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Balaskandan R

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@neuroscience-rules
Joined Apr 2025 · He/Him · 10:13 PM Local

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10 Series

🏆 SHW 2025 Summer Geometry Competition [Section 2]

    Ended Mon, Jul 21, 2025

🏆🥇Welcome to the first Schoolhouse.world Geometry Competition! 🔷 Sponsored by AoPS 🔷 Sponsored by Interview Cake See our [About Us](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=nFX-YotcMvU_Cy5gMVkx7) page! 🏆Scores + Problems & Solutions Released! [Awards Ceremony Slides!](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=0Oy3ZSqSjVizy6U41DJts) [Check your score here.](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=ue91wW-x40SzxAraIh8JC) Enter your first name + last initial (case sensitive). Some participants also entered their full name or various other initials, so try that if it doesn't appear. [Problems and solutions are located here](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=cbvcRFctNu-9_s0cZ9ALg)! We're extending our appeal deadline to July 31st, 9:00 PM PT. Please DM me or @Armaan Sfor appeals, with a detailed description of the issue. And lastly, some score corrections were made as well as eliminating repeat participants, so our stats have been changed. Finalized below. If you won a prize, we'll reach out to you. Please let us know if you made the cutoff, but don't receive a message in the next few days! Division 1 Mean: 53.6 Median: 50 Q1 --> 42 Q3 --> 68 Top 25% cutoff: 68 171 competitors! Division 2 Mean: 50.7 Median: 48.5 Q1 --> 40.5 Q3 --> 62 Top 25: cutoff: 62 107 competitors! 👕 We got more SHW merch as prizes! We'll reach out to you via SHW or email. Raffle winners: Sophie Z Tsega W Joseph A William (BZ) O Manasvini L Dung L Piyush A Paul B Amaan F Ivan C The Dates To include competitors from different time zones, we have multiple competition dates to choose from! (Participants may only compete in a maximum of 1 competition. Please remember to convert the times to your time zone!) 1️⃣July 18th, 8:00-9:30 PM PT 2️⃣July 19th, 4:00-5:30 PM PT ❇️July 19th, 8:00-9:30 PM PT 3️⃣July 20th, 9:00-10:30 AM PT ❇️July 21st, 3:00-4:30 AM PT 🏆(Optional) Awards Ceremony July 21st, 6:00-7:00 AM PT 🏆(Optional) Awards Ceremony July 21st, 7:30-9:00 AM PT Details & FAQ - 25 questions, 60 minutes. - Scoring: (4 points per correct answer, 1 point per unanswered question, 0 for an incorrect answer) - In each session, there are two divisions for different difficulty levels. Division 1: new to competitive math/AMC 8 level. Division 2: mid-late AMC 10/12. PLEASE join the correct division. - Each session serves as a competition window, but you may only take the competition once. All you need to do is show up to one session, and one session only! No other forms or details needed. - The test will start exactly 15 minutes after the session start time, and end exactly 75 minutes after the session start time. There will be an undetermined <5 minute grace period for submissions. - Please join within the first 15 minutes! Otherwise, you'll lost a lot of time if you choose to compete, so we recommend attending a different session if you can't make it within that timeframe. - Ties are determined by submission time, but please don't submit tests too early! We've found that participants who submit first tend to have lower accuracy, making a tiebreaker meaningless. - If you participate in multiple tests, we'll take your comparatively lowest score. - Top scores given in sessions are unofficial. Awards and official scores are released at the awards ceremony. - KEEP YOUR SCRATCH PAPER! We'll reach out to top scorers individually for photos of it to confirm prize eligibility. Prizes: - Top 2 from each division: $25 AoPS coupon - Top 25 from each division: free Interview + Coding course access (worth $50), featured in Geometry subworld announcement - Top 25% of all scorers: Certificate of achievement, featuring percentile levels (top 1%, top 5%, top 10%, top 25%). - Participation: entry into a Schoolhouse merch raffle Session Structure 15 minutes--- Participants join 60 minutes--- Test begins 5 minutes--- Gathering statistics 10--- High scorers announced (unofficial, does not guarantee a prize) What happens if I run into difficulties and can't take the test? Please contact the hosts, and we'll make an exception for you to compete twice. Can I compete in both divisions? No. You can only take one test, at one time. If you take more than one, we'll use your comparatively lowest score across all tests taken. What safety measures are being taken? For testing dates July 19th and onward, we're implementing an extension on the form that will detect tab changes. For the July 18th session, there was a bit of a mix-up and only about half of participants were proctored. Google forms was still gathering some other data, so we'll manually search through that! Can I submit an appeal? Questions and solutions are posted on the 21st. If you find an issue with any solutions, please let us know between July 21st-25th! If an error is found, we'll give everyone points back. The Competition Anyone can join and compete in the 25-question 60-minute AMC style competition. The twist: every problem is a geometry problem. Difficulty will range from AMC 8 to early AIME, so we welcome you to join regardless of your competitive math experience! Top scorers will receive: - A $25 AoPS gift card (to 4 winners) - A personalized certificate - A shoutout from the Geometry subworld - A full access licenses to Interview Cake's coding + interview prep course (to 50 winners) Other prizes: - The top 25% of scorers will also receive certificates. - All participants (and our fantastic competition volunteers) will additionally be entered for a SHW merch raffle! Good luck! Please message Margaret S over Schoolhouse.world or Slack for any questions. ‼️Be sure to check out [ACSIMC](https://schoolhouse.world/series/42804), a great academic competition with three difficulty levels spanning Algebra, Geometry, Number Theory, and Combinatorics! Follow directions to register [here](https://schoolhouse.world/series/42804).

