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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone wrote here about summer research program.

What’s your advice to a kid who got into a top research program (3-5% acceptance rate), but has imposter syndrome?

He applied to this program to get mentorship for the first research project and were honest about it.

The caliber of kids in this program is very high - US Olympiad team members, AIME qualifiers, science Olympiad winners.

Our kid got in because he is from underrepresented state,

However, after interviewing with the professor and talking to alumni he realized it’s a very hands off program. There is actually little to no mentorship. Kids do all the work.

The kid is afraid to be a failure among the “insanely cracked research ppl” and not get any support.

What’s your advice? Should he try anyway?[/quote]

If it's SSP, they worked in teams.  And to be honest, summer programs like SSP don't really ask you to do original research.  The experiments are already designed prior by the organizers, the teams execute the plan, and present the results.

If your DC has nothing better planned, then go and have fun.  [/quote]

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