Does a modern student need a gold medal? What benefits does it provide? How to get this prestigious award? Let's figure it out together.

In this article:

A bit about the history of the award

the first gold medal issued to a student in 1828, back in the Russian Empire. Since then, it has been canceled several times, then returned again. The last cancellation took place at the end of 2013. The reason is that medals were given out in large numbers, and not always justifiably. In addition, then they did not give any advantages in admission. This decision of the Ministry of Education and Science caused a negative reaction from society, so it was revised by the State Duma. In May 2014, the President signed a decree, according to which schools began to issue gold medals "For special achievements in teaching" to students again.

The gold medal is awarded in a solemn ceremony

How to get a gold medal? Conditions for obtaining in 2020

The decision to issue a gold medal is made by the school's teachers' council and coordinates it with the local department of the Ministry of Education. To receive an award, certain conditions must be met:

• Have final grades "excellent" in all compulsory subjects school curriculum for the 10th and 11th grades (arithmetic mean of the sum of annual and semi-annual grades with rounding according to the laws of mathematics).
• Confirm the gold medal with USE points: At least 70 points for the Russian language and specialized mathematics (or 5 points for basic mathematics). You have to pass the first time!

And some regions of Russia have established their own awards for excellent studies. For example, in Moscow, according to information on the portal of the Mayor of Moscow, a medal will be given to those who have fulfilled one of the conditions:

> won the All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren

> got 100 points for the exam in Russian or mathematics,

> scored 220 points in three USE subjects (that's 73.3 points for each exam)

For a graduate with disabilities there are two more options:

> complete the 11th grade with excellent marks and score at least 146 points in total for the Unified State Examination in Russian and specialized mathematics,

> or 73 in Russian and get a 5 in basic math.

Gold medal - a prestigious award for outstanding academic achievement

What are the benefits of a gold medal

Of course, the medal will not open the door to everything for you, but it will still provide some bonuses. Upon admission, it gives additional points, which are summarized with the results of the exam. According to the portal of the Mayor of Moscow, it will also provide an advantage in enrollment if you and another applicant without a medal score the same number of points. However, we have not heard that universities also make this indulgence for excellent students.

To confirm that you have a gold medal, you must provide the admission committee with a certificate.

How many points are awarded by universities for a gold medal

Upon admission in 2020, you can get up to 10 extra points inclusive. It is up to each university to decide which figures to set. Information about additional points can be obtained on the official website of a particular university. To do this, you need to find the section "Individual achievements" in the admission rules. Here are some additional points in 2019 established by some well-known educational institutions of the country:

	The name of the university	Number of additional points for a gold medal

In the section "" posted detailed information for the 2019 admission campaign. Here you can also find out about the passing scores, the competition, the conditions for providing a hostel, the number of free places, as well as the minimum scores that were required to score to receive it. The database of universities is constantly growing!

- new service from the site. Now it will be easier to pass the exam. The project was created with the participation of specialists from a number of state universities and experts in the field of the Unified State Examination.

In the section "Admission 2020" using the service "", you can find out about the most important dates related to admission to the university.

" ". Now, you have the opportunity to communicate directly with the admission committees of universities and ask them questions that interest you. The answers will be posted not only on the site, but will also be sent to you personally to the mail that you indicated during registration. And, quite quickly.

Olympiads in detail - a new version of the "" section indicating the list of Olympiads for the current academic year, their levels, links to the sites of the organizers.

In the section, a new service "Remind about an event" has been launched, with the help of which applicants can automatically receive reminders of the most important dates for them.

A new service has been launched - "

Studying radiophysics at VSU

What does the Ministry of Education allow?

Accounting rules individual achievements spelled out in Chapter IV order on the procedure for admission to universities. The university itself determines the achievements and the number of points for each of them. You can earn points for:

1. Sport. This includes the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympics, World and European Championships, the TRP gold badge.
2. Medal "For Special Achievements in Teaching"
3. Diploma of secondary vocational education with honors.
4. Volunteer activity.
5. Final essay.
6. Olympics and competitions. This paragraph of the order is vague and allows universities to maneuver. The university admission rules may contain several dozens of competitions and competitions.

