The part of the whole World Scholars' Cup event where it either all goes downhill or you actually get a medal; Challenge.

As someone who kinda (?) studies for each subject area, I surprisingly excel the most in Challenge (I still have no idea how though). These tips can honestly still be useful in school or with future tasks or researches that you might do in school, they're not only limited to WSC. Winning five medals out of the six subject areas in Challenge during ToC and Regionals 2020 (my last wsc round), here are some of the personal tips that I've accumulated throughout my two years of WSC experience.

Study for EVERY subject area.

I've noticed how newer scholars (especially during regionals) plan on dividing the subject areas by two, I mean it probably depends on the amount of time given to you by your school, but it's really a better idea to study for every subject area. If you made the mistake of dividing the topics, then at least you'd have more time to study for all subject areas during Globals. If you want to achieve a greater number of medals in Challenge and to rank in Top Individual Scholar and even Top Challenge Teams, then this would be very very useful.

Every second that you have counts.

Think you've studied enough for Challenge? Well, no, you haven't, so study more! Before you go inside the Challenge rooms, make sure that you have every single definition, title, musician, author, artist, and etc. down and have understood them thoroughly.

Understand each definition, not just memorize.

If it is your first time or even if you're a veteran scholar, the way Challenge works is FAR different from regular school written assessments. You have questions like “If Donald Trump wrote the Fault in Our Stars, what would the title be?” and even more questions that would make you scratch your head. So, you have to thoroughly understand what exactly a term means. It doesn't necessarily have to be the EXACT meaning of a term and such, just the general idea of it.

Find what type of studying method fits you the most.

Me personally, I prefer having my information laid out on my laptop and watching information that I can find through the help of YouTube. While some people, like my other scholar friends, prefer printing their resources and writing and highlighting terms as they review. And if you prefer staying up late to review for the subjects, then go for it. But I personally prefer waking up early so that I can get a good night's sleep but can still revise what I reviewed.

Avoid shading five bubbles.

If you're newer to WSC, there are still points if you decide to shade 2 bubbles, 3 bubbles, 4 bubbles and five. But they have less points of course (compared to just shading one). So I suggest to just shade one or two bubbles, two if you aren't entirely sure of the answer.

Review the guide questions as well.

I have made the mistake of belittling the purpose and importance of the guide questions that are given for each subject area. It is important to remember to study for every part. You never know what will appear, so it's better to review for all.