<p>No actually a lot of professors do take kids in just to perform some simple tasks. I personally know quite a few of my friends who put down “research with college prof” on their resume but didn’t actually do any work except washing beakers. It’s quite common where I live, especially if you’ve got the connections.</p>
<p>@soapio Some of the kids on this forum are insane. It’s good to see a few normal kids.</p>
<p>Astrophysics research requires equipment much more sophisticated than a “beaker.” He would have been trained for weeks if not months to use such equipment. On top of that, if he really mastered all that math and physics (that too in six months while most undergrads take 3 years) then he would get accepted in any university in the world (and anyway, he wouldn’t have to go to university if he has knowledge of a physics BS curriculum already). </p>
<p>@wannabefeynman Bruh some people accept things such as wiping the desk, giving the dude coffee, or fixing the projector as helping out. I’m not the next Newton of my time. I’m just a kid who wants to go farther than my parents and help people out. Ya feel?</p>
<p>@hoihoihoi
Have you read my previous posts? Let’s say I believe that you were selected to wipe desks (I wish I could get a research job like that), what about the special and general relativity classes? It’s okay if you lie here, but universities will usually cross-check if everything in your application matches up with what you actually did - especially astrophysics research. If they find out you lied on the application, they will think you have character-development issues and will likely reject you. If what you said is all true though, and you have mastered math and physics to the equivalent of a BS, apply to graduate school instead.</p>
<p>@wannabefeynman ■■■■ I didn’t do extensive studying in those categories. I attended a few classes and learned new stuff. Has anyone ever told you that you’re extremely annoying? I’m pretty good at math as well (Didn’t do any competitions however which I regret). So it’s not impossible for me to get a superficial outline in those specific maths.</p>
<p>@hoihoihoi
Please refrain from using abusive language. Let me just explain to you how math and science works. You learn the prerequisites in detail and then move on to further subjects. There is absolutely no such thing as a frivolous understanding of any sub-discipline in maths and science. Nonetheless, I have no interest in arguing for you - it’s a waste of my time and yours and hereafter I shall not reply, so there is no need for you to do it either. Good luck at any university you applied to.</p>
<p>I now feel that most of the stuff @hoihoihoi is saying is bs</p>
<p>@wannabefeynman There is such thing as a frivolous understanding of a sub-discipline in maths and science. It’s called dabbling in a subject. I obviously can’t do astrophysics and I doubt @hoihoihoi can either, but it’s possible to understand tidbits of information.</p>
<p>People need to learn when they are being gamed by a sub-par ■■■■■. Shame on you both.</p>
<p>@blueberaptor
That’s called “pop-sci”. A university would not have special and general relativity classes on that. </p>
<p>@foolish
I knew from the first time that he mentioned astrophysics research that hoihoihoi was lying, </p>