You can get a maximum of 10 points for all achievements. Let's see for what merits you can get points in the leading universities of Russia.

It is not difficult to score 10 points in large universities. But you need to participate in the Olympiads and finish school with fives. In these categories, points are given almost everywhere.

Each university has its own rules for calculating points in different categories. Somewhere they are simple, but somewhere very complicated. Read the admission rules so as not to waste time in the admission committee and making calls to the university.

Olympics and competitions

Olympics. There are a lot of olympiads in Russia. The most famous - All-Russian Olympiad schoolchildren. Winners and prize-winners of the Higher School of Education enter the university without exams or receive 100 points in a specialized subject. About how each stage of the Olympiad goes, we

There are also Olympiads for schoolchildren from the Russian Council of Olympiads. Each of them has its own level - from 1 to 3. Such Olympiads are usually organized by universities. Universities themselves decide how many points to add to the winners and prize-winners of these Olympiads. There are 88 of them. Look at the All-Russian and University Olympiads - it will become clearer.

Creative and intellectual competitions of universities.You can get points for them too. For example, VSU hosts the conference "Scientific Society of Students" (SSU). On it, schoolchildren present their projects and reports on the profile of one of the faculties. Evaluate the work of teachers, graduate students and students. NOU winners receive additional points upon admission to VSU.

Many universities have similar competitions. Therefore, study the list of individual achievements on the university website to know what you can get points for.

Please read the admission rules carefully. An educational institution may limit the number of points for one achievement and prohibit the summation of several. For example, if you participated in a competition and won an Olympiad from the list, the university can take into account only one achievement. What - you specify.

Composition

The final essay on literature is written by all eleventh-graders on the first Wednesday of December. Some universities give extra points for it. In what quantity - the university decides for itself. Try to write your essay as well as possible. This is the easiest way to get a couple of extra points.

In order for your work to be taken into account, remind yourself of this in the selection committee. Representatives of the university are not required to offer to check the essay - they already have enough work. You do not need to bring a copy of the essay with you, it will be taken from the general database, as well as USE scores.

Sport

Let's go back to the order of the Ministry. Everything is clearly written about sports achievements. Points will be available to champions and prize-winners of the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympics (competitions for people with hearing impairments), as well as World and European champions by type Olympic sports. Points can be added if you have a gold badge "Ready for work and defense" - for this you must have a certificate with you.

Type of certificate from the order of the Ministry of Sports

Certificate with a medal and a diploma of secondary education

Since 2014 no longer awarded silver and gold medals. Now there is one medal - "For special achievements in teaching", which is given for a certificate with honors. But it is still possible to get an extra point for the old style gold medal. You do not need to bring the medal, just bring your certificate with you.

Medal "For Special Achievements in Teaching"

If you have completed secondary education, then an honors degree can also guarantee additional points.

Volunteering

You can earn extra points for volunteering. The Ministry only limits the time: events for the last four years before admission are taken into account.

To confirm the points, you need to have a volunteer book, registration on the website "Volunteers of Russia» or literacy. The Ministry of Education does not regulate the format of these documents. We took a comment from an ITMO representative:

“For confirmation, you can provide any document: a personal book of a volunteer, a certificate, a diploma, a diploma, gratitude or an agreement.”

Points for volunteering are given infrequently and not much. In the table above, not a single university guarantees them. But gives , for example, ITMO.

36. Applicants for training have the right to submit information about their individual achievements, the results of which are taken into account when applying for training. Accounting for the results of individual achievements is carried out by accruing points for individual achievements and (or) as an advantage if the criteria for ranking the lists of applicants are equal.

Points awarded for individual achievements are included in the amount of competitive points.

The applicant submits documents confirming the receipt of the results of individual achievements. To take into account the individual achievement specified in the Admission Rules, the submission of such documents is not required.

