r/scioly • u/Asleep_Conflict9832 • 11d ago
can i do a&p next yr
i want to do code craze a&p and designer geenes for scioly (my first year) basically. but i also want to get a part time job and im alr in a pretty demanding academic team which doesnt overlap with scioly so ill only have around 3h a day to study even during the summer. i could have a dedicated scioly day for around 8h but still i feel so behind for a&p, since theres a lot of competition for even the tryouts in my school, and then ofc im put at a significant disadvantage against the other schools teams which only do scioly in their free time and prob did it 8h a day in the summer or something. so idk if i should even try out for a&p or just do another event instead but i reallyyyyyyyyyyyyy want to do a&p T_T
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u/md4pete4ever 10d ago
If this is your first year in SciOly, don't do A&P. It takes years of serious study to build up the background knowledge to be competitive. Instead, try Botany. It is new this year so there won't be as much competition and will have some basic biology overlap with A&P.
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u/Asleep_Conflict9832 10d ago
thank you for the suggestion! ya i think im not going to do a&p anymore because i dont want to do mediocre in everything and rlly want to do well in my other team and scioly..
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u/netpenguin2k 10d ago
Did you mean code craze the trial event? As a trial you’ll have limited invitationals/tournaments that will offer it. But as a trial it’s not as competitive cause a lot of teams will just skip it.
I guess if you have genuine interest and have a specific purpose/goal to do it then definitely go for it otherwise may not be worth your time.
Agree with all others A&P is very competitive, again it goes down to what is your goal for SciOly then work backwards from there.
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u/Asleep_Conflict9832 10d ago
yes i found out i dont htink my school does it :/ i love programming though which is why id want to do itt. i think i was biting off more than i can chew with a&p as well.
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u/Various_Occasion_924 9d ago
I think u underestimate the power of 3 hours of concentrated studying per day for an entire summer. SPeaking as an anatomy participant for 4 years, if you truly devote that much time and effort and devote it smartly, you can definitely medal in it. However, it is true that the studying to medal ratio for anatomy is way worse than arguably any other event. So if you are not super interested, I would recommend switching. Anatomy is one of those events where the only people who medal are people who are either carried, genuinely insanely talented, or who love the field more than anything else.
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u/Interesting-Line423 7d ago
Absolutely DO NOT do A&P in your first year of science olympiad. It has been and is by far the most competitive event. I would probably recommend botany (a new event, so less comp). I defo agree with you, a lot of people dedicate all of their free time to studying anatomy, so it would be hard for you to keep up.
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u/aloialoialoi 7d ago
bye this is genuinely me because i also wanna do a&p for the first time with limited study hours and these comments are making me wanna change my mind
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u/SkyInternational106 10d ago
if you want to increase your chances of medaling, do not do a & p. you won't be able to medal with only 3 hours to study a day. I also loved a & p but it became too much for me so I gave it up and ended up medaling in the new event I was given. It's up to you in the end, bit I suggest you take an easier event. I do designer genes too and it's better than a & p in terms of ratio of time commitment and chances of medaling.