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Extracurriculars that strengthen this application
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Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS)
Tier 1 Top 40STEM Research
America's oldest and most prestigious STEM research competition for high school seniors.
Eligibility: US High School Seniors
Builds directly relevant social impact experience for BCA.
Admissions impact: Tier 1 — national or international selection. Admissions officers read this as strong, externally validated evidence of subject excellence, and it is the most differentiating part of a competitive application.
Junior Science & Humanities Symposium
Tier 1STEM Research
Tri-service sponsored research competition promoting original STEM investigation and presentation.
Eligibility: US High School
Builds directly relevant social impact experience for BCA.
Admissions impact: Tier 1 — national or international selection. Admissions officers read this as strong, externally validated evidence of subject excellence, and it is the most differentiating part of a competitive application.
BU RISE Research Internship
Tier 1STEM Research
6-week research program at Boston University in science or tech labs.
Eligibility: Rising Seniors
Builds directly relevant social impact experience for BCA.
Admissions impact: Tier 1 — national or international selection. Admissions officers read this as strong, externally validated evidence of subject excellence, and it is the most differentiating part of a competitive application.
Simons Summer Research (SBU)
Tier 1STEM Research
Hands-on research program culminating in a formal academic paper.
Eligibility: High School Juniors
Builds directly relevant social impact experience for BCA.
Admissions impact: Tier 1 — national or international selection. Admissions officers read this as strong, externally validated evidence of subject excellence, and it is the most differentiating part of a competitive application.
MSU High School Honors (HSHSP)
Tier 1Science Research
7-week university laboratory research program at Michigan State Univ.
Eligibility: High School Juniors
Builds directly relevant social impact experience for BCA.
Admissions impact: Tier 1 — national or international selection. Admissions officers read this as strong, externally validated evidence of subject excellence, and it is the most differentiating part of a competitive application.
Clark Scholars (Texas Tech)
Tier 1 UltraSTEM Research
7-week research program across all fields with $750 tax-free stipend.
Eligibility: Ages 17+ Juniors/Srs
Builds directly relevant social impact experience for BCA.
Admissions impact: Tier 1 — national or international selection. Admissions officers read this as strong, externally validated evidence of subject excellence, and it is the most differentiating part of a competitive application.
National Invention Convention
Tier 1 WinnerInvention / Patent
National showcase for student inventions with working functional prototypes.
Eligibility: Grades K-12 US
Builds directly relevant social impact experience for BCA.
Admissions impact: Tier 1 — national or international selection. Admissions officers read this as strong, externally validated evidence of subject excellence, and it is the most differentiating part of a competitive application.
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams
Tier 1 ($10k Grant)Engineering Grants
Grants of up to $10,000 for high schools to solve real community issues.
Eligibility: High School Teams
Builds directly relevant social impact experience for BCA.
Admissions impact: Tier 1 — national or international selection. Admissions officers read this as strong, externally validated evidence of subject excellence, and it is the most differentiating part of a competitive application.
No activity guarantees admission — these are ways to build evidence of genuine subject interest.
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