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   Bela Lugosi's Dad (jimbob@aus.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 17:40:59 JST Bela Lugosi's Dad

   As a journal editor I've become aware that it is becoming a *thing* in the US for high school students to be recommended to *have already published a scientific paper* so it can be cited when applying for college.

   This is insane.

   I'm aware of, including some young people I personally know, of high-achieving high schoolers doing internships with scientists over a summer and writing a paper, and that's awesome.

   But telling kids it's a requirement, that it's something they need to aim for or they are going to mess up getting into college? No way. Stop that.

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     kuteboiCoder (kuteboicoder@subs4social.xyz)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 18:56:36 JST kuteboiCoder

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     @jimbob@aus.social
     
     You think you know better than this guy? I bought you've never even made a billion dollars.