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I found a lot of these too late but for my rising freshmen, sophomores, and juniors check these out, you can apply next year. For my rising seniors some of these are still open

A few interesting programs/opportunities:

NIH HS-SIP — paid federal research internship, more accessible than it sounds (deadline closed for this year, open next year)

Perimeter Institute GoPhysics! Workshops - virtual two week physics program where you learn about space topics, really interesting (still open, deadline June 1)

Breakthrough Junior Challenge — $250k scholarship for explaining a scientific concept on video - submissions are due in september, so work on this over the summer. Finalists drop in December, so it can become a last-minute college app award if you want lol

INO-NEXUS Essay Contest - prestigious neuroscience essay competition run by the International Neuroscience Olympiad, where you pick and research a prompt about neuroscience, neurotechnology, neuroethics etc. (still open, deadline May 28)

Some cool study tools:

Paul's Online Math Notes - this site is run by an undergrad professor and can teach any math concept. Also use Albert.io and Wolfram Alpha, these have been a lifesaver for calc 1.

SAT Question Bank - unlimited free SAT practice questions

Mostly sourced from thehscompendium.lovable.app, check it out if you want

Title. I am a hs student, 18m, getting 6, 6.5,7 hrs sleep each night. I am currently 5'7" and have grown very slowly over the past couple years. My dad is 5'11" and my mom is 5'6", but my maternal grandfather is 6'1"

Does it truly affect me as much as people say it does? Will 8 hours a night have that many beneifits? (I am making this post bc my younger brother, who gets 8 hrs sleep every night is now taller than me lmao).

Does it affect your growth by permenantly stopping (you have lost that growth) or putting it on pause (if I get a consistent 8 hours later in life, like the summer, will I grow like I would have normally)? Are the mental effects actually that bad? What are some other disadvantages?

As in the title. I will be 19 when I graduate, but wont turn 19 till after I finish applying to colleges (after january). I know I will be one of the oldest in my class to graduate. Do colleges look at that in any meaningful way?

Note: I was not held back, rather when I moved from state to state I did the 5th grade again for social reasons (or smth, ask my parents lol).

Junior year I spent probably 40 hours trying to find research programs I could apply to. I kept finding the same 5 programs on every list. I knew there had to be more, but there was never a list of the programs that acually can help and arent just scams.
So I built a free list and database of 780+ programs, competitions, scholarships, and resources. Everything I wish I had been shown earlier (as a freshman or a sophomore) is on there, along with advice.

I could not find many of these programs before their deadlines happened, and I do not want that to happen to ANYONE else. I want everyone to be able to have access to the knowledge I never did in time to do something about it

A few underrated programs/opportunities:

NIH HS-SIP — paid federal research internship, more accessible than it sounds (deadline closed for this year, open next year)

Permiter Institute GoPhysics! Workshops - virtual two week physics program where you learn about space topics, really interesting (still open, deadline June 1)

Breakthrough Junior Challenge — $250k scholarship for explaining a scientific concept on video - submissions are due in september, so work on this over the summer. Finalists drop in December, so it can become a last-minute college app award if you want lol

INO-NEXUS Essay Contest - prestigious neuroscience essay competition run by the International Neuroscience Olympiad, where you pick and research a prompt about neuroscience, neurotechnology, neuroethics etc. (still open, deadline May 28)

Some study tools:

Paul's Online Math Notes - this site is run by a undergrad professor and can teach any math concept. Also use Albert.io and Wolfram Alpha, these have been a lifesaver for calc 1.

SAT Question Bank - unlimited free SAT practice questions

Everything else is at thehscompendium.lovable.app, completely free, no signup required. I hope it helps some of you.

I spent four months on this lmao and its not even near to completion. This is just the beginning. I will build out the advice and make it less intimidating of a list soon dw (I will make more concise targeted sheet with all the info for studying, specific careers, etc.)

TL:DR - check out thehscompendium.lovable.app

note: I typed this up in like 20 minutes sorry for the bad writing lol

I just got an email from Genes in Space with a participation award. Is it wraps? I would assume so, but I’m holding out hope that they will also send out semi finalists soon and I get one of those, but I think that’s also delusional.

Junior year I spent probably 40 hours trying to find research programs I could apply to. I kept finding the same 5 programs on every list. I knew there had to be more, but there was never a list of the programs that acually can help and arent just scams.
So I built a free list and database of 780+ programs, competitions, scholarships, and resources. Everything I wish I had been shown earlier (as a freshman or a sophomore) is on there, along with advice.

I could not find many of these programs before their deadlines happened, and I do not want that to happen to ANYONE else. I want everyone to be able to have access to the knowledge I never did in time to do something about it

A few underrated programs:

NIH HS-SIP — paid federal research internship, more accessible than it sounds (deadline closed for this year, open next year)

RSI at MIT — the most selective free research program in the country, worth trying for (deadline closed for this year, open next year)

Breakthrough Junior Challenge — $250k scholarship for explaining a scientific concept on video - submissions are due in september, so work on this over the summer. Finalists drop in December, so it can become a last-minute college app award if you want lol

Everything else is at thehscompendium.lovable.app — free, no signup required. I hope it helps some of you.

I spent four months on this lmao and its not even near to completion. This is just the beginning. I will build out the advice and make it less intimidating of a list soon dw.
note: I typed this up in like 10 minutes sorry for the bad writing lol