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what do i need to show the university if i say "i was first in the world on this and this", do i just give them a copy of the certificate or what?

also, how do they know how many of the volunteer hours i say i did was actualy true? do they require a statement from the supervisor for proof?

another thing, i know i was top 5% on AMC and AIME, but i dont know my exact rankings, anyone have any idea were i can get my hands on them?

thx a bunch, Rui Ma

By Peacemakeriv (Peacemakeriv) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 12:13 pm: Edit

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By Texas137 (Texas137) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 01:25 pm: Edit

Everyone who does well on AMC exams is in the annual "Summary of High School Results and Awards", which is available to colleges (or anyone else who wants to buy one). If the college wants to confirm that you did as well as you say, they can simply look up your name.

Were you number one in the world at something? If so, what sort of thing was it? If you were first in the world at something academic and reasonably important, like the Int'l Physics Olympiad, colleges could easily confirm that on the internet. If it was something like first in the world in number of Pop-Tarts eaten in an hour, you probably don't want to include it anyway.

By Peacemakeriv (Peacemakeriv) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 08:53 pm: Edit

i was 4th in the world at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, well, not in the world cuz only 39 countries participated....but things like 2nd in Canada on a math contest, i dont think american universities can find those results, they r quite ellusive.... i dunno, i'm sending in photocopies of certificates cuz my ex gf who just got into princeton ED today told me that's what she did