37. When applying for undergraduate and specialist programs, the ITMO University Admissions Committee may award points for the following individual achievements:

1) the presence of the status of the champion and prize-winner Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Deaflympics, world champion, European champion, the person who won first place at the world championship, European championship in sports included in the programs of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Deaflympics, the presence of a gold badge of distinction of the All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Complex " Ready for labor and defense" (TRP) and certificates for it of the established form;

2) the presence of a certificate of secondary general education with honors, or a certificate of secondary (complete) general education for those awarded with a gold medal, or a certificate of secondary (complete) general education for those awarded with a silver medal;

3) a diploma of secondary vocational education with honors;

4) implementation of volunteer (voluntary) activities (if from the date of completion of the period of implementation of the specified activity until the date of completion of the acceptance of documents and entrance examinations no more than four years have passed);

5) participation and (or) results of participation of applicants in Olympiads (not used to obtain special rights and (or) advantages when applying for training on specific conditions of admission and specific grounds for admission) and other intellectual and (or) creative competitions, physical culture events and sports events held to identify and support individuals who have shown outstanding abilities;

6) the grade given by the admissions committee of ITMO University based on the results of checking the final essay, which is a condition for admission to the state final certification in educational programs of secondary general education.

38. When applying for undergraduate and specialist programs, an applicant can be awarded for individual achievements no more than 10 points in total.

39. The list of individual achievements taken into account when enrolling in bachelor's and specialist's programs in the event of an equal amount of competitive points is established by ITMO University independently.

40. The list of individual achievements taken into account and the procedure for their accounting are established by ITMO University in accordance with the Admission Rules and are indicated in the admission rules approved by ITMO University independently.

2. LIST OF OLYMPIADS AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL AND (OR) CREATIVE COMPETITIONS, SPORTS EVENTS AND SPORTS EVENTS, INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF WHICH PARTICIPANTS ARE CONSIDERED WHEN SCORING POINTS

Applicants to study at ITMO University have the right to provide diplomas (certificates) of the Olympiads listed below and other intellectual and (or) creative competitions, sports activities and sports events with the accrual of points for them for individual achievements for each position once.

