Potentially significant research all gone to waste?

menloparkmom
Tue, 17 May 2016 04:54:24 +0000

Relax… Deep breathes…
The mere fact that you are doing research at your age sets you apart from 99% of all college applicants.
There is no need to try and rush to publish results that you cant prove at this point- to try to do so is pointless. But keep focused on learning HOW to do research, keep asking for help[ you will need to find a scientist willing to help you in order to give your research credibility], dont disregard your classes , and make your college application essays come alive with what you hope to achieve.

My DS started to do serious research as a Jr in HS, under the direction of a noted scientist- he continued his research for 2 summers during college, then wrote up, had to revise and resubmit his paper 2 times and was finally published as first author his Sr year of college- which put him in very rarified air.
He is now at Caltech finishing his PhD.
Research takes TIME- it cannot be rushed, because the results HAVE to be reproducible by other scientists.

In the past few years there have been more than a few medical research results that received BIG headlines, that were later found to have been fraudulently achieved.
So you will need to learn patience…