<p>i want to join science olympiad. i am going into sophomore year. but i read on here that you like have to try out. is anyone on science olympiad at their school or does anyone know what it takes to get in? im really interested in science, so i think i would like this a lot.. </p>
<p>This is what it says on my school website:
"Introductory meetings will be organized at the beginning of the year. Science teachers will be given flyers as well as asked to recruit or encourage participation in all science classes. Students will be introduced to the different events in Science Olympiad and will be given the opportunity to select the ones that they are most interested in. From there, students will be assigned certain events and will arrange their own meeting times. Throughout the year, students will participate in both whole group and small group meetings. Attendance will be taken at all meetings and students will be asked to report regularly on progress. No student will ever be “dropped” from the club based on their level of commitment. There are many ways to be involved with the club. However, those that are most committed will most likely make it to the competitive team. Specific guidelines describing “committed” and what it takes to make the team will be devised by group members in the fall"</p>
<p>so that makes it seem like just anybody could join...</p>
<p>also.. maybe this is dumb.. but what exactly do you do in science olympiad</p>
<p>All schools are probably different, but at mine you didn't have to try out, just come to meetings, pick your field of interest, etc. You learn about a specific area of science in SciOly, stuff you wouldn't do in the normal curriculum, and go to competitions where there're written tests on the material. You're allowed to bring a binder or even laptop with reference material for most events, so they usually either focus on applications/problem-solving or just sheer amount of material you need to know, obscure facts, etc.</p>
<p>In the Tech events in SciOly, you actually build things--a trebuchet, a weight-bearing tower made as light as you can, planes, a robot, etc. There's also a blackbox circuit event where you have to, I believe, diagram the circuit setup in a blackbox by deduction from what happens to the lights when various switches are flipped.</p>
<p>I wish I could've stayed in Sci Olympiad =(, but it was a choice between that and robotics for me.</p>
<p>I was in that last year. But, it wasn't really all that hardcore. There was about 8 people in the class and throughout the year all we did was just research and chat. LOL I dunno how, but we wound up getting awards and stuff. Haha</p>
<p>Sci Olympiad takes a lot of dedication right? I heard that when it came time for a tournament there are meetings with your group everyday. It's seems almost like a sports team, but with knowledge. I'd like to start one at my highschool next year, because we don't have one. Does anyone else have information on it?</p>