silver Medal Award (approx. 1200 HS students)</p>

<p>NFL Nationals qualifier (speech and debate)</p>

<p>Congressional Award Gold Medalist (Congressional Award: Program Requirements)
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>Congressional Award Silver Medalist USAMTS Silver, </p>

<p>First Robotics National Championship, </p>

<p>State Athletic Championship (Texas, California, etc.), </p>

<p>President’s Service Award</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)</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>

<p>ChangeLog:</p>

<p>Removed MATHCOUNTS</p>

<p>is NFL qualifying really at a 7?</p>

<p>REVISED LIST:</p>

<p>10------
D1 athlete (Lottery Odds)
----(Highest Level of athletics, best in country/world at your sport, top 500 out of 300000 athletes in your specific sport. Sometimes pays for total tuition.)</p>

<p>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>NFL Nationals winner (speech and debate)(1 winner; National Forensic League, Speech & Debate Honor Society - National tournament)</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>TASP (64 accepted into program;
-[<a href=“http://www.tellurideassociation.org/][/url]”>http://www.tellurideassociation.org/]</a>)</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>Running your own <em>successful</em> business</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>Presidential Scholar including Arts
(141 students; [<a href=“http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html][/url]”>U.S. Presidential Scholars Program]</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>Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Medal Award
(approx. 300 out of 200,000 submissions (including middle school submissions))</p>

<p>State AP Scholar
(102 awarded [as junior or even sophomore, requires about 15-20 AP’s that average a 4-5])</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>Scholastic Art & Writing National Silver Medal Award (approx. 1200 HS students)</p>

<p>NFL Nationals qualifier (speech and debate)</p>

<p>Congressional Award Gold Medalist (Congressional Award: Program Requirements)
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>Congressional Award Silver Medalist USAMTS Silver, </p>

<p>First Robotics National Championship, </p>

<p>State Athletic Championship (Texas, California, etc.), </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>

<p>ChangeLog:</p>

<p>I’ve moved the President’s Service Award down to a 3 since it’s noncompetitive and has no requirements as to length of service, focus or planning.</p>

<p>You can earn the bronze PSA by volunteering at a camp for a couple of weeks in the summer. The Congressional Award Silver medal requires 200 hours of CS spread over a minimum of a year plus 100 hours of personal development, 100 hours of physical fitness and a 3 day expedition. To get the PSA my DS simply submitted a log of his CS hours to his school’s CS coordinator. The CA required planning, a lot of work, reflection and the involvement of 5 adults. Dozens of kids at DS’s school receive the PSA each year; he’s the only kid in the history of his school to receive the CA.</p>

<p>DS has the highest level of both, so my rankings are not a matter of preferring “my award” over “your award”.</p>

<p>I’d also move Eagle Scout, an award that requires many years of hard work, up a notch or two, although I’d leave it to someone who’s received the award to explain it more thoroughly and place it in the rankings.</p>