Entering competitions as a super-senior

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The discussion centers on the eligibility of super-senior students to participate in the Putnam and University Physics Competitions. The original poster, who is on a six-year academic plan, seeks clarification on whether their status as a fifth-year undergraduate disqualifies them from entering these competitions. It is confirmed that the rules do not explicitly prohibit students who have been in college for more than four years, as long as they remain undergraduates. The poster is advised to contact the competition committee for definitive confirmation.

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I'm on a six year plan after changing majors at the end of sophomore year and having to take medical leave for the second half of freshman year, and I'm starting my fifth year in August. I'd like to participate in the Putnam and the University Physics Competition this upcoming Fall. The rules for those competitions don't explicitly forbid students who have been in college more than four years, requiring only that participants be undergraduates, but I wanted to confirm that it's possible for me to enter.
 
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Emailing the competition committee will be probably get a more accurate and timely response.
 

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