The World Scholar’s Cup has truly been a life-changer for me. I joined my first round in 2018, having done no study and played Minecraft the morning of the Triple-Threat Day (not something that I’d recommend). Pretty easy to say, my results were not amazing, but the round was fantastic nevertheless. I made an impulse decision to enter the Scholar’s Show with my teammates, during which I solved Rubik’s cubes, while my friends made sandwiches (something I would recommend).
I went onto the Melbourne Global Round, which was one of the biggest highlights of my life. I loved the competition, and I met many incredible people, which is what helped me to get involved in the community. I prepared for my 2019 round, and it paid off, with my team winning the round, with the support of many amazing people. I began a meme page just before the Beijing Global round, which was one of the coolest, and most totalitarian rounds that I’ve attended.
I finally met many internet friends, which was just the most amazing time. The time after Beijing was overtly chaotic, beginning the SOA [Scholar's of Australia] project, and joining 1P [OnePwaa], and nearly not going to ToC. Our school had never even been to ToC, and it had always seemed to be too much, but my teammate Alex and I created a proposal, which the school approved, allowing us to attend. ToC was one of the craziest weeks of my entire life, with meeting many internet friends, getting to know the staff and doing my last challenge (which I weirdly love).
I’ve learned so much from WSC, most of which would not be able to be all thrown into a single article, but my biggest takeaway from the competition is this: WSC is unique to any other experience in the world. One of my biggest takeaways from my first round was just how driven every other scholar was. I never really tried in school, but seeing all the other people working as hard as they could for something that didn’t even contribute to a GPA was a surreal experience at the time. I know that I’ve developed a better work ethic from WSC because it drove me to be inspired to learn, my second takeaway. The fact that people are at WSC, not because they are required to by their school, not because someone is forcing them to, but because they wanted to be there, and they wanted to learn. Scholar’s Cup creates a sort of a crucible of curiosity, where people feel more inspired to learn than in any other environment.
I am truly thankful to have had my experience and time competing in the World Scholar’s Cup. I’ve met more people than I can even say, and I love every one of them. The program truly holds a special and unique place in my heart.
So much love for you all,
Tyler.
I went onto the Melbourne Global Round, which was one of the biggest highlights of my life. I loved the competition, and I met many incredible people, which is what helped me to get involved in the community. I prepared for my 2019 round, and it paid off, with my team winning the round, with the support of many amazing people. I began a meme page just before the Beijing Global round, which was one of the coolest, and most totalitarian rounds that I’ve attended.
I finally met many internet friends, which was just the most amazing time. The time after Beijing was overtly chaotic, beginning the SOA [Scholar's of Australia] project, and joining 1P [OnePwaa], and nearly not going to ToC. Our school had never even been to ToC, and it had always seemed to be too much, but my teammate Alex and I created a proposal, which the school approved, allowing us to attend. ToC was one of the craziest weeks of my entire life, with meeting many internet friends, getting to know the staff and doing my last challenge (which I weirdly love).
I’ve learned so much from WSC, most of which would not be able to be all thrown into a single article, but my biggest takeaway from the competition is this: WSC is unique to any other experience in the world. One of my biggest takeaways from my first round was just how driven every other scholar was. I never really tried in school, but seeing all the other people working as hard as they could for something that didn’t even contribute to a GPA was a surreal experience at the time. I know that I’ve developed a better work ethic from WSC because it drove me to be inspired to learn, my second takeaway. The fact that people are at WSC, not because they are required to by their school, not because someone is forcing them to, but because they wanted to be there, and they wanted to learn. Scholar’s Cup creates a sort of a crucible of curiosity, where people feel more inspired to learn than in any other environment.
I am truly thankful to have had my experience and time competing in the World Scholar’s Cup. I’ve met more people than I can even say, and I love every one of them. The program truly holds a special and unique place in my heart.
So much love for you all,
Tyler.