Extracurriculars that strengthen an application here
Activities matched to the subjects this university teaches, with how each one is read by admissions teams.
Conrad Challenge - Business
Tier 1 (Finalist)Innovation Pitch
Creating viable commercial ventures solving global sustainability challenges.
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.
DECA Marketing Communications
Tier 1 (ICDC)Marketing
Roleplay scenario building omni-channel campaigns for real consumer brands and enterprises.
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.
Google Summer of Code (GSoC)
Tier 1Open Source Dev
Global program pairing student developers with open-source software organizations for stipend projects.
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.
AIME (American Invitational Math Exam)
Tier 1Mathematics
15-question, 3-hour invitational exam for top 2.5%-5% scorers on the AMC 10/12.
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.
VEX AI Competition
Tier 1AI Robotics
Fully autonomous multi-robot matches utilizing GPS and object detection.
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.
RoboCupJunior Rescue AI
Tier 1Autonomous Robotics
Robotic search-and-rescue obstacle clearing using sensors and computer vision.
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.
Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Tier 1Environmental Science
Most prestigious international award for high school water research and conservation projects.
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.
Wharton Investment Contest
Tier 1 GlobalFinance / Portfolio
10-week virtual stock portfolio strategy challenge by UPenn Wharton School.
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.
Nat. Economics Challenge (Adam)
Tier 1 (Nationals)Advanced Econ
Advanced division covering micro, macro, and international economics.
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.
Harvard Economics Review Essay
Tier 1 WinnerEconomic Writing
Academic essay evaluating market structures, inflation, and policy.
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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