The Extracurriculars Thread:

Student Lounge International Students
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<p>Know about an upcoming competition/event/course that can be completed by 11th and 12th grade students in India? Post them below!</p>

<p>MOOCs:
- edX
- Coursera
- Udacity</p>

<p>International Olympiads:
- International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)
- International Physics Olympiad (IPhO)
- International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO)
- International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI)
- International Biology Olympiad (IBO)
- International Philosophy Olympiad (IPO)
- International Environmental Project Olympiad (INEPO)
- International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO)
- International Geography Olympiad (IGeO)
- International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL)
- International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO)
- International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA)
- International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO)
- International Young Inventors Project Olympiad (IYIPO)</p>

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<p>Awesome thread!
Do MOOC’s award certificates?</p>

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<p>^^ Yup, Absolutely</p>

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<p>The major science fairs:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Google Science Fair. <a href=“http://www.googlesciencefair.com%5B/url%5D”>www.googlesciencefair.com</a> - The deadline for this year is already over.</p></li>
<li><p>Intel IRIS. [Welcome-Iris</a> Science Fair](<a href=“http://www.irissciencefair.org%5DWelcome-Iris”>http://www.irissciencefair.org)</p></li>
<li><p>ISWEEEP [url=&lt;a href=“http://www.isweep.org%5DI-SWEEEP%5B/url”&gt;http://www.isweep.org]I-SWEEEP[/url</a>]</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Research journals that accept High School research.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Concord Review(Accepts only history papers)</p></li>
<li><p>Journal For Young Investigators(Actually an undergraduate research journal, but does accept high school research)</p></li>
<li><p>Canadian Young Scientist Journal</p></li>
</ol>

<p>There are many more. Add as many as you know!</p>

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<p>@anishbasu:Can you tell me more about the MOOCs like Coursera and Udacity? :)</p>

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<p>You will have ample opportunities to learn a wide range of college-level courses online. You actually learn courses from MIT, Stanford, Caltech and many other outstanding universities. And these courses are absolutely free of cost.</p>

<p>If you pass the course with greater than 60% (sometimes it varies), you will be given a “certificate of accomplishment”. It doesn’t contain the percentage you obtained, though. It also doesn’t certify your identity.</p>

<p>Coursera occasionally offers “signature track” courses. These courses cost $45 or $60. You can have your identity certified. Your exams will be proctored online. Sometimes, such courses are accompanied by a final college credit exam. It costs an additional amount, something like $70. You can obtain college credit.</p>

<p>I never knew about I-Sweep and I will be going to college this fall! :o</p>

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<p>Oh wow, I didn’t know India has a team for all the 12 ISOs… but anyway, JSO isn’t for 11th or 12th graders</p>

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<p>@Qwerty Whoops, a bad mistake, please ignore them!</p>

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<p>this thread shouldn’t stop!</p>

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<p>But the geo olympiad is not for 11th and 12th</p>

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<p>Hmm, the Olympiads held for juniors and seniors in India are INMO, INOI, INAO, INPhO, INChO, PSLO, the nationals of ieso and IPO. I don’t know the national exams for the other Olympiads.</p>

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<p>^I missed INBO (I always forget about that).</p>

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<p>Hey! What is this linguistics Olympiad? Link please</p>

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<p>you can’t take part in ieso in class 12. Geo Olympiad probably there is no team. philosophy Olympiad is self financed. :(</p>

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<p>Almost all Olympiads have stringent participation requirements (including age!), from this session onward, 12th grades would not be allowed in IMOs (don’t know about the rest though).</p>

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<p>Wait grade 12th cant take part in IESO/IMO??
Do you guys have a link to the announcement?</p>

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<p>I gave the iPho and iCho this year, didnt get in (small margin). I would be really pissed if i wont be able to give it next year in grade 12th -.-’
Is it an age requirement of a class requirement? I am around 1 year younger than others in my class…</p>

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<p>@robots156 I have been to the ieso 2013 as a guest student from India. you must be enrolled in school as in August of the olympiad year. for Indians , class 12 doesn’t fit the schedule. that has been the rule so far. </p>

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<p>I am currently in 11th grade ( giving my finals). I qualified for the camp last year but was not able to attend due to personal reasons. According to your info, i will be able to give it in 2014, right?</p>

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<p>yes , you will be able to give it this year. @robots156 </p>