<p>my counselor was jacob temme, RSI 02, and my paper was done at Harvard Dental School-Forsyth Institute on "Bone Morphogenetic Protein-3 Regulation on Cartilage Formation in Developing Chick Limb Bud" Improved on a cell signaling model which accurately portrayed the expression. published by the end of 2005 :)</p>
<p>I did my project at forsyth too-- :)</p>
<p>Are you going to Siemens Regionals at MIT tomorrow? If so I'll see you there.</p>
<p>Are the regionals @ MIT? I didn't know that <em>and I live here</em> ! Wow, I feel stupid! Where on campus are they held?</p>
<p>who were your mentors at forsyth?</p>
<p>lol ecliptic, New England regionals. here's the sched, but u needed to RSVP by oct 25.</p>
<p>Friday Nov, 5th:
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Viewing & Reception with Hors D'oeuvres
Killian Hall Building 14W-111
First Floor</p>
<p>Saturday, Nov. 6th:
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Dinner/Awards Ceremony
Morss hall, Walker Memorial</p>
<p>Then Student/Alumni social @ Marriott afterwards ( :-DD )</p>
<p>I didn't get a chance to enter Siemens because my paper wasnt like done. But its done now...paper is titled "A Numerical Design Simulation of a Novel Notched Airfoil" and no, I didnt attend RSI, did my research at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. I am entering almost all major competitions after Siemens, such as the Intel, ISEF, and stuff. but other than that ...my grades are great and extracurricular activities are many...</p>
<p>SAT I: 730 M, 620 V (this is below MIT's range...although i know ppl still get in with scores < 1400).
SAT II: took em this Saturday (Nov. 6)
(Predicted)
MATH IIC: 790-800
Physics: prolly > 700
Writing: not really sure
Hoping for the best =)</p>
<p>hmm... I want to do a research as well but how did u come up with the idea in the first place? I tried going to google and typed "research titles" but wasnt very successful at it. and how did u get the research insititute to allow you to do your research?</p>
<p>i plan to enter Intel and Siemens but my knowledge in science is complete crap. I'm a complete newb in bio (I struggle to memorise the different parts of plants) but I think i'm okay in physics. But most researches are done in relation to biology topics arent they? I want to do a paper related to math (i have a great passion for it) but getting a topic is pretty tough!</p>
<p>I thought the deadlines for entering Siemens, Intel STS, and ISEF were all passed (for this year). If I'm wrong, PLEASE correct me in detail, because I have a paper that I didn't finish in time for any of them. It's kind of frustrating that the entering deadlines are all in the fall. </p>
<p>What serious research contests are there besides those three? Are there any?</p>
<p>Siemens and STS are gone, but (at least thats how I do it) to get into ISEF, you have to participate in your local science fairs, so check the deadlines for those, you might still have time... Oh, and there is this "Davidson Fellows" contest, you may want to check that one.</p>
<p>tlkqf2002,
It took a while for me to settle on a research topic. I didnt get it just by searching for it on Google. I talked to scientists and searched through journal articles in different fields until I found one. It takes a while. I started my research project when in my sophomore year and it took one year just to find an interesting area of research.
As for doing your research...idk....i guess its a long process...you have to develop some good contacts with people and take the first step in introducing yourself to them. Let them know that you are interested in them and would very much like to work with them...but other than that...research is not a simple task..u just dont go to google and type in "research titles" and hope that you'll get something good. It will give u like a million pgs. Its good for starters but you have to go further..which grade are u in anyway ???</p>
<p>yeah,
I think for ISEF, you have to enter local fairs. but i dont think its required that you directly enter local fairs. You can directly send all the forms to ISEF...i think it says that somewhere in one of the entry rules.. somebody check the website and let me know...</p>
<p>"you have to develop some good contacts with people and take the first step in introducing yourself to them. Let them know that you are interested in them and would very much like to work with them."</p>
<p>bingo!</p>
<p>hey, thanx for the reply. I'm currently in my sohpmore year. I have an immensely big passion for math and I think I'm quite good at it too (lol!) If I had to conduct a research, I would most definately want it to be on a math related topic, but the vast majority of semi-finalists or winners of competitions seem to have based their topics on biology related areas.</p>
<p>"you have to develop some good contacts with people and take the first step in introducing yourself to them. Let them know that you are interested in them and would very much like to work with them."</p>
<p>I completely agree with you. But unfortunately, I live in a rural city of FL and it will be rather hard for me to do a research...</p>
<p>I'm considering to do a topic in relation to combination of physics and maths. I'm reading this very interesting book about fractals, and its realli unique! </p>
<p>Btw, does it take MIT technology based research to be a semi finalist of Intel? How long does it usually take for fully write a report?</p>
<p>ok, tlkqf2002,
Let me give you a direction to point u in. If you really wanna make an impression, i'd say you apply to the Research Science Institute (RSI), held every year at MIT and Caltech. I heard its a really cool program, but very tough to get into. It was too late by the time i realized that it was even there. Visit <a href="http://www.cee.org%5B/url%5D">www.cee.org</a>, the program is for no charge, except for the app. fee, which is like $25. But you gotta have pretty good SAT(or PSAT) scores. IF you do and you're like in the top 5% of your school( or sumthing like that), then consider applying. RSI is one of the best places to get your research project started under scientists and engineers and MATHEMATICIANS.</p>
<p>if you want to know about RSI, go inside the high school forum and search for "Research Science Institute 2005"</p>
<p>I thought of RSI be4, but I doubted that I'll get in. My GPA is only 3.7 and I think its like top 10%. I didnt take any PSAT or SAT yet (I live in the UK now and planning to goto the US next jan). I think I'll aim to apply during my junior year. I'll go check out the forum and see what it takes to get in :D.</p>
<p>"research research research!! and passion as well as brilliant essays..."</p>
<p>this was my conclusion. the whole program sounds unbelievably great. completely free with the cream of the cream teachers and facilities! its a complete ownage program!</p>
<p>I heard that the RSI program quota by states... does that mean I'll have a comparatively larger chance than those who are far more better than me but live in competitive states? (I plan to live in Florida)</p>