About Gobi & 12 scholars program
Application Process
Schools
STEM
Humanities/Social Sciences
100

The 12 Scholars program is currently enrolling its next cohort. How many years has the program been running?

3

100

This free platform lets students apply to hundreds of U.S. colleges with a single application.

The Common app (Common Application)

100

Harvard University was founded in this year, making it the oldest university in the United States.

1636

100

Water is made of two hydrogen atoms and one atom of this element.

Oxygen (O)

100

This is the academic field that studies human society, social relationships, and group behavior.

Sociology

200

Gobischolars Academy maintains this many Instagram accounts across its platforms.

4

200

This English proficiency test, scored out of 120, is the most widely accepted by U.S. universities.

TOEFL

200

Princeton is the only Ivy League university that has neither a law school nor this other type of professional graduate school

A medical school (it has neither)

200

This scientist formulated the three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation.

Isaac Newton

200

This ancient Greek philosopher was sentenced to death in Athens.

Socrates

300

This is the official phone number of Gobischolars Academy.

80531163

300

Many elite U.S. universities require this College Board financial aid form — separate from the FAFSA — that collects detailed household financial information.

CSS Profile

300

Harvard University's official color is this deep shade of red.

Crimson

300

The periodic table element with atomic number 79 and chemical symbol Au is this precious metal.

Gold

300

The United Nations has this many official languages.

6 (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish)

400

This Gobischolars alumna secured a full-ride scholarship to Wesleyan University — one of the most competitive liberal arts colleges in the United States.

Nomundari Altai

400

U.S. admissions officers evaluate an applicant's GPA and course rigor relative to what their specific high school actually offers. What is this practice called?

Contextualized review (school-contextualized evaluation)

400

This many U.S. Presidents are Harvard alumni, making it the most presidential university.

8

400

This branch of biology studies genes, heredity, and the variation of inherited characteristics.

Genetics

400

This 1776 document formally declared the American colonies' independence from Britain.

The Declaration of Independence

500

Gobischolars Academy opened its very first office in this district of Ulaanbaatar.

Sukhbaatar District, Selbe

500

Name three specific actions a student can take that signal "demonstrated interest" to U.S. college admissions offices

Any three of — campus visits, emailing admissions officers, attending virtual info sessions, applying Early Decision or Early Action, registering at college fairs, opening and clicking university emails

500

Stanford University was founded in memory of this person — the son of its founders.

Leland Stanford Jr.

500

DNA stands for this full scientific name.

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

500

What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory that explains human needs in levels—from basic survival needs to personal growth. The core idea: when lower needs feel unmet, they tend to dominate attention and behavior. 

 The 5 levels:

  1. Physiological: food, water, sleep, health, shelter
  2. Safety: security, stability, protection, financial/mental safety
  3. Love & belonging: connection, friendship, intimacy, acceptance
  4. Esteem: confidence, achievement, respect, recognition
  5. Self‑actualization: meaning, creativity, growth, becoming your best self