Raghav Arun

Honors & Awards

Presidential service award first, then competition results ordered by level.

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President's Volunteer Service Award: Gold (250 hrs) & Bronze (50 hrs)

Office of the President of the United States

2024

Awarded for free competition math tutoring delivered to students across the United States.

1

ARML: Top Individual Medalist, NC Division A State Team

American Regions Mathematics League

2026

Earned the NC team's top individual medal after three years on the Division A A-Team. The team won 1st place at its site and placed 12th in the nation among Division A teams. ARML is the largest national team mathematics competition in the United States.

2

MathCON National Finals: National Champion (Gr 8, Gr 10)

MathCON

2026

Also Gold / Runner-Up (Gr 7, Gr 9) and Silver (Gr 6, Gr 11).

3

6x AIME Qualifier

Mathematical Association of America

2026
4

HMMT: Top 20 Team

Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament

2026
5

PuMAC: Top 15 Team; 2nd Place, Puzzle Round

Princeton University Mathematics Competition

2025
6

MATHCOUNTS: NC State Countdown Round Champion, State Team Captain, 95th Nationally

MATHCOUNTS

2022

Won the NC State Countdown Round and captained the four-member NC state team at Nationals in Washington, D.C. Finished 95th nationally and 2nd on the state written test; two-time Charlotte regional winner. (Middle school.)

7

NC High School State Math Contest: Top 10 in NC, three consecutive years

North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics

2026

6th, 7th and 8th place finishes. The result also qualified me for the NC ARML state team.

8

North Carolina Math Camp: High Honors (top 15%)

MasterScholar NC Math Camp, taught by Duke University faculty

2025

High Honors is reserved for the top 15% of the cohort. See the Projects page.

9

Math Kangaroo: 1st Place in North Carolina, 5th Place Nationally

Math Kangaroo USA

2025
10

AMC 10: Distinguished Honor Roll

Mathematical Association of America

2025
11

AMC 12: Honor Roll

Mathematical Association of America

2026
12

Duke Math Meet: 4th Place Team, Top 30 Individual

Duke University Mathematics Union

2025
13

Purple Comet Math Meet: 2nd Place in North Carolina

Purple Comet!

2026
14

Stanford Math Tournament: Distinguished Honor Roll, Individual & Team

Stanford University

2026
15

US Chess Federation: Top 100 Players for Age 17

US Chess Federation

2026

Peak USCF rating of 2070. Played 790+ rated games since first grade, including a game against GM Daniel Naroditsky. Listed among the US Chess Top 100 players for age 17.

16

NC State Open (Chess): Tied 2nd Place; Top 10 for 2 years (2025 and 2026)

US Chess Federation

2026
17

College of Charleston Math Meet: 1st Place Individual (Level 3), 2nd Place Team, KenKen Sprint Winner

College of Charleston

2024
18

Math Madness National: Top 10 Individual; Team 2nd and 3rd Place

Math Madness

2023
19

Carolina Panthers Numbers Crunch: Winning Team

Carolina Panthers

2024

Won $2,500 for our school's math club, as the winning team among 10 Charlotte schools.

20

AMC 8: Distinguished Honor Roll

Mathematical Association of America

2023