To all NY City Science Olympiad teams - The Long Island Science Olympiad (LISO) is a great opportunity to get in some practice, have some fun and compete against a lot of the best teams around (not to mention coming home with all graded tests!) And don't forget, it is the least expensive SciOly Invi...
Thank you Name for getting the point. And yes, "taking first across the board" is a bit hyperbolic, but there are schools in competitions who do just that. Hyperbolic yes, but it is possible to get pretty darn close. This discussion was started by a Div B coach and I am only trying to hear different...
Taking Bio (which im trash at lol) gave me no advantage whatsoever over other 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. What does give an advantage however, are adults building devices for the competitors. An 8th grader on my team won 1st in thermo at nats in 2018, and two op 8th graders on our team got 2nd in wa...
Taking Bio (which im trash at lol) gave me no advantage whatsoever over other 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. What does give an advantage however, are adults building devices for the competitors. An 8th grader on my team won 1st in thermo at nats in 2018, and two op 8th graders on our team got 2nd in wa...
Also 9th graders don't have as much as an advantage as you would think. Most are not taking AP/advanced sciences as a freshman, and don't really get an advantage because they are in Highschool. It's mainly just about experience....tho I'll say that if my middle school let 9th graders compete in Div...
I believe it's Daniel Wright who is the most well-known top team without 9th graders. I know they do extremely well, and I am guessing they are the exception, rather than the rule. It would be nice to hear from both B & C coaches to see if this makes a difference (having or not having 9th graders o...
I'm glad someone brought this up as it is a "touchy" topic at best. We are a 6-8 middle school, and while we have had 9th graders on the team in the past, it has not always been fair to the team since 9th graders often have high school obligations and cannot devote as much time to practice. What ab...
I'm glad someone brought this up as it is a "touchy" topic at best. We are a 6-8 middle school, and while we have had 9th graders on the team in the past, it has not always been fair to the team since 9th graders often have high school obligations and cannot devote as much time to practice. Also, he...
