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New to Science Fairs? From Our Experience as Judges, What to Know About Winning Science Fairs
New to Science Fairs - a guide from AIClub mentors who have judged at every level of science fair.

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Sep 246 min read


Does AP Calculus Actually Prepare You for AI Olympiad? We Asked Someone Who'd Know.
A student with 5s in AP Calculus BC and AP Statistics went through the USAAIO math syllabus topic by topic and told us honestly what her AP coursework did — and didn't — cover.

AIClub!
Sep 224 min read


A Stanford Professor Told Our Students That Programming Is About to Change
Stanford ICME's Ashwin Rao spoke to AIClub Research Institute students about his new paper on the future of programming — and why knowing how to ask a precise question may matter more than knowing how to code.

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Sep 193 min read


10 Top STEM & Entrepreneurship Competitions for High School and Middle School (Yes Our Students Have Wins In All Of Them)
Following our 400 wins announcement, we wanted to go deeper — not on the wins, but on the competitions themselves. What do you actually submit? What gets judged? What skill does each one really reward? There are many competitions. These are the top 10 that students can enter to demonstrate national and international recognition of their work. 1. Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) What you submit: A full independent research report, up to 20 pages, written to resemble a re

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Sep 177 min read


The Numbers Don't Lie: Where Our Students Get In
Let's talk results. 81% of our graduates landed at a school that's either a household name or the #1 destination for their specific major. We're talking the kind of admits that make other parents ask, "wait, how did they get in there?" Here's the breakdown — and just how hard these doors actually are to open. Nearly Half Went Somewhere Ultra-Elite 48.6% of our graduates — essentially one out of every two — got into an Ivy League school, MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Duke, Caltech

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Sep 133 min read


400 Research Wins and Counting: 5 Numbers Worth Knowing
AIClub Research Institute students have logged more than 400 wins — competitions, publications, patents, and more. We could give you all 400. Here are the five takeaways that matter most. Over 100 papers accepted at professional, peer-reviewed research conferences Not school projects. Papers accepted through the same peer review that professional researchers go through — at IEEE, SPIE, ACM, AAAI, and NeurIPS Climate Change. The latter is widely considered one of the most pres

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Sep 123 min read


Testimonials! What Parents and Students Are Saying About AIClub Research Institute
Testimoials! What Parents and Students Are Saying About AIClub Research Institute

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Sep 73 min read


Every AIClub Research Institute Student Who Applied Won an NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Award
Every AIClub Research Institute student who applied for a 2026 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Award was recognized. Here's what the award is, why it matters, and how our students got there.

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Sep 43 min read


9 Top STEM Olympiads for Ambitious Students (2027 Guide)
A complete comparison of the national olympiads that matter most for STEM-focused K-12 and high school students with what each one tests, who it's for, and how to pick the right one (or two) for your child. Why STEM Olympiads Matter Every year, more students list "AI experience" or "research interests" on college applications. Every year, it gets harder for admissions officers to tell genuine depth from a summer camp certificate. National olympiads solve that problem from the

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Sep 310 min read
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