Instructions to Enter the 2009-10 YES Competition

The deadline to register and upload your project is February 1, 2010 at 9 a.m. Eastern Time.

There are three easy steps to the YES application process:

1. Create a collegeboard.com user name and password. This is the same user name and password you use for other College Board services, such as registering for the SAT®. If you already have an account, click on Apply Online and log in. If you do not have an account, you are prompted to create one.

2. Complete the online registration form. After entering your user name and password, you are linked to the YES Competition Registration Form. You may complete and submit the form in one sitting, or you may save it and return to it later. You can access your saved registration form by going to Apply Online and entering your log-in information.

Before you submit your registration, make sure the information is accurate. You are not able to make changes once you submit and will need to contact YES Competition staff to make any changes (see contact information below). After you submit your registration, you are directed to the Upload Research Project page where you'll see your confirmation number. This number must be placed on the title page of your Research Report.

3. Answer questions about your research and upload your report. After submitting your registration, you are directed to a page to answer questions about your report. Once the questions are completed, you are directed to a page to upload your report. Your report must be in a Microsoft Word document in order to upload successfully. If you convert your report from another word processing program to Microsoft Word, please make sure the file converts correctly.

After your project uploads successfully, you receive a confirmation page to print and keep for your records. You may upload your report multiple times before the deadline. The last version uploaded is the only one saved; therefore, it is your final submission.

You are not officially entered in the YES Competition until you upload your Research Report! The deadline to register and upload your report is February 1, 2010, 9 a.m. Eastern Time.

If you have difficulties uploading your report, need to make corrections to registration information, or require other technical assistance, please contact the YES program staff. Staff members are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern Time at (800) 626-9795, ext. 5849, or by email at yes@collegeboard.org.