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I'm thinking about running for state officer but I already know a few people from other schools who are running and I've heard that they're pretty likely to win.

I was wondering if I should make a DECA Instagram to get a more noticeable presence as I'm a rising sophomore since I don't have the most expansive network yet? I don't really know what I'd post since it's summer though.

Aside from that, does anyone have general tips for campaigning or information about what typically matters to influence more people? Advice would be very appreciated!

Might be a little early to post on a college subreddit but...

I'm a rising sophomore who's qualified for AIME recently and i wanna start something where I'd partner with my other friend and tutor kids on the competition math pathway (as a nonprofit).

Basically I have some questions about getting this started so it actually has an impact:

• Is "tutor underprivileged kids" too overdone at this point?
• How do you go about actually finding students? Like do i just email schools/community centers or is there a better way?

If anyone's started something similar please let me know! Any advice would be appreciated.

So I'm a rising sophomore who's qualified for AIME recently and i wanna start something where I'd partner with my other AIME qualifier friend and tutor kids on the competition math pathway (as a nonprofit).

Basically I have some questions about getting this started so it actually has an impact:

• Is "tutor underprivileged kids" too overdone at this point or does the comp math angle make it different enough? Are there any ideas you'd have to diversify this or go deeper?
• How do you go about actually finding students? Like do i just email schools/community centers or is there a better way

If anyone's started something similar please let me know! Any advice would be appreciated.

Basically I'm having trouble choosing a series event and would like some help.

For some context, this year I did Principles of Finance and ended up as an ICDC Top 20. But as you guys prolly know, all principles events are lowkey the same so I didn't need to learn an excessive amount of finance. In fact, I found that the financial analysis instructional area was one of my slightly weaker spots, so I'm reconsidering continuing on the finance path next year.

Some people have told me that in ACT and BFS you don't really need to be a charismatic speaker as much as simply have a lot of content knowledge, which I don't think would fit me super well. Do you guys have any insight on how important content knowledge is over other factors in these events?

Right now, I'm also considering marketing (like BSM) because it seems like it might reward those strengths more. I've also thought about the entre series, although I've heard it's REALLY competitive.

So essentially my question is: how much prior knowledge and preparation does it realistically take to be successful in these different series? Any advice on which one to pick??

Sooo I'm a rising sophomore who did Informative Speaking freshman year and didn't really love it. I was intrigued by the idea of giving a purely informative/objective speech, but (to go on a small rant) I was kinda surprised by how many rounds had underlying morals or OO-esque themes anyway—especially since those seemed to do really well with judges. I also didn't perform as well as I had hoped, and honestly, I suck at making visual aids.

This brings me to my main point: I'm thinking about switching to OO. This would be primarily because it's less effort with visuals, but also because I might as well full-commit to persuasive speaking.

People always say to pick something you're passionate about for OO. Right now I'm between talking about transactional relationships/why "expecting" certain things from other people is harmful, or why having a "big ego" isn't actually a bad thing and how society tends to give confidence a bad rap by confusing it with arrogance.

I'm probably more passionate about the second one and have more personal experience with it, but the first one seems like it would be less talked about whereas the second one might even be a little overused(?). Do you guys think either of these topics has more potential or are they both lacking something? I'm really struggling to come up with niche ideas... Any advice would be appreciated.

Side note: I'd also maybe still be open to continuing with Informative, but I'm not sure how to get over the complaints I mentioned earlier.