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[quote=Anonymous]Parents of kids who did research: Of course AOs are brilliant and capable of separating the wheat from the chaff! Reality: A STEM-majoring kid listed on Common App a science/math EC that reads "Presented at a regional science fair a research poster entitled 'Apparatus for Validating the Moisturity of Hydroxic Acid in Polyethylene Terephthalate at 298.15 Kelvin.'" Sounds super impressive, the two AOs reviewing the application nodded, preparing to give the kid a 10 out of 10. Only if they know that this is just a fancy way of saying 'Method for showing that water inside a plastic bottle at room temperature is wet.' It is VERY easy to fool AOs, unfortunately. Not trained Not knowing what the scientific terms mean, AOs are super-impressed with the [/quote]
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