<aside> 👋 Based in the Greater Washington DC metro area, POPULUS ACADEMY is committed to enriching and empowering students nationwide and globally in grades 6 through 12 by fostering entrepreneurship, advancing research skills, and promoting academic excellence. The Populus program offers annual fee-based programs. Competitions and training are free for students enrolled in the program; for those outside the program, please consult us individually for details. LinkedIn: POPULUS
<aside> 👋 Populus Academy 胡杨教育是一家专注于 6–12 年级学生的未来成长平台，总部位于美国华盛顿特区都会区 Vienna, VA，服务覆盖北美与全球华人家庭。我们通过 学术规划、系统课程、学术竞赛与科研项目、创新实践与创业孵化 四大板块，帮助学生在真实世界中锻造学术实力、创新能力与全球视野。主攻保前三十冲藤，致力于让学生进入到最适合自己的大学。【公众号：胡杨翰苑】
Populus Academy | Competitions and Trainings
Populus Academy Contest Introduction Brochure
2025.12.3 【Research】Populus student M’s research paper accepted for publication
2025.11.8 【Competition】 Team Populus-1 HMMT 2025 Fall Team Round Global Top 42
2025.11.16 【Research】E S.-T. Yau High School Science Award (USA Chemistry) Silver
2025.11.8 【Competition】 HMMT 2025 Fall INTEGRATION BEE Finals Top 4
2025.10.28 【Research】E entered the final round of S.-T. Yau High School Science Award (USA Chemistry)
2025.10.24【STEM/Entrepreneurship】Populus Team Greenwave GYEC Global Final Winner (USD $5,000)
2025.10.19 【Research】Populus student C’s research paper was officially published
2025.10.10 【Internship】Populus Student Accepted by the Stanford Technology in Healthcare Fall 2025 Internship
2025.10.3 【Competition】Ni 1st Place of IgniteCS Programming Expo 2025
2025.9.19 【Research】J entered the final round of S.-T. Yau High School Science Award (Asia)
2025.9.7 【Competition】G artwork published by Celebrating Art
2025.9.5 【Competition】S artwork published by Celebrating Art
2025.9.4 【Research】A’s research published on Harvard Dataverse
2025.8.29 【Competition】F Winner of the 2025 Wharton Global Youth Comment & Win Contest
2025.8.27 【Competition】J shortlisted for S.-T. Yau High School Science Award (Asia)
2025.8.26 【Competition】T mentioned by the 2025 Wharton Global Youth Comment & Win Contest
2025.8.17 【Competition】A shortlisted for the Politics Category of the John Locke 2025 Global Essay Prize
2025.8.15 【Research】X’s manuscript accepted for the publication in the Journal of Research High School
2025.8.15 【Competition】J shortlisted for the Psychology Category of the John Locke 2025 Global Essay Prize
2025.8.14 【Competition】R shortlisted for the Junior Category of the John Locke 2025 Global Essay Prize
2025.8.11 【Competition】Biology Challenge (BC) 2 Silvers + 2 Highly Commended + 1 Participation
2025.8.5【STEM/Entrepreneurship】Populus Team VISION OF GROVE GYEC Grand Prize (USD $1,000)
2025.8.5【STEM/Entrepreneurship】Populus Team Greenwave GYEC Grand Prize (USD $1,000)
2025.8.5【STEM/Entrepreneurship】Populus Team Speaksense GYEC Grand Prize (USD $750)
2025.7.8 【Competition】Y made to UToronto The Boardroom Case Competition 2nd Round
2025.6.28【STEM/Entrepreneurship】M made to MIT SOLVE Global Semifinalist
2025.6.27【STEM/Entrepreneurship】MIT SOLVE Global Semifinalist
2025.6.19 【Competition】J The New York Times Open Letter Contest Additional Finalist
2025.6.19 【Competition】X The New York Times Open Letter Contest Honorable Mention
2025.6.9 【Competition】Populus Team Stanford Math Tournament 2025 Online Power Round Honorable Mention (Top 25%)
2025.6.9 【Competition】L ACSL Finals 2025 Senior Contest Bronze Award
2025.6.9 【Competition】Populus Team ACSL Senior 3 Contest 24-25 VA 1st Place
