What can I do?

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Mon, 18 Apr 2005 01:39:25 +0000

I thought up and executed a research project completely on my own, and I almost went to ISEF. My state fair only sends 2 people. Both had worked with professors in labs, and one had just followed a professor’s instructions. So yeah, I have some grievances about what it takes to do good research. From what I’ve seen, it seems to be mostly about getting connections with the right people.

However, getting those connections usually involves merit. For example, I can now probably use my independent project to get connections.

Note: I was waitlisted by Caltech.