<p>according to Amber's blog, 25% of Intel finalists had perfect SAT scores. I believe there's a strong correlation, but as others have said, the research paper is given the most weight.</p>
<p>Good luck, guys. I would say something about how even if you don't get semifinalist it's the scientific spirit and integrity involved that's important, but if I were competeing I would say that was BS, so I won't.</p>
<p>If you're not selected, are you still putting the research on your apps?</p>
<p>dualityim, are you absolutely sure that the media/schools are notified much earlier? I go to school in a small town in New Mexico; they don't even have thier own newspaper let alone TV station. Would they have already been notified, or do the schools get the news earlier that morning?</p>
<p>As you can tell, I'm really nervous/excited/anxious to hear the results.</p>
<p>Schools are told by the press earlier on Wednesday, probably around noon, eastern time. However I don't know if this applies to all areas. I'm speaking from the perspective of a school in NYC suburbs.</p>
<p>Sounds good. Thanks for the info. Good luck once again... 19.5 hours remaining.</p>
<p>In response to the question about sat and grades, I'm sure perfection alone will not allow one to do well in sts. My brother had 1600 sat, 3x800 sat2's, and a perfect gpa, but no semi in sts.</p>
<p>oh wow im suprised the media would be that interestestd in seminfinalists, i would think just finalists....</p>
<p>Mainly local media, county newspapers and such.</p>
<p>My friend *****, who was finalist last year, talked to the judges, who said that they care little about stuff other than the paper. Also, I think Intel STS itself announced that.</p>
<p>Also, my friend had 1510 on the SAT and wasn't even in the top 20% of his class.</p>
<p>Hmm... so the ideal situation would be to work for a reputable local newspaper and be the one to get the press release :)</p>
<p>Oh well, I only had a 1310 on the SATs</p>
<p>(so the more obsessive among us don't have to keep figuring out the time left)</p>
<p>haha thanks flierdeke, that countdown was much needed.</p>
<p>Yes, the press goes wild over finalists. There are just too many semis for it to be THAT huge of a deal. That being said, it is simply AWESOME if you make it!</p>
<p>Today I actually met one of last year's finalists, Abigail Fraeman. I'm presenting at the American Astronomical Society conference and so is she so I wandered over to her poster session. Very nice girl. She ended up at some school called Yale. Well, there's a "Cyber Cafe" here with wireless access so I guess I know where I'll be tomorrow at 3 PM, on speakerphone with the rest of my school's research students ;)</p>
<p>last year's intel winner david bauer was a senior in my school
if anyone wants to talk to him PM me</p>
<p>I've heard some not-so-good things about him....lol....</p>
<p>I still wonder what the deal with CUNY was...</p>
<p>Still highly unorthodox, even with the laziness factor thrown in (LOL...).</p>
<p>with that hefty $100,000, college fees should hopefully become less of an issue.</p>
<p>I've heard that he wanted to stay near his family (or as it was more kindly put to me, he's a "momma's boy", lol), but this is unconfirmed. What I have heard from very reliable sources (:p) is that he is very arrogant, or at least has showed signs of arrogance since winning Intel.</p>