Competitions

Competition in any form brings out the best in people and pushes them to excel. In schools, if used effectively, it can enhance learning significantly. Competition in the classroom is quite healthy; it should, in fact, be encouraged. It allows students to extend themselves, to exploit their real capabilities and maximize their true potential.

Student competitions provide a myriad of opportunities: a platform for students to demonstrate their talents, a stepping-stone to achieving greater things in life. Whether it be academic, sports, art or any other competition they make a pathway for the students to fulfill their dreams.

Five reasons why students should participatein competitions:

1. Show talent

Many students feel it is difficult to express their talents in school. Exams and group assignments do not always capture students’ unique skills or accurately measure the ability to apply skills to real-world problems. In contrast, many student competitions are based on solving “real” cases and problems.

2. Build résumé the fun way!

Rock stars are instantly recognizable because they are not afraid to show off their talents and embrace who they are. If you win a large competition, you can claim your own ‘rock star status’ in the talent recruitment community!

3. Challenge yourself

Obviously, not everyone who enters the competition will win. However, even if you don’t receive any of the big prizes, you can still benefit from the opportunity to challenge yourself. You’ll learn new things and develop new skills – and even if you don’t win, you can still show what you gained from the experience.

5. Realize your dreams

Competitions can help you realize your dream by helping fine-tune your talents. At the same time though the competitions the opportunity to meet people who can lead you in the path to reach your dreams.

6. Test your ideas

Finally, student competitions allow you to test your ideas to see how viable they are, in a risk-free environment where you are able to collect and incorporate feedback from peers and professionals. If you are committed to realizing your dreams, any time spent on fine-tuning your ideas is a great investment.