<p>I currently do my own research (own hypothesis) which I will submit for publication and to Intel STS and LISEF (first few rounds of ISEF). How much of a hook is this (I plan to write my essays on my experiences as a high school researcher)?</p>
<p>what kind of the research is it?</p>
<p>It’s a hook, but how much is not something anyone here can judge. It’s up to the admissions officer to decide based on everything whether or not you’re a student that fits Brown. Research, like any other time committing activity that you take away a great deal from, is always something they like to see on an application.</p>
<p>That being said, were it not for my successes in the Siemens-Westinghouse Competition I dont know that I woudl have been such a strong candidate for Brown.</p>
<p>It is a psychology project that is investigating two variables that haven’t been connected before (which I guess makes it novel). I won’t go into specifics.</p>
<p>No offense, but are you from Melville, Jericho, Roslyn, or Half Hollow Hills? If not, chances for success at LISEF are limited, it happens to be a strongly politically driven event.</p>
<p>its not a hook unless you get published, are an intel finalist or win a grand award at isef.</p>
<p>this is long island…everyone does research.</p>
<p>Well I wouldn’t say it’s not a hook, I’d say it’s equal to any other commitment that takes that much time and you have moderate success with-- i.e., EMT training, volunteering at a hospital, being a fairly good varsity athlete year round, etc.</p>
<p>Also, no offense, but psych projects aren’t viewed as strong as more traditional lab sciences since you have a listed skill set that is valuable to a prof because they won’t have to teach you it anymore. Where you learn a ton from psych projects and they can be quite time consuming, it’s not like you are more equipt to do research in psychology than someone who knows how to use the library/databases and took AP Psych and AP Stats or some similar equivilant. At least, that’s from my experience, take it as you will.</p>
<p>Haha, hiding the correlation you’re trying to find from us… sounds like you’re equipped for the modern world of secretive corporate-sponsored research. Anyway, Id like to point out that investigating two variables that haven’t been connected before could pretty much describe the aim of every psychology experiment conducted over the past few decades. Cog Sci concentrator that I am, Im curious to know at least a little more; care to give at least a little detail for those of us who are wondering?</p>