Middle School Student Essay Contest - 2020
iLearn World's essay contest provides an opportunity for middle schoolers to gain writing experience, as well as potential cash prizes, a copy of book
The Road to Yale
by Yale Admitted Students, and opportunities to interact with Yale students. The contest will be open to 7th and 8th graders in the 2019-2020 school year. Students will submit their response to the following prompt by March 31st, 2020:
What is something you are passionate about? This can be about a hobby, an idea, or your friends and family. Tell us a story about a personal experience(s) that
made you realize this passion.
Applications will open December 8th, through the iLearn World website. Essays will be judged and ranked by iLearn World's Ivy-League college students. Winners will receive the following prizes:
- 1st-5th place: $100
- 6th-10th place: $50/student
- 11th-20th: $20/student
- Finalists: 10 students will receive a copy of The Road to Yale
- Semifinalists: top 80. Everyone will be invited to an online conference with a Yale guest speaker.
National Essay Contest Result
1st - 5th place:
Christine Zhang
Defne
Reese Harryhill
Rohak Jain
Stephanie Zhang
6th - 10th place:
Aaryan Pawar
Aoqi Dong
Getsi Munoz
Naomi Ling
Seanna Qin
11th - 20th place:
Amrutha Nandakumar
Andy Sheng
Daniel Yuan
Hanna Shin
Hanting Li
Hansen Sha
Kate McCooe
Mykenze Newell
Shachi Deo
Tim
Finalists:
Amber Lin
Irelyn Wiley
Irene Zheng
Kailey Seo
Lara Olmsted
Naomi Park
Qiran Zhang
Reena Chen
Winnie Leydon
Xuan Wang
The Team