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@dev8
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National Competition Placement
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Hi! So I placed second in a national-level academic competition, but the competition was not super competitive and had less than 20 participants. What tier would this be?

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@kaya_m56031
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 • 2 years ago

I would say maybe 2c because even though there were only 20 people, it was still a national competition. I'd also say 2c because you got second place, if you had gotten first then maybe I'd put it higher. If you end up doing it for multiple years then I would probably rank it a little higher but otherwise, I'd say like 2c.

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