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Margaret S and 13 others

Series ended.

Socratic Seminar: The STUDENT led discussion!

    Ended Fri, Jul 25, 2025

Welcome to the SOCRATIC SEMINAR! This is a student lead discussion in which we will explore the life of the famous Greek philosopher, Socrates and his life's work. We will also host a SOCRATIC SEMINAR: A student led discussion. More details to follow in the first session! Join now!

Balaskandan R

Series ended.

The Fascinating World Of Technology

    Ended Fri, Aug 1, 2025

In this series, we will explore how various aspects of technology impact our lives. We will examine the journeys of successful companies that reached great heights, as well as the decline of those that were once considered too big to fail. Additionally, we will delve into how specific technological phenomena work. Finally, we will conclude the series with a debate on a technology-related topic. If you have any questions about the series, feel free to direct message me or ask!😄

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Armaan S and 3 others

Series ended.

🏆 SHW 2025 Summer Geometry Competition [Section 1, join https://schoolhouse.world/series/50474 if full]

    Ended Mon, Jul 21, 2025

🏆Scores + Problems & Solutions Released! [Awards Ceremony Slides!](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=0Oy3ZSqSjVizy6U41DJts) [Check your score here.](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=ue91wW-x40SzxAraIh8JC) Enter your first name + last initial (case sensitive). Some participants also entered their full name or various other initials, so try that if it doesn't appear. [Problems and solutions are located here](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=cbvcRFctNu-9_s0cZ9ALg)! We're extending our appeal deadline to July 31st, 9:00 PM PT. Please DM me or @Armaan Sfor appeals, with a detailed description of the issue. And lastly, some score corrections were made as well as eliminating repeat participants, so our stats have been changed. Finalized below. If you won a prize, we'll reach out to you. Please let us know if you made the cutoff, but don't receive a message in the next few days! Division 1 Mean: 53.6 Median: 50 Q1 --> 42 Q3 --> 68 Top 25% cutoff: 68 171 competitors! Division 2 Mean: 50.7 Median: 48.5 Q1 --> 40.5 Q3 --> 62 Top 25: cutoff: 62 107 competitors! 👕 We got more SHW merch as prizes! We'll reach out to you via SHW or email. Raffle winners: Sophie Z Tsega W Joseph A William (BZ) O Manasvini L Dung L Piyush A Paul B Amaan F Ivan C [THIS SERIES IS ALMOST FULL, PLEASE JOIN [https://schoolhouse.world/series/50474](https://schoolhouse.world/series/50474)] INSTEAD. 🏆🥇Welcome to the first Schoolhouse.world Geometry Competition! 🔷 Sponsored by AoPS 🔷 Sponsored by Interview Cake See our [About Us](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=nFX-YotcMvU_Cy5gMVkx7) page! The Dates To include competitors from different time zones, we have three competition dates to choose from! (Participants may only compete in a maximum of 1 competition. Please remember to convert the times to your time zone!) Note: ❇️means the series is hosted through our other section to accommodate more participants. 