<p>@wannabefeynman I wasn’t independently selected LOL 40 kids were chosen. We worked with some of the undergrad students too. Also once again, that was a typo because of my stupid phone (spatial vs special). And sorry for forgetting Higgs Boson, I was tired last night (Just got back from 4 hour tennis match). The math went up to MVC, DiffEqs, and Variational Calculus which I had taught myself over the course of 6 months prior to the research (Didn’t master, but grasped the ideas). And it was at the University of Utah which doesn’t ask for much… some kids there barely had information on how to calculate the areas under a curve. I didn’t go somewhere like Cal Tech for research. I was chosen because of the application essays in which I was extremely passionate about science, difficult courses, and connections around the campus (dad’s friends). </p>