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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
MESA Statewide Resources are available for review. Please go to the site directly for official competition rules.