What I did:
Conrad Challenge Finalist - top ~5 of ~5,000 competitors.
Blue Ocean Top 30 - top 30 of 23,000 teams.
Provisional patent (USPTO) - CV/ML assistive guidance for visually impaired swimmers.
Science Olympiad State Champion 3x - 1st of ~50+ state teams, three years running.
National Merit Finalist - top ~15,000 of ~1.5M PSAT takers (~top 1%).
USNCO Nationals Qualifier - top ~1,000 of ~16,000 chemistry students (~top 6%).
DECA ICDC Qualifier - advanced to international championship of ~20,000+ competitors.
Congressional App Challenge Winner - IL-14 district.