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Competition deadlines coming up

All deadlines
  1. Nov5 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS)Science & research · Awards in 2 days
  2. Nov17 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)Computer science & engineering · Awards in 14 days
  3. Nov23 National Science Bowl (High School)Science & research · Awards in 20 days
  4. Dec1 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (Gold Key, National Medals, Portfolio Awards)Arts · Awards in 28 days
  5. Dec7 Modeling the Future Challenge (MTFC)Mathematics · Awards in 34 days

Get a deadline plan for your studentDates are checked on each official site. Confirm before applying.

Why families choose Mega

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Proven competition results
3500+participations$12M+awards25%national/intl.99%completion
PhD and MA mentors, 15+ years

Every mentor holds a PhD or MA and has 15+ years of experience in the field.

Any student can compete

You don't need to be highly gifted. Almost all our students start as novices and get better with every competition.

Competition types

Every way to compete

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Performance

Students create a product or object to solve a given problem.

e.g. FIRST Robotics Competition, Vex Robotics, International Bridge Building Competition, RoboCup
Tournaments

Knowledge-based competitions that are often combined with other categories to create hybrid challenges.

e.g. Spelling Bee, National Ocean Sciences Bowl, Science Bowl, Science Olympiad, History Bowl
Presentation & Debate

Students are required to develop some form of presentation to highlight their knowledge in a given subject matter.

e.g. Mock Trial, Business Case Competitions, Business Plan Competitions, Oral Presentation competitions
Submission

A written essay, poem, piece of artwork, or other submission.

e.g. Patriot's Pen, the Dupont Challenge: Science Essay Competition, First Freedom Competition, We the Future Contest, International Design Awards
Projects

The most common are science, art, and business with multiple rounds of judging that include local, regional, state, and national rounds.

e.g. Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Broadcom Masters, Intel Science Talent Search, Google Science Fair
Exams

Exam-based competitions in many academic and educational areas.

e.g. AIME, AMC, Olympiads, PUMaC, Physicsbowl

Competitions our students enter

The most prestigious high school competitions

Mega students have won multiple awards in top competitions. Top 3 in each category:

Math
  1. USA Math Olympiad path (AMC 10/12 → AIME → USAMO → IMO)
  2. Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament (HMMT)
  3. Princeton University Mathematics Competition (PUMaC)
Science research
  1. Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS)
  2. Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
  3. Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)
Science olympiads
  1. USA Biology Olympiad
  2. U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad
  3. USA Physics Olympiad
Computer science and cyber
  1. USA Computing Olympiad (USACO)
  2. International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI)
  3. CyberPatriot
Engineering and robotics
  1. FIRST Robotics Competition
  2. VEX Robotics Competition
  3. The American Rocketry Challenge
Business and entrepreneurship
  1. DECA
  2. FBLA
  3. Diamond Challenge
Debate, speech and law
  1. National Speech & Debate Tournament
  2. Harvard National Forensics Tournament
  3. National High School Mock Trial Championship
Writing and humanities
  1. Scholastic Writing Awards
  2. MIT Inspire
  3. National History Day
Arts and design
  1. YoungArts National Arts Competition
  2. Congressional Art Competition
  3. Scholastic Art Awards
Environment
  1. Stockholm Junior Water Prize
  2. NCF Envirothon
  3. National Ocean Sciences Bowl

Our areas of expertise

Mentors in every field

Mentors with a PhD or MA and 15+ years of experience in related fields.

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Medical Writing Business Debate Engineering Informatics Knowledge Bowl Literary Mathematics Robotics Science Speech Technology

Steps we take

From first idea to the winner's stage

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1Choose and prepareSteps 1–4

  1. 1
    Find your competition

    We help you find a competition that intrigues and fits you.

  2. 2
    Learn what it takes

    We teach the working knowledge you need to compete.

  3. 3
    Your timeline

    We make a timeline that fits your busy daily schedule.

  4. 4
    Skills and resources

    We find resources and teach you the necessary skills and concepts.

2CompeteSteps 5–6

  1. 5
    Final preparation

    Final preparation or editing before you submit your work or participate.

  2. 6
    The next level

    We are there for you when you move on to national or international competitions.

3Keep growingSteps 7–8

  1. 7
    Compete again

    Some competitions are similar; we find the ones you can enter again by improving your current skills and knowledge.

  2. 8
    Plan ahead

    We incorporate what you have learned into planning your future preparations.

Why compete with Mega

What you gain

Scholarships & grants
Top-college admits
Teamwork
Problem-solving
Grit & character
Emotional intelligence

“From one inspiration come infinite possibilities.”

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