YUSO was founded by three Science Olympiad alums Xiyu Wang BK ‘15, Nick Billmyer DC ‘16, and Ike
YUSO was founded in January 2013 by Xiyu Wang BK ‘15 and Nick Billmyer DC ‘16, who are both graduates of Fayetteville-Manlius HS in upstate New York. The two reached out to the Connecticut state director to ask about volunteering and helping out at the CT state tournaments. Ike Lee ES ‘15 joined the founding of the group as a key coordinator of the volunteer effort, recruiting Yale students and of
10/17/2022
Yale Undergraduate Science Olympiad (YUSO) is pleased to announce our 10th annual invitational, taking place on FEBRUARY 4TH, 2023! It will be an in-person tournament hosted right here in New Haven!
Registration is now open! Sign up on our website https://yuso.yale.edu/tournament today!
02/05/2022
Yale University Science Olympaid is hosting our annual invitational in one week, and we need your help!
If you are interested in helping the upcoming generation of STEM students, this is the volunteer opportunity for you - no experience required! 😊
We will be offering a wide range of STEM-related tests created by Science Olympiad alumni from across the country! Over 1,000 students will be joining us virtual on Feb. 12, 2022, and we would greatly appreciate your help grading the tests for events of your choice! We will be offering events throughout the day, so timing is based around your schedule!
*If you are interested in volunteering to help YUSO grade a variety of tests, please fill out the Google Form linked in our bio or provided below!
https://forms.gle/bhAGvU9bzGbyAWtd9
*Please feel free to email [email protected] with any questions or comments you have!
~Thank you to our wonderful Head of Outreach for these amazing images!~
We can’t wait to welcome you virtually in a week!! 🎉🎉🎉
02/01/2022
Hello!
I hope everyone is doing well and, for those of you in the Northeast, I hope you have been staying warm! ❄️
Do you like volunteering?
Do you like STEM?
Do you want to see the future students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fluorish?
If so, then we have the volunteering experience for you!
Yale Undergraduate Science Olympiad will be hosting its annual invitational on February 12, 2022, and we are looking for volunteers like yourselves!
Volunteers will be able to grade tests on topics ranging from Solar Power to Epidemiology and everything in between! More importantly, you will be able tot help further the success of our many students from across the country! 🥳
If you are interested in volunteering for YUSO on the day of the event, Feb. 12 2022, please feel free to send me an email at [email protected]!
Thank you for all you do!
01/21/2022
Hello everyone!! We are excited to announce the annual YUSO Invitational will take place in less than one month! Counting down the days until February 12, 2022! 🎉🎉🎉
11/21/2021
Good afternoon! YUSO is happy to present our updated Events list for the February 12, 2022 Invitational!
See your favorite event? Sign up to write a test for this year's invitational! Or join us in registering teams to compete if you are a Science Olympiad coach!
Write a test! https://forms.gle/pPNNaARzjLzGauBf7
Become a General Volunteer! https://forms.gle/96M2iaR9VgWL9RMw8
Register for the Invitational! https://scilympiad.com/yuso
11/15/2021
Hi everyone! We hope you had a wonderful weekend! This is a reminder that applications to become an Event Supervisor, Assistant Event Supervisor, and General Volunteer are NOW OPEN!!
We are extremely excited to see your tests! Thank you so much for your help. The competition truly wouldn't happen without you!
Please click on the link below if you would like to be an Event Supervisor or Assistant Event Supervisor!
https://forms.gle/f4iTYyoqxcgmRpjS6
If you would like to be a volunteer for the tournament, please click on the following link!
https://forms.gle/vwiSZvGBgmVR4zYe6
Thank you all for your willingness to help!
YUSO 2022 Volunteer! We want YOU to help run a STEM competition for hundreds of high school students from across the country! The invitational will be held on February 12, 2022! QUALIFICATIONS: You must be available on the day of the competition (no minimum time commitment) No prior Science Olympiad knowledge needed! No...
10/23/2021
Hello everyone!
-- Applications are NOW OPEN for Event Supervisors and Assistant Event Supervisors! --
Our competition wouldn't be possible without the support of Event Supervisors, wonderful members of the team who write high-quality tests and answer competitors' questions during the event, and Assistant Event Supervisors, the fantastic team members who help review and grade tests.
If you would like to be an Event Supervisor or Assistant Event Supervisor, please click on the link below!
https://forms.gle/f4iTYyoqxcgmRpjS6
*The form for our General Volunteers will be released soon!
*Thank you for all you do to keep STEM education through Yale University Science Olympaid up and running!
YUSO Event Supervisor / Assistant Event Supervisor Application Hi! Thank you so much for your interest in writing a test or helping review tests for the YUSO 2021-2022 invitational. The event will take place on February 12! Please feel free to email [email protected] with any further questions!
10/19/2021
We're very excited to announce the ninth annual Yale University Science Olympiad Invitational will be held virtually on Saturday, February 12, 2022!! 🎉🎉 If you're as excited as we are, we have great news...
- Registration for YUSO 2022 is now open!! -
The link for registration can be found on our website (https://yuso.yale.edu) and directly at our virtual competition platform, Scilympiad (https://scilympiad.com/YUSO)!
We can't wait to host 60 teams at our YUSO competition! Registration will close once 60 teams have enrolled, so be sure to register as soon as you can to have a guaranteed spot in the competition! We will accept teams on a registration waitlist.
The registration fee is $25 per team. This fee is waived for all NY and CT schools, and your school can register up to 2 teams. Please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] if you have any questions or if this fee prevents you from participating in the YUSO tournament. Thank you for your passion for Science Olympiad, and we can't wait to see you all soon!
12/27/2020
***Volunteer for YUSO!***
Our tournament will be run virtually using Scilympiad on February 6th, 2021 starting at 11am ET. Sign up to volunteer on the day of the tournament here: https://forms.gle/jquDZyZhaa5XYHYV9
No minimum time commitment necessary, so come help out for an hour or all day :) we appreciate all your help!
The tournament schedule can be found here:
https://scilympiad.com/yuso
09/29/2020
Registration is LIVE!! Head to yuso.yale.edu to register your team for our 8th annual invitational - spots are filling quickly!
09/28/2020
Register TOMORROW for the YUSO 2021 invitational! Available at yuso.yale.edu.
Registration is first-come, first-served until all 60 spots have been taken. After this, a waitlist will be created. The registration fee for this year’s tournament is $25 per team (fee waived for all CT and NY schools).
Please reach out to [email protected] if this fee prevents you from participating or if you have any questions!