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 our essay contest team by April 28th and 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 Jefferson Middle School
Defne Tortop, Odle Middle School
Reese Harryhill, Happy Valley Middle School
Rohak Jain, Odle Middle School
Stephanie Zhang, Kennedy Middle School
6th - 10th place:
Aaryan Pawar, Odle Middle School
Aoqi Dong
Getsi Munoz, Happy Valley Middle School
Naomi Ling, Clarksville Middle School
Seanna Qin, Odle Middle School
11th - 20th place:
Amrutha Nandakumar, Eastern Middle School
Andy Sheng, Pizitz Middle School
Daniel Yuan, Pizitz Middle School
Hanna Shin, Odle Middle School
Hanting Li, Odle Middle School
Hansen Sha, Pizitz Middle School
Kate McCooe, Eastern Middle School
Mykenze Newell, Mountain View Middle School
Shachi Deo, Inman Middle School
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Finalists:
Amber Lin
Irelyn Wiley, Happy Valley Middle
Irene Zheng, Bob Lanier Middle School
Kailey Seo, Happy Valley Middle School
Lara Olmsted, Eastern Middle School
Naomi Park, Eastern Middle School
Qiran Zhang, FSMS
Reena Chen, Baldwin Arts and Academics Magnet
Winnie Leydon, George Bannerman Dealey
Xuan Wang, George Bannerman Dealey International Academy
The Team