1️⃣July 18th, 8:00-9:30 PM PT 2️⃣July 19th, 4:00-5:30 PM PT ❇️July 19th, 8:00-9:30 PM PT 3️⃣July 20th, 9:00-10:30 AM PT ❇️July 21st, 3:00-4:30 AM PT 🏆(Optional) Awards Ceremony July 21st, 6:00-7:00 AM PT Details & FAQ - 25 questions, 60 minutes. - Scoring: (4 points per correct answer, 1 point per unanswered question, 0 for an incorrect answer) - In each session, there are two divisions for different difficulty levels. Division 1: new to competitive math/AMC 8 level. Division 2: mid-late AMC 10/12. PLEASE join the correct division. - Each session serves as a competition window, but you may only take the competition once. All you need to do is show up to one session, and one session only! No other forms or details needed. - The test will start exactly 15 minutes after the session start time, and end exactly 75 minutes after the session start time. There will be an undetermined <5 minute grace period for submissions. - Please join within the first 15 minutes! Otherwise, you'll lost a lot of time if you choose to compete, so we recommend attending a different session if you can't make it within that timeframe. - Ties are determined by submission time, but please don't submit tests too early! We've found that participants who submit first tend to have lower accuracy, making a tiebreaker meaningless. - If you participate in multiple tests, we'll take your comparatively lowest score. - Top scores given in sessions are unofficial. Awards and official scores are released at the awards ceremony. - KEEP YOUR SCRATCH PAPER! We'll reach out to top scorers individually for photos of it to confirm prize eligibility. Prizes: - Top 2 from each division: $25 AoPS coupon - Top 25 from each division: free Interview + Coding course access (worth $50), featured in Geometry subworld announcement - Top 25% of all scorers: Certificate of achievement, featuring percentile levels (top 1%, top 5%, top 10%, top 25%). - Participation: entry into a Schoolhouse merch raffle Session Structure 15 minutes--- Participants join 60 minutes--- Test begins 5 minutes--- Gathering statistics 10--- High scorers announced (unofficial, does not guarantee a prize) What happens if I run into difficulties and can't take the test? Please contact the hosts, and we'll make an exception for you to compete twice. Can I compete in both divisions? No. You can only take one test, at one time. If you take more than one, we'll use your comparatively lowest score across all tests taken. What safety measures are being taken? For testing dates July 19th and onward, we're implementing an extension on the form that will detect tab changes. For the July 18th session, there was a bit of a mix-up and only about half of participants were proctored. Google forms was still gathering some other data, so we'll manually search through that! Can I submit an appeal? Questions and solutions are posted on the 21st. If you find an issue with any solutions, please let us know between July 21st-25th! If an error is found, we'll give everyone points back. The Competition Anyone can join and compete in the 25-question 60-minute AMC style competition. The twist: every problem is a geometry problem. Difficulty will range from AMC 8 to early AIME, so we welcome you to join regardless of your competitive math experience! Top scorers will receive: - A $25 AoPS gift card (to 4 winners) - A personalized certificate - A shoutout from the Geometry subworld - A full access licenses to Interview Cake's coding + interview prep course (to 50 winners) Other prizes: - The top 25% of scorers will also receive certificates. - All participants (and our fantastic competition volunteers) will additionally be entered for a SHW merch raffle! Good luck! Please message Margaret S over Schoolhouse.world or Slack for any questions. ‼️Be sure to check out [ACSIMC](https://schoolhouse.world/series/42804), a great academic competition with three difficulty levels spanning Algebra, Geometry, Number Theory, and Combinatorics! Follow directions to register [here](https://schoolhouse.world/series/42804).

