<p>wildchartermage: sure, having a rec from an MIT ex-professor might help you get in. The actual work you did, however, was just menial computer tasks (from what I understand). I would be really surprised if your name appeared in any paper. At most, you were probably acknowledged in the poster, which is nice.</p>
<p>As someone who has spent considerable time doing research, I’m a little dismayed that you used your disability to feign interest in a topic when all you really wanted was accolades–having your name on stuff and getting into Harvard/MIT.</p>