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  • Brain Brawl Participants Brain Brawl For High School Students Date: October 25, 2025
    Registrations Due: October 3, 2025
    Late Deadline: October 17, 2025
  • Catapult Competition participants testing catapult Catapult Competition For High School Students Date: November 18, 2025
    Registrations Due: October 24, 2025
    Late Deadline: October 31, 2025
  • Chess piece on board MSCA
    Chess Tournament
    For All Students of Any Level
    For Grades K-12
    Date: January 24, 2026
    Registration Due: January 24, 2026
  • Group of Emerging Leaders participants Emerging Leaders For High School Students Dates: December 5-7, 2025
    Nominations Due: October 31, 2025
    Registrations Due: November 15, 2025
  • MATHCOUNTS participants in classroom MATHCOUNTS For Students Grades 6-8 For Grades 6-8
    Date: February 13, 2026
    Registrations Due: December 15, 2025
  • MSEF Region 7 Science Fair participants with their display MSEF Region 7
    Science Fair
    For All Students of Any Level
    Dates: March 19, 2026
    Registration Due: February 19, 2026
    Late Registrations: March 5, 2026
  • Mississippi Scholastic Press Association MSPA State Convention State Convention
    Date: March 31, 2026
    Registrations Due: March 24, 2026
  • Leadership students in classroom listening intently Pathways to
    Leadership
    For Grades 11-12
    Date: TBD
    Nominations Due: TBD
    Registrations Due: TBD
  • Speech and Debate Tournament Speech and Debate
    Tournament
    For High School Students
    For High School Students 
    Date: February 27-28, 2026
    Registrations Due: February 20, 2026
  • Quiz tournament particiapants in classroom UMAQT For High School Students Date: February 7, 2026
    Registrations Due: January 16, 2026
    Late Deadline: January 30, 2026
  • this year's poster theme Writing Competition For Students Grades 7-12 For Grades 7-12 
    Submission Due: January 30, 2026 
    Awards Ceremony: April 9, 2026

University faculty and certified education professionals engage students in real-world problem solving, inspire them to create, and help them navigate new domains of specialized knowledge.

Program options include academic exploration programs like our clubs and summer workshops as well as credit-earning programs. Find the program that’s right for you and join us for an experience that can only be found here at the University of Mississippi.

Who We Are

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The Office of Pre-College Programs offers programs, events, and competitions that have been designed to challenge talented K-12 students to experience academic rigor and success at levels above what is expected of their age group.

The variety of programs and activities in our office encourage students to strengthen skills and to grow academically and personally, providing them the necessary tools to bridge the gap between levels and to help them succeed in their next academic level.

Connect with Us

Office of Pre-College Programs
P.O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677-1848

Phone: (662) 915-7621

Fax: (662) 915-1535

precollege@olemiss.edu

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