<p>@Prettysparrow</p>
<p>hey, im a guy from the class of 2014. you probly wont get the experience u r looking for unless u get into the top like 30 or in ncssm. to be honest, ncssm may not be the best place for most people. now let me provide a short analysis of the challenges u may be looking for:</p>
<ol>
<li>a challenging environment</li>
<li>a challenging course load</li>
<li>a challenge to get enough sleep</li>
</ol>
<p>if u only meet condition 1, then it may be better for you to stay at your school and make your own opportunities. lead your friends and other people who share similar interests and participate in science/math competitions and fairs that can provide such an environment. here’s a list of competitions that you may be interested (note that this list is limited and only contains stuff i can think of off the top of my head):</p>
<p>Science (note that u can still do math stuff in these science comps and fairs):
- NCSAS
- regional science fair -> NC science fair -> ISEF (also note other associated fairs)
- Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards
- Toshiba/ NSTA ExploraVision
- Intel STS
- Siemens (there r multiple siemens competitions, all of them have excellent prizes)
- JSHS
- BioGENEius
- iGEM
- Google science fair
- Chem Oly/ fma/ USABO</p>
<p>Math:
- Moody’s Mega Math Challenge (applied math stuff)
- ARML
- State math contest
- mandelbrot
- USAMTS
- duke math meet
- AMC/AIME/USAMO/IMO
- Charleston math meet
- duke math meet</p>
<p>meh…probly missing a lot of stuff…so yea…(the slots for these competitions is coveted and secretly held by mostly research kids, especially Rchem-ers. try them out for a year and see. also, give dem unprepared Rchem-ers a run for their money at these fairs)
anyways if u meet both conditions 1 and 2, u r set to compete for the top 20-30 spots at science and math. glhf. dont kill yurself. try to make friends (making GOOD friends is tough if u r trying to compete with them), cause when the competition heats up, it’s always nice to have someone u can trust</p>
<p>if u meet all 3 conditions, smath is the place for you (except the 3rd condition can be met by simply staying up later at your home school… -_-)</p>
<p>anyways…good luck future juniors, and srry i couldnt ■■■■■ u more on fcbk</p>