does anyone have any resources they used for self-studying ap's during the school year? i plan to take ap calc bc next year (through uc scout, mainly), but I was wondering if there were any other websites/textbooks you guys recommend?

Momentum: It is very difficult to build up real momentum within each session using the pomodoro technique. You get to work for 25 minutes and then stop. You get 5 minutes and then have to start again. That break is doing nothing but killing your momentum and taking you out of focus early. You might feel like you need it, but don’t confuse willpower with fatigue. I used to use the pomodoro technique, and I genuinely felt like I need a break that often. Turns out, I just didn’t have the willpower to push though. You’re capable of focusing for hours at a time, so stopping after 25 minutes is inefficient as a lot of energy is spent just to get into focus. Depth: You can not get into the deepest states of focus possible unless you’re doing deep work. These are 60-120 minute sessions. You can go for longer, but throughout the entire day its most efficient to go for around 90 minutes at a time. I have personally done my fastest, highest quality work after the first 30 minutes. When you spend long enough on a task, your brian takes it seriously and works at a higher level. Efficiency: 5 minute breaks are not enough in my opinion. Even though you aren’t working at a high level of focus with pomodoro, you will still tire eventually. When this happens, I think you need at least 15 minutes of rest. In the early stages it just interrupts focus, but after