<p>I'm a rising senior and I'm currently doing research with the intent to enter the Intel and Siemens competition in the fall. I have been lucky with the topics that I have done research on; My topic is very relevant and important, and I have a good chance of being able to gather some very appealing results.</p>
<p>That said, I want to maximize my chances in both of these competitions. I love research dearly, and scoring well in Siemens/Intel is just the cherry on top! So if there are any past/current participants, I would greatly appreciate it if you could pass on any tips or things to do in the applications that might help me out. </p>
<p>Well, to be frank, the number of people successful at intel/siemmens/ists is very few. There aren’t very many in a position available to help you.</p>
<p>But I’m also planning to enter intel, so any advice would be appreciated, heh.</p>
<p>Well, I have no reason to limit myself to those who have been successful - in fact, it would be foolish of me to do so. Hindsight is 20/20. Would there be anyone who has competed in STS or Siemens that would have any advice to pass on to us?</p>
<p>(yeah I meant STS sorry for not clarifying)</p>
<p>I did siemens…didn’t qualify though, so I can’t be much help there. All I can say is, don’t wait until two days before the deadline to send it in like I did.</p>
<p>I plan on doing one of the competitions( or both) in a couple of years. I think the research has to be done in a lab, or at school, if your school has a profession lab. I’ve started brainstorming and reading a few books that are relevant to my topic. I chose my topic by finding what branch I like the most in science. For ex., I really like biology, so I’m going to do something with biology. Then I thought about what intrigues me most about biology and it was cells, marine life and plants (kinda all over the board lol). It also helped me to think about what our society needs.</p>
<p>Well, I already have a project. I wanted tips on say, things to make sure you highlight in the paper, or things that the judges really appreciate. Basically stuff that would maximize my chances with the project I already have.</p>
<p>^Sorry if I didn’t make it clear, but I was replying to Purpledino. If you want to maximize your chance, pretend you’re explaining your project to a kindergartener with no patience and that has absolutely no idea what your project is about. What would you include to get the information across without boring them?</p>
<p>There’s actually a book written by ISEF/STS/Siemens winners out there. Google that or go to the intel science site, the name should be there. You can buy it for kindle devices for around 9 bucks.</p>
<p>Hey guys! I’m interested as well… I’m currently doing research but haven’t written my paper yet. What should I be doing now? (this is with no intent to hijack your thread - I thought it might be a relevant question)</p>
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