<p>Hi!!! I'm currently a freshman in HS with my eyes set on MIT. I love math and science (with an emphasis in physics). My trouble is expressing it. My school offers an AcaDeca Club(academic decathlon), several math and science AP's, and a physics club. All of which I am either doing or planning to. I will also be doing music related activities(second passion). Yet, as I look at the apps of accepted students who have either been in a large science competition (Intel, Siemens)or some research project, making me feel heavily outmatched. While I go to a good high school I still don't have info or resources on these areas and I would be grateful with information on how someone would go about doing these things.</p>
<p>If you are interested in doing research, I’d suggest looking into summer programs geared toward high school students. Alternatively, you can independently contact professors at local universities doing research you are interested in and try to arrange an internship that way.</p>
<p>If you didn’t want to do research (many applicants/admits have not), that’s fine too. You can take a summer course in math/physics, etc.</p>
<p>You can start with math/physics competitions in your sophomore year, no problem. Check out AoPS for a listing of all kinds of competitions.
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<p>If your school doesn’t offer them, some can be done online or at other local high schools or math clubs (if you have access).</p>
<p>You can also approach professors at local colleges to do research or audit classes and certainly, there are online classes, both free like MIT OCW, or expensive, like EPGY, that you could take in math and science.</p>