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| Great contests to take part in...Great prizes and recognition to be won... |
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| 1) Essay Write an essay of 350-400 words on a personal experience that changed the way you think. Essays can be submitted up till September 15, 2006 at midnight. Results will be announced on December 30, 2007 on www.braincollege.com The Essay contest is open to students in Form 1- Upper Sixth in any African secondary |
| school. For you to be eligible, you must be enrolled in or not have graduated from an eligible school by May 20, 2007. Unnecessarily high flown language will not gain marks. Clichés will help you loose points. Be original and stay focused on the topic. Plagiarized material will be disqualified. The essay must be your original work written without adult supervision. (Most adults don't write good essays, so don't even bother them.) There should be clarity in your writing. Submissions should be emailed as a Word attachment to editor@braincollege.com Don't include a picture at this stage. We'll request your photo when the proper time comes. Include your full name, date of birth, class, school address and a contact telephone number. ESSAY CONTEST should be clearly stated at the top of your submission. Upon receipt of your essay, a confirmation email will be sent to you. Participation is FREE. We may request additional information from you at the time of prize-giving. The prize is USD 40 and shall be paid in cash or as part of student fees for the next academic year. |
| The topic for the essay contest will be announced on this page on 30th September 2006. Stay connected and be ready to compete. The first quiz questions will appear on June 20, 2006. We shall accept responses up till 30 June. |
| 2) Remarkable Contribution Everyone who submits an article for publication on braincollege.com is an automatic entrant to this contest. Contributions will be judged and the best of them will receive prizes ranging from MTN and Orange communication credits, writing materials, books, t-shirts, gifts and lots more. As BC is monthly, so shall prizes be dished out on a monthly basis. |
| 3) My story For every published true story under this section, the writer receives a the sports jersey of either FC Barcelona, Chelsea FC, Manchester United, AC Milan or a worldcup team jersey. |
| 4) Novelette For every published fiction story under this section, the writer receives the sports jersey of either FC Barcelona, Chelsea FC, Manchester United, AC Milan or a world cup team jersey plus a public profile page. |
| 5) Poems Original poems published will fetch for the poet a framed version of their poem and a luxury gold tinted pen. |
| 6) Content Quiz The quiz shall be based on the content of the month's publication. The first quiz questions will appear at the end of June 2006. Interested participants should study all articles and sections of the site in detail. Correct answers will fetch sports t-shirts. |
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