<p>I'm a sophomoreee and I recently found out about Siemens (from college confidential lol). I kind of want to enter, but I'd like to enter by my junior year so it actually like...counts. But like I know the Siemens projects are intense, so do I not really have a chance since I didn't start in my freshman year??</p>
<p>Tanks :D</p>
<p>Wait I just saw somewhere that only seniors can enter. So, uh clearly I know nothing about this.
Still, same question, is it kind of late to start like summer before my junior year?
And when do you enter/find out results and such??</p>
<p>well it’s not to late to start summer before junior year. it might even be pretty early, idk
you can always enter ISEF that’s grades 9-12</p>
<p>I started the summer before my junior year. I was a semifinalist this year (I’m currently a Junior).</p>
<p>I’m a junior right now and I was interested in the competition, but I don’t have any contact with college professors, much less sophisticated lab equipment. Does anyone know if your mentor has to be a professor and if you have to do your research at a university/college?</p>
<p>No, your mentor can be anyone - but realistically most successful projects have a strong mentor and are fairly advanced projects. You can e-mail professors in your field of interest at your local college and you might be surprised at how willing they are to help you if you are really committed.</p>
<p>is it too late to be starting the summer before my senior year? You think it would be possible to do it in 3 months?</p>
<p>is it too late to be starting the summer before my senior year? You think it would be possible to do it in 3 months?</p>
<p>I know there’s been a lot of questions related to this, but I couldn’t find any real definitive answer. </p>
<p>How “independent” does your research actually have to be in order to enter? For example, if you contact a local prof and get research with them, I doubt they’ll give an independent project… could you just use the research you did with them, though you didn’t come up with the hypothesis, instructions, etc?</p>
<p>I was a siemens semi-finalist (I got the gift bag, but didn’t move on to the next round) this year. I have been doing research since summer before freshman year. I am currently finishing up my junior year. I know one kid who did about 8 weeks of research and won, and one kid who did 2 years worth of research and won. You can enter in grades 9-12 if you are in a team. It is a seniors only competition for individuals. There’s no verification of any knowledge as long as your research mentor says you are competent. Unless you become a finalist (like 100+ people in the country?), you never need to verify any actual knowledge of your research or how it was conducted.</p>
<p>Padding your research would only cause disqualification. It is better to stick to your research and present it in a good way that makes them choose you.</p>