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Margaret S and 13 others

Series ended.

2025 Model United Nations Conference

    Ended Sat, Jul 19, 2025

Hello, and welcome to the 2025 Model United Nations conference! Whether you're a seasoned debater or just someone wanting to get started with debate, you are welcome to join! There will be at least 3 sessions in which we will have 3 different topics. The full schedule listed with the topics is here on the master spreadsheet: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yqyhLx8-80zkCwg5k7M-D5JbaJ5aro2fCsCfD1zeTls/edit?usp=sharing](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=npHS8OYZ5zgT9REhij-gF) [](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=npHS8OYZ5zgT9REhij-gF) The link to the Master Google Drive Folder is in the spreadsheet. There, all the committees are listed with the descriptions. Whether you’re a seasoned debater or someone just looking to get started with debate, you are welcome to join! How to participate: 1. Register for this series though which the main communication will take place till all participants join the Slack workspace. 2. Fill out the registration form: [](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=N618MJBQ-GicOYuBup_CW) [https://forms.gle/zPh1RAcHfZ2MQSz6A](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=bOOUF4_RHndfhJ9KAEIfj)[](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=bOOUF4_RHndfhJ9KAEIfj) If you are looking to spectate, you may also join! What is Model UN? Model United Nations (Model UN or MUN) is more than just a student activity—it’s a global movement that turns classrooms into diplomatic arenas. It all began in the early 20th century as simulations of the League of Nations, and after the founding of the United Nations in 1945, it evolved into what we now call Model UN. The first official "Model United Nations" conference was held at Swarthmore College in 1947. At its core, Model UN is an educational simulation where students take on the roles of UN delegates. They represent countries or organizations, research global issues, debate policies, and work together to draft resolutions—just like real diplomats. It’s a crash course in international relations, public speaking, negotiation, and critical thinking. But what makes it truly compelling is the transformation it sparks. Students don’t just learn about the world—they learn how to shape it. Many alumni of MUN have gone on to careers in law, politics, international affairs, and activism. Whether you're a seasoned delegate or a curious newcomer, MUN is a powerful way to understand the complexities of global diplomacy—and to find your voice in the process. Want to include this in your judge invite or use it for something else? The schedule of events is here: [https://coda.io/d/_dCswqKvGYdl/Function-of-the-Model-United-Nations-Conference-2025_suSNiBe-](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=wBct2e09pX_uOxsH9r7Xz) Official coda: [https://coda.io/d/_dhaRgWXZ35c/2025-Model-United-Nations-Conference-Schoolhouse_suDXsix7](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=F6FyxW_GEYwlLfmR0qY80) [](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=F6FyxW_GEYwlLfmR0qY80) [](https://schoolhouse.world/u/605292)"This is a series part of the #academic-competitions subworld initiative The #academic-competitions pilot is focused on creating a dedicated subworld for academic competitions. With contributions from over 5,000 learners and 300 tutors, this initiative includes events such as MATHCOUNTS, AMC, Olympiads, Debate, Quizbowl & many more. To learn more, visit this blog post: [https://schoolhouse.world/blog/the-need-for-an-academic-competition-subworld ](https://schoolhouse.world/blog/the-need-for-an-academic-competition-subworld ) If you want to show your support, please upvote: [https://schoolhouse.canny.io/feedback/p/advocation-for-academic-competition-subworld"](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=CqXYAIyyzrq03iqvPgNWy) [](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=CqXYAIyyzrq03iqvPgNWy) Why should you join? ?? Each delegate who attends at least half of the committee sessions will receive a participation certificate, and winners will receive certificates of excellence. [](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=CqXYAIyyzrq03iqvPgNWy)[](https://schoolhouse.world/redirect?code=npHS8OYZ5zgT9REhij-gF)

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Balaskandan R and 3 other...

Series ended.

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