<p>NHD is an incredible experience!</p>
<p>There are school, regional, and state competitions leading up to the national competition each June. At nationals, the first and second place winners from each state compete against each other for money, scholarships, and other prizes. </p>
<p>At the regional and state level, how competitive it is depends a good deal on where you live. The most competitive states are probably California, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, and Washington, and New York, Florida, Colorado, South Carolina, Kansas, and Missouri are very tough as well. In California, for instance, over 2/3 of the projects that win at the state level qualify for national finals, so they have an extremely high caliber of competition. In some states certain categories (often exhibits and/or papers) are really difficult, while others aren’t. </p>
<p>Definitely if you do well at the national competition, that is an impressive thing. It’s very tough to do. I’ve heard that somewhere around 700,000 students compete each year at various levels, so to be among those who make finals (top 14) at nationals is very prestigious.</p>
<p>If you need ANY info on history day, please feel free to ask me. I love the competition, the experience, the research…all of it! I’ve competed the past four years, and placed top three at nationals twice in the individual documentary category. Also, there’s an nhd forum at <a href=“http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/forum[/url]”>www.nationalhistoryday.org/forum</a> where you can ask students and teachers questions. </p>
<p>Hope this helps :)</p>