Which Competition is More Prestigious?

Hadiram
Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:42:19 +0000

For those of you who are familiar with the Siemens Competition and the Intel STS Competition (not ISEF, because that is for all grade levels), which competition is more prestigious or are they similar?

The Siemens Competition has an application deadline in early October. Semifinalists and Regional Finalists are announced at the end of October and the finals competition in DC occurs in early December. In other words, everything is finished well before Regular Apps are due.

The Intel STS Competition has a deadline in mid-November. In addition to a research report they ask for your HS Transcript, Testing Scores, and a bunch of essay questions. They don’t even release Semifinalists until January 9 and the finals competition in DC isn’t until March.

^That’s just some info. I was wondering which would be more prestigious to do well in.