Information for Contestants – Mr. and Ms. Engineering

Order of Events:

  • Introduction Portion– Contestants will introduce themselves to the audience
  • Professional-Wear– Contestants will all show their “professional” attire- for instance, a professional scuba driver or a professional chef.
  • Talent– Each contestant will perform their talent for the audience and judges
  • Minute-to-Win-it Challenges– Each contestant will be given a challenge and will be given one minute to complete it. (To be revealed during the pageant)
  • Question & Answer Portion– Each contestant will be asked one engineering based question and two personal questions during this portion
  • Crowning of King and Queen– The judges will tally up the votes and we will crown the winners.

Judging Criteria:

  • Each event listed above will be judged on a scale from 1-5 the subsections of judging are listed below.
  • Grade from 1 (poor) to 5 (great) considering the following criteria
Grading Criteria
  1. Professional Wear
    • Creativity
    • Accuracy/Commitment
    • Audience Reception
  2. Talent
    • Originality
    • Execution
    • Audience Reception
  3. Minute to Win It
    • Execution
    • Audience Reception
  4. Q&A
    • Comprehensibility
    • Accuracy
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