2025.6.4【Research】 W Bergen SciChallenge SCIENCE CATEGORY 2ND PLACE
2025.6.1 【Research】Y Bergen SciChallenge MATH/CS CATEGORY 3RD PLACE
2025.5.31【Competition】B Global Stock Pitch Competition (GYIS) Global Case Study 2nd Place
2025.5.26**【STEM/Entrepreneurship】Z made to Paradigm Challenge Global Finalist**
2025.5.16 【Research】International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Global 4th Award (Biomedical Engineering)
2025.5.16 【Research】International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Global 3rd Award (Environmental Engineering)
2025.5.15 B Montgomery County Science Fair Middle School EXCELLENCE IN CS, ENGINEERING, MATH, PHYSICS
2025.5.2 H Accepted by MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI)
2025.5.2 Q Accepted by MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI)
2025.4.30【Competition】D Made to New York Times Review Contest Top 25%
2025.4.25【STEM/Entrepreneurship】Populus team won Conrad Challenge 2025 Pete Conrad Scholar 🎉
2025.4.18【Competition】B Global Stock Pitch Competition (GYIS) Global Top 100
2025.4.17 H Selected as a Nominee of JIC
2025.4.11 A Accepted by Stanford Summer Humanities Institute
2025.4.9 Z Accepted by Top-notch Scientific Research Summer Program Summer Science Program (SSP)
2025.4.8 J Accepted by Top-notch Scientific Research Summer Program SSTP
2025.4.7 10th Grader Wu Accepted by Top-notch Scientific Research Summer Program
SSTP w Half Scholarship
2025.4.5 【Research】H DC STEM Fair Earth and Environmental Science 1st Place
2025.4.4 【Research】Xiao Delaware Valley Science Fair 3rd Place
2025.3.31 【Research】J WASHINGTON Science and Engineering Fair Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics 1st Place
2025.3.30 【STEM/Entrepreneurship】BLUE OCEAN Student Entrepreneur Competition 2 Populus Teams Global TOP 350 (13,000 participants, 4,000 teams; 1 team top 350 & 1 team top 100)
2025.3.30 【Research】Feng TEXAS Science and Engineering Fair Material Science 2nd Place
2025.3.30 【Research】Fu WASHINGTON Science and Engineering Fair Environmental Engineering 1st Place & 3 Awards
2025.3.28 【Research】Guo International Science and Engineering Fair Global Final🎉
2025.3.19 【Research】K qualified for California Science and Engineering Fair (CESF)
2025.3.18 【Research】J JIC Chester County Science Rorke Adams Fair CS Category 2nd Place & Qualified for Final
2025.3.15 【STEM/Entrepreneurship】Diamond Challenge 2 Teams/6 Members Qualified for Final🎉
2025.3.13 5 Populus Students Accepted by Penn Wharton LBW Summer Program
2025.3.7【Competition】USABO 3 Semifinalists, 2 Honorable Mentions, 4 Merits
2025.2.28 【STEM/Entrepreneurship】Conrad Challenge Global Final: 2 Finalists, 1 Alternate Finalist 🎉
2025.2.26【Competition】I Tadpole Writing Final Nominee (268 selected from 1,576 submissions, 17%)
2025.2.19【Competition】BBO 6 Golds, 3 Silvers, 4 Bronzes, 6 Highly Commendeds, 3 Commendeds
2025.2.18 【Research】E TEXAS HOUSTON Science and Engineering Fair 3rd Place & 3 Awards, Qualified for TSEF Final
2025.2.17 【Research】S JIC NC Honorable Mention & Naval Science Award
2025.2.16 【STEM/Entrepreneurship】All 11 Populus Teams Qualified for Diamond Challenge Pitching Round
2024.12.6【Research】J Qualified for AUSSEF Final
2024.12.2【Research】K Congressional App 1st Place & Invited by DC Congress
2024.11.18【Research】M ST YAU Science Award North America Physics Bronze
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