What is MESA Day?

MESA Day is the MESA College Prep Program’s annual competition circuit. 8 competitions are hosted at the Middle and High School level for the students to test and show off their knowledge in engineering, science and math.

Competition Information

MESA Will be hosting the following competitions at San Jose State University in 2025:

• Moon Base

• Cargo Gliders

• Math Escape

• Coding Solutions

• Mesa Machine

• Think Tank

• Crime Scene Science (pilot)

• National Engineering Design Competition

Common student pitfall guides

Competitions may disqualify you if you don’t follow their guidelines, or are missing components like Engineering Lab books. We have prepared the following student guides so that you make sure you qualify for the competition, and these are the most common reasons we’ve seen students disqualified in the past. Please follow them, so that you can qualify and compete with all other students!

MESA Statewide Resources