The set will be written and peer-edited by current members and alumni of the Maggie Walker team and will be head edited by Anuj Kotak and myself. Questions will be power-marked and six to seven lines in length with Times New Roman, size 12 font. Our goal is for GSAC to constantly improve, so this year, we want to emphasize maintaining a consistent difficulty (regular high school) and, in accordance with a general trend in question-writing that I believe to be important, having unique questions that reward deeper knowledge rather than rote memorization and word association. The set includes 14 packets, the last two of which are set aside for finals and are of slightly higher difficulty (HS+).
Additionally, this year's set distribution has been slightly adjusted to better align with the distribution of a regular NAQT invitational series (IS) set. You can view information on last year's set here. This year's distribution is as follows:
4/4 Literature (1/1 American, 1/1 British, 1/1 European, 1/1 World, Ancient, or Miscellaneous)
4/4 Science (1/1 Biology, 1/1 Chemistry, 1/1 Physics, 1/1 Other [Math, Astronomy, Compsci, etc])
4/4 History (1/1 American, 1/1 European, 1/1 World, 1/1 Ancient/Modern [post-1945])
3/3 Fine Arts (1/1 Visual, 1/1 Auditory, 1/1 Misc [film, architecture, musicals, etc.])
1.5/1.5 Religion and Mythology (0.75/0.75 each)
1/1 Philosophy and Social Science
1/1 Geography
0.5/0.5 Current Events
1/1 Pop Culture, Sports, and Other Trash
Once again, please contact me at [email protected] or [email protected] with any questions or mirror requests!
CURRENT MIRRORS:
Davis, CA: Davis Classic @ Davis High School - December 16
Powell, OH: Liberty High School - January 6, 2018
Richmond, VA: GSAC XXV Main Site @ Maggie Walker - January 13, 2018
Lexington, KY: Woodford County High School - January 20, 2018
Hannibal, MO: TWAIN @ Hannibal High School - January 27, 2018
New Brunswick, NJ: Scarlet Knight Winter @ Rutgers-New Brunswick - January 27, 2018
St. Louis, MO: Oakville HS - February 3, 2018
Kansas City, MO: February 24, 2018
Union County, TN: Regulator Rumble @ Union County HS - March 8, 2018
Ann Arbor, MI: Michigan Winter Invitational @ UMichigan - March 10, 2018
Boston, MA: SPIT I @ Boston Latin School - March 24, 2018
Lancaster, PA: MT Spring Academic Challenge @ Manheim Township - April 7