<p>Is it worth committing tons of time to getting first in state for Science Olympiad for getting into college? I have heard rumors that SO is not as significant as other ECs so I am a bit hesitant in fully devoting to it...</p>
<p>Do what you enjoy, not what looks best for college. Getting first at states in Science Olympiads will look MUCH better than simply doing average in a more “significant” EC.</p>
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Absolutely.</p>
<p>Getting first in any contest isn’t within your control. What you do in your ECs is.</p>
<p>Of course state accomplishments in SO look good–why wouldn’t they? But they’ll look much better in the context of an application studded with other science accomplishments–Intel, Siemen’s, the other Olympiads, research.</p>