<p>I was a national finalist for the Siemens competition, and at ISEF 06. </p>
<p>I think that the competitions aren’t as important as the actual work you’ve done, and I don’t think just doing something for a month or two is very impressive (spending hours everyday for close to a year is more… I think it convinces them it’s not just you dabbling but diving in head first).</p>
<p>Whatever you do, you should try and excel at it, which is hard to do if you don’t like it… so enjoy what you do!</p>