大家都知道美国申请有活动和竞赛两个填写项目,顾问也经常说,如果能在顶级的活动或者竞赛上取得好的成绩,那么即便可以保证录取最顶级的学校了。好,今天讲的这个ISEF国际科学与工程大赛就是这种规格的比赛之一。国内基本每年都有因为ISEF获得漂亮奖项以后录取顶级学校的。今年的ISEF的决赛是5月8-13日在美国佐治亚州亚特兰大举行,希望到时候应该还有中国的孩子会胜出。 好了,既然有这个比赛,那么如何参加呢?这是所有家长要关心的问题。在美国读书,直接一轮比赛就可以选出参加了,但是中国比较复杂,选择是通过中国科协,有三条路径可以走,那就是英才计划,青少年科创大赛和明天小小科学家。要在以上三个比赛上面胜出,才有机会进入,说实话,拿到参赛权也是相当的不容易。哦,对了,国内还有一个“中国四川赛”,这个只对在中国读书的外籍学生有效,中国国籍的学生,没有机会。再来说下,比赛的范围,ISEF的比赛范围很大一共有21个分类, 1. Animal Sciences(ANIM) 动物科学Animal Behavior Cellular Studies Development Ecology Genetics Nutrition and Growth Physiology Systematics and Evolution Other2. Behavioral and Social Sciences (BEHA) 行为学和社会科学Clinical & Developmental Psychology Cognitive Psychology Neuroscience Physiological Psychology Sociology and Social Psychology Other3. Biochemistry (BCHM) 生物化学Analytical Biochemistry General Biochemistry Medicinal Biochemistry Structural Biochemistry Other4. Biomedical and Health Sciences (BMED) 生物医学与健康科学Cell, Organ, and Systems Physiology Genetics and Molecular Biology of Disease Immunology Nutrition and Natural Products Pathophysiology Other5. Biomedical Engineering(ENBM)生物医学工程Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Biomechanics Biomedical Devices Biomedical Sensors and Imaging Cell and Tissue Engineering Synthetic Biology Other6. Cellular and Molecular Biology (CELL) 细胞与分子生物学Cell Physiology Cellular Immunology Genetics Molecular Biology Neurobiology Other7. Microbiology (MCRO) 微生物学Antimicrobial and Antibiotics Applied Microbiology Bacteriology Environmental Microbiology Microbial Genetics Virology Other8. Physics and Astronomy (PHYS) 物理学与天文学Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Astronomy and Cosmology Biological Physics Condensed Matter and Materials Mechanics Nuclear and Particle Physics Theoretical, Computational, and Quantum Physics Other9. Chemistry (CHEM) 化学Analytical Chemistry Computational Chemistry Environmental Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Materials Chemistry Organic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Other10. Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBIO) 计算生物㛑和生物信息学Computational Biomodeling Computational Epidemiology Computational Evolutionary Biology Computational Neuroscience Computational Pharmacology Genomics Other11. Earth and Environmental Sciences (EAEV) 地球与环境科学Atmospheric Science Climate Science Environmental Effects on Ecosystems Geosciences Water Science Other12. Embedded Systems (EBED) 嵌入式系统Circuits Internet of Things Microcontrollers Networking and Data Communications Optics Sensors Signal Processing Other13. Energy:Sustainable Materials and Design (EGSD)能源:可持续性材料和设计Biological Process and Design Solar Process, Materials, and Design Energy Storage Wind and Water Movement Power Generation Hydrogen Generation and Storage Thermal Generation and Design Triboelectricity and Electrolysis Other14. Plant Science(PLNT)植物科学Agriculture and Agronomy Ecology Genetics and Breeding Growth and Development Pathology Plant Physiology Systematics and Evolution Other15. Robotics and Intelligent Machines (ROBO)机器人及智能设备Biomechanics Cognitive Systems Control Theory Machine Learning Robot Kinematics Other16. Systems Software (SOFT) 系统与软件Algorithms Cybersecurity Databases Human/Machine Interface Languages and Operating Systems Mobile Apps Online Learning Other17. Translational Medical Science (TMED) 转译医学Disease Detection and Diagnosis Disease Prevention Disease Treatment and Therapies Drug Identification and Testing Pre-Clinical Studies Other18. Environmental Engineering( ENEV) 环境工程Bioremediation Land Reclamation Pollution Control Recycling and Waste Management Water Resources Management Other19. Material Science (MATS)材料科学Biomaterials Ceramic and Glasses Composite Materials Computation and Theory Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials Nanomaterials Polymers Other20. Mathematics (MATH)数学Algebra Analysis Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Game Theory Geometry and Topology Number Theory Probability and Statistics Other21. Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics (ETSD) 工程技术:动态与静态Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering Civil Engineering Computational Mechanics Control Theory Ground Vehicle Systems Industrial Engineering-Processing Mechanical Engineering Naval Systems Other各位可以根据自己的喜好,在这个21个大类里面选择自己的研究方向和课题,从自己所在的地区开始参加相应的科创类比赛,一级级的过关,难度有多大呢?每年有300-500万学生参加各类基层比赛,最后只有1200人获得ISEF的参赛资格。大家自行脑补难度系数吧。