Ranking writing competitions on tier list from @lumiere_edu

The creator ranks several high school writing competitions on a tier list. He evaluates the John Locke Institute, Scholastic Writing Award, Ayn Rand Essay Contest, New York Times Student Editorial Contest, The Concord Review, Lumiere Essay Prize, and YoungArts, placing each into a tier from S to F while providing a brief justification based on prestige, sponsoring organization, and value for college admissions.

Creator: @lumiere_edu on Instagram

Video format

Speaker address

Video outline

  1. Challenge a common belief
  2. Validate a known standard
  3. Warn against a pitfall
  4. Reveal insider opportunities
  5. End on an ultimate prize

Hook overview

The creator immediately presents a well-known item and teases a high ranking, only to instantly subvert it with a lower-than-expected placement, signaling a contrarian, expert perspective.

Title hook

Ranking High School Writing Competitions From S-D

Verbal hook

John Locke.

Visual hook

A man stands in front of a large, black tier list graphic with colorful letters (S, A, B, C, D, F) on the left side, immediately establishing the video's ranking format.

Hook strategies

  1. secrets-shortcuts

Payoff

The viewer is left with a completed, visually satisfying tier list and a clear understanding of the creator's expert hierarchy, feeling both informed and empowered with insider knowledge.

Narrative framework

The Contrarian Tier List

Narrative framework logic

Systematically ranking a series of items within a niche using a familiar tier-list format, but ordering the reveals to subvert expectations, establish authority, and maximize engagement.

Narrative framework breakdown

  • frameworkName: The Contrarian Tier List
  • frameworkType: List-Style Narrative
  • coreLogic: Systematically ranking a series of items within a niche using a familiar tier-list format, but ordering the reveals to subvert expectations, establish authority, and maximize engagement.
  • confidence: 95
  • pendingStatus: created

Topics: Education

Concepts: Rapid Fire Listicle, Expert Rate/Rank

Formats: Speaker address

Elements: Tier List Graphic

Account types: Personal Brand, Brand

Transcript excerpt

John Locke. Yes tier is what I would say if I were an idiot. This is probably B tier. John Locke's great, but it's run by a for profit company, so it's just not as prestigious as the others. Scholastic Writing Award. S tier. This was founded in tier. It's probably the most prestigious competition in the humanities. If you win a gold medal, that's a big deal. Anne rank essay best. F tier. This is an advocacy organization masquerading as an essay prize. I wouldn't apply to this. New York Times student editorial contest. A tier. This is four tier words, but it's reviewed by the editors of the New York Times. If you win, you get a byline in the New York Times. That's a big deal. The Concord Review. A tier. This is very prestigious if you're interested in history. It takes a long time to write it, but if you win, it's a great signal for admission officers. Bumiere essay prize. B tier, yeah. I'm very, biased here, but over 3,000 people applied and there are multiple thousand dollar plus prizes in cash. Young arts. S tier, if you're one of the winners, you get flown out to Miami, and the very top winners become US presidential scholars in the arts. This is very, very prestigious.

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