Saratoga High student places ninth in national biology competition

A Saratoga High School novice won a bronze medal at the national level of an advanced biology competition Arjun Krish was part of the squad representing the U S in the International Biolympiad He went up against around high school students from over schools ultimately ranking ninth in the U S The top four students went on to represent the U S in the international competition Related Articles Why aren t more Latinos Blacks taking high school AP courses California families schools brace as charter oversight bill advances amid ongoing talks California wins pause on Trump rule blocking specific immigrants from Head Start Trump admin has opened more than investigations into colleges and universities After chase through Oakland s Head Royce School bureaucrats arrest robbery suspect others still on the loose While his ranking wasn t high enough for him to represent the U S on the international stage Krish explained his main goal was to make it to the training camp at Harvard University I m pretty happy winning bronze declared the Saratoga High junior I hoped to get a little higher but I m glad that I did get a medal The USA Biolympiad tests students mastery of biology from basic facts to diagnostic or PhD level Krish revealed The USA Biolympiad is one of a series of competitions led by the Center of Excellence in Mentoring a nonprofit that aims to propel students careers in the STEM fields Krish revealed that he took the first two qualifying tests in school Of the almost students that take the first exam only move on to the next round from which the top are taken to assessment advanced biology concepts through lectures and labs at Harvard s training camp Krish noted he had a general interest in science but he became interested in biology in his freshman year and became engrossed in textbooks on the topic He announced he was especially interested in molecular biology and liked seeing how advanced levels of science interconnect with other subjects like competition theory and calculus He ll be applying to colleges in the fall and this was the last year he could compete and record his standing on his applications However Krish revealed he would likely compete again to make the national company adding that the achievement reflects mastery of biology which could make him a better candidate for physiological schools Krish plans to assessment computational biology for his undergraduate degree but his goal is to get a Ph D in biology