Varsity High School Program
Four years of checked work, ready to show when you apply.
36 milestones
Prove
Powstik Varsity
No waitlist. The work decides.
Open to anyone, anywhere. Real people check your work.
- 100% admit rate
- $0 core, always
- 1 way to earn Honors: verified work
Powstik Varsity does not grant degrees.
Departments
Department
Social Sciences, Law & Humanities
Make arguments, analyses and languages that hold up under questions.
Programs
Finish every path in a Program, then pass a blind review of your final project to earn Honors.
Varsity Language Program
Recorded conversations with native speakers, checked by real people.
20 milestones
How standing works
Permanent and earned only from verified work. Never bought, applied for or handed out. Separate from the weekly team league.
Member
Joined any path in this Department.
Varsity Letter
5 verified outcomes here, each checked by 3 different people.
Honors
Complete a Program, then pass a blind review of its final project by Faculty you didn't choose.
Opens as Faculty join
Faculty
People who check others' work in this Department.
No Faculty in this Department yet. Seats fill as people verify work here.
Paths
BeginnerFREE
Language Fluency Path
From zero to near-native fluency. Every milestone proven with real humans, not app streaks.
Learning
4 required + 2 opt104w
BeginnerGrades 9-12FREE
High School to University-Ready
A structured 4-year path from Grade 9 to university admission. Built from what top universities actually teach.
SkillsLearningSportCreativeGovernance
10 required + 6 opt208w
BeginnerFREE
Find and Use Your Public Voice
Five ways to build a public voice. Pick the ones that fit your goals — each stands alone and compounds with the others.
SkillsCreative
0 required + 5 opt36w
AdvancedFREE
Academic Achievement Path
From first research paper to PhD. Real academic credentials at every outcome.
Learning
2 required + 2 opt208w
IntermediateFREE
Deep Reading & Knowledge Path
Build an autodidact's reading habit. From 12 books a year to a self-designed MBA.
Learning
0 required + 5 opt52w
BeginnerGrades K-5FREE
Elementary Foundations
First real achievements for grades K–5
LearningSkillsCreativeGovernance
0 required + 7 opt36w
AdvancedUndergraduateFREE
Prove Your Economics Chops
Analyse real markets, model real policies, defend your reasoning to economists.
Skills
1 required + 5 opt52w
AdvancedUndergraduateFREE
Prove Your Constitutional Law Chops
Legal reasoning is tested by opposition — write the memo, analyse the case, then defend your argument.
Skills
2 required + 3 opt48w
AdvancedUndergraduateFREE
Political Science & Public Policy
Politics is contested by definition — analyse real systems, design real policy, then defend your reasoning.
Skills
0 required + 5 opt52w
AdvancedUndergraduateFREE
Prove Your Psychology Chops
Research-track psychology: design the study, collect the data, defend your methodology.
Skills
2 required + 3 opt52w
AdvancedUndergraduateFREE
Sociology & Social Research
Social research is done with people, not about them — conduct real fieldwork and defend your methodology.
Skills
0 required + 5 opt56w
IntermediateUndergraduateFREE
Communication & Media Studies
Media is made to be believed — analyse how it works, investigate a story, produce work that meets editorial standards.
Skills
0 required + 4 opt40w
AdvancedUndergraduateFREE
Philosophy & Critical Thinking
Anyone can write a philosophical argument. The proof is whether it survives being challenged by someone who knows how to find the flaw.
Skills
2 required + 2 opt44w
BeginnerGrades K-12FREE
English Language Arts Progression
Read, write, argue — one proven step at a time.
Learning
6 required52w
AdvancedGrades 9-12FREE
High-School Research Publication
Ask a real question, run the study, and submit it for peer review.
Learning
3 required + 2 opt30w
Outcomes
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Write Clearly Enough to Persuade
4 milestones · 12 weeks
Audit your own writing for clarity and concision, then produce portfolio pieces strong enough for an experienced editor to critique live.
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Speak in Public Until It Feels Natural
4 milestones · 12 weeks
Deliver talks to real audiences — not rehearsals — until it stops feeling rehearsed, closing with a talk reviewed live by a professional speaking coach.
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Become Researcher
4 milestones · 12 weeks
Apply research methods to real-world decisions: user research, market analysis, competitive intelligence, and synthesis. Proof is a published finding that changed a product decision or business direction — not an academic paper.
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Ancient History Research Essay (Expert-Verified)
3 milestones · 14 weeks
Build a deep understanding of classical civilizations.
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Philosophical Argument (Socratic Dialogue, Real Interlocutor)
3 milestones · 16 weeks
Read primary texts from Plato to Nietzsche and develop a philosophical framework.
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University Degree Conferred (Transcript Verified)
3 milestones · 104 weeks
Earn a bachelor's, master's, or equivalent degree.
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Earn a Driving License
3 milestones · 12 weeks
Pass theory and practical driving tests to earn a full driving license.
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Reach French A1
4 milestones · 8 weeks
Introduce yourself, handle simple exchanges, and understand slow clear speech in French. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Reach French A2
3 milestones · 12 weeks
Communicate in simple, direct exchanges on familiar topics in French. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Reach French B1
3 milestones · 20 weeks
Hold spontaneous conversations and understand main points of clear standard French. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Reach French B2
3 milestones · 32 weeks
Interact fluently with native speakers and understand complex texts in French. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Reach French C1
3 milestones · 52 weeks
Express ideas fluently and spontaneously in French without obvious searching for words. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Reach Spanish A1
3 milestones · 8 weeks
Introduce yourself and handle basic interactions in Spanish. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Reach Spanish A2
3 milestones · 12 weeks
Communicate in simple exchanges on familiar topics in Spanish. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Reach Spanish B1
3 milestones · 20 weeks
Hold spontaneous conversations and understand main ideas of clear standard Spanish. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Reach Spanish B2
3 milestones · 32 weeks
Interact fluently with native Spanish speakers and understand complex texts. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Reach Spanish C1
3 milestones · 52 weeks
Express ideas fluently and spontaneously in Spanish. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Pass Mandarin HSK 1
3 milestones · 8 weeks
Understand and use very basic Mandarin expressions and introduce yourself. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Pass Mandarin HSK 2
3 milestones · 12 weeks
Communicate in simple and direct Mandarin in familiar everyday situations. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Pass Mandarin HSK 3
3 milestones · 20 weeks
Communicate in Chinese at a basic level in personal and professional contexts. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Pass Mandarin HSK 4
3 milestones · 32 weeks
Discuss a wide range of topics fluently in Chinese. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Reach German A1
3 milestones · 8 weeks
Understand and use familiar everyday German expressions and introduce yourself. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Reach German A2
3 milestones · 12 weeks
Communicate in simple, direct exchanges on familiar everyday topics in German. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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Reach German B1
3 milestones · 20 weeks
Handle most situations when travelling in German-speaking countries. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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