List of Olympiads and other intellectual and (or) creative competitions

Achievement type	Name	Points
sports achivments	Golden TRP badge received in grades 10-11	1
sports achivments	The presence of the status of champion and prize-winner of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Deaflympics, world champion, European champion, winner of the world championship, European championship in sports included in the programs of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Deaflympics received in 10-11 classes	10
sports achivments	Winner of 4-10 places at the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Deaflympics, World Championships, European Championships, 2-10 places at the World and European Championships in sports included in the programs of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Deaflympics, confirmed by a diploma , or a final protocol certified by the sports federation, or final result on the official site sports federation received in grades 10-11	9
sports achivments	Winner of 1-5 places in the Championship, Cup and Championship Russian Federation for sports included in the programs of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Deaflympics, confirmed by a diploma, or a final protocol certified by the sports federation, or the final result on the official website of the sports federation, received in grades 10-11	6
sports achivments	Winner of 1-5 places in the Championship, the Championship of the subject of the Russian Federation in sports included in the programs of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Deaflympics, confirmed by a diploma, or a final protocol certified by the sports federation, or the final result on the official website of the sports federation, received in 10 -11 grades	3
possession of a certificate of secondary general education with honors or a diploma of secondary vocational education with honors	Certificate of secondary general education or diploma of secondary vocational education with a record of distinction	3
implementation of volunteer (voluntary) activities	Volunteer book or certificate of participation with a record of at least 10 hours of activity and at least two events held non-profit organizations	1
final essay in graduation classes	offset	1
All-Ukrainian Olympiad		10
All-Belarusian Olympiad	Diploma of the winner or prize-winner	10
All-Russian Olympiad obtained in 10th or 11th grade	Diploma of the winner or prize-winner of the III stage ( regional stage) in mathematics, or physics, or astronomy, or computer science, or chemistry, or biology, or social science, or foreign language, or economy	8
International mathematical olympiad(IMO)	Diploma of the participant	10
International Physics Olympiad (IPhO)	Diploma of the participant	10
International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI)	Diploma of the participant	10
All-Russian Team Olympiad programming schoolchildren	Diploma of the winner or prize-winner in the team	10
Olympiad from the list of the Russian Council of School Olympiads, confirmed by 60 points in the profile discipline and received in grades 7-9	Diploma of the winner or prize-winner of the specialized Olympiad	2
Olympiad from the list of the Russian Council of Olympiads for schoolchildren, confirmed by 60-74 points in the profile discipline and received in the 10th or 11th grade		3
Olympiad from the list of the Russian Council of Olympiads for schoolchildren, confirmed by 75 points in the profile discipline and obtained in the 10th or 11th grade, not taken into account for admission without entrance tests, which does not allow to count 100 points for the Unified State Examination in the profile discipline	Diploma of the winner or prize-winner of specialized Olympiads for 2018, 2019, 2020	5
	Extract from the decision of the organizing committee International Olympiad ITMO University in Mathematics	10
Olympiads and competitions organized by ITMO University	Extract from the decision of the organizing committee of the International ITMO University Olympiad in Informatics	10
Olympiads and competitions organized by ITMO University	Diploma of the winner / prize-winner of the Congress of Young Scientists of ITMO University, received in grades 10-11	5
Olympiads and competitions organized by ITMO University	Diploma of the winner / prize-winner of the Baltic Scientific and Engineering Competition, received in grades 10-11	7
Olympiads and competitions organized by ITMO University	Diploma of the winner / prize-winner of the Report Contest of the Summer School of Laser Technologies, received in grades 10-11	5
Olympiads and competitions organized by ITMO University	Diploma of the winner / prize-winner of the competition of social projects of school students "People need you", received in grades 10-11	2
Olympiads and competitions organized by ITMO University	Diploma of the winner / prize-winner International Competition for marketing "BigGame by Marketoruim. Section Junior”, obtained in 10-11 grades	2
valid international language certificate (level not lower than Advanced/C1)	TOEIC, TOEFL (CBT 250-263; IBT 100-107), IELTS (from 7.0), Cambridge (CPE, CAE), TestDAF (TDN 4 and TDN 5), ZOP, KDS, GDS, Goethe Zertifikat C1/С2, DSD II, ZMP, DALF, TCF, DELE, HSK 5, HSK 6	3
School of Engineering and Design "Lift to the Future"		3
	Winner's Certificate final stage obtained in 10-11 grades	3
Competition "IT SCHOOL chooses the strongest!"	Certificate of the winner of the final stage, received in grades 10-11	2
Competition "IT SCHOOL chooses the strongest!"	Certificate of participation in the final stage, received in grades 10-11	1
competition "Start IT"	Diploma of the winner / prize-winner received in grades 10-11	3
ITMO Vkontakte Olympiad and Vkontakte Olympiad	Diploma of the winner or prize-winner	10
World Robotics Olympiad (WRO)	Diploma of the winner / prize-winner received in grades 10-11	10
Robocup	Diploma of the winner / prize-winner received in grades 10-11	8
RoboFest	Diploma of the winner / prize-winner received in grades 10-11	8
Essay competition for foreign citizens	Winner	5
forum "Projection"	Winner's Certificate	2
ITMO STEP	Diploma of the winner / prize-winner received in grades 10-11	2
All-Russian competition of scientific and technological projects "Big Challenges"	Prize-winner (participant of scientific and technological educational program"Great Challenges")	5
CifRU	Certificate of completion of training on the CifRU online platform indicating at least 5 modules	5
International competition of children's engineering teams "Quantoriada" - 2019	Diploma of the winner in the team	10
Internet Olympiad for Schoolchildren in Physics	Award for excellent results	8
Competitions of projects of all-Russian or international design schools and hackathons "Practices of the Future" of the Circle Movement of the National Technology Initiative	Winner or Prize Winner	1
Nord School CTF-2019	Diploma of the winner of the full-time tour	4
VII national championship "Young professionals" ( Worldskills Russia)	Diploma of the winner / prize-winner of the final in the following competencies: Web design and development, Information cable networks, Network and system administration, IT solutions for business on the platform "1C: Enterprise 8", Software solutions for business, 3D Modeling for computer games, Development of virtual and augmented reality, Development of solutions using blockchain technologies, Machine learning and big data, Enterprise threat protection information security, Mobile Application Development, Cybersecurity, Mechatronics, Electronics, Industrial Automation, Mobile Robotics, Prototyping, Laboratory Chemical Analysis, Reverse Engineering, Composite Technologies, CAD Engineering Design, Laser Technologies, Internet of Things, Polymechanics and Automation, Engineering space systems, Industrial robotics, BIM information modeling technologies	8