Hi! Is anyone else participating in MIT INSPIRE 2017? I’ve submitted the Intent to Participate form twice but I haven’t gotten my project ID, and no one replied when I reached out via the contact form and email.
I have not received my project ID either
Did anyone receive it?? I totally messed up the dates and sent in my Intent to Participate form on December 1, so I’m hoping they’ll still accept it…
Now that the deadline has passed, how many people do you guys think submitted to the competition? To those who submitted how long were your reports and what categories?
Any idea when we’re hearing back?
They said late February.
I’m a finalist! Was anyone else here selected?
@writergirl0316 Congratulations! I’m a finalist as well. Which category does your paper fit into? You haven’t received an email with the next steps for finalists yet, right?
I’m a literature finalist. No, I haven’t received an email! 
@lilylilyshah
Awesome @writergirl0316 !!! I’m actually a literature finalist as well (Grace Sewell)! I can’t wait to meet you (hopefully) at MIT! 
I’m Shannon! See you there. @lilylilyshah
Hey you two!!! I’m a finalist in the Philosophy category. It’s really small this year unfortunately. Hope to see you guys there!
@IrisShadow Haha, but then there’s less competition for you re: the category prize!
@lilylilyshah I’m having trouble finding a topic, how did you guys brainstorm? @IrisShadow @writergirl0316
@mgupta123 My essay was a project for class, so it fit in well with what I was doing academically. I think that investigating and asking questions about your interests is the best way to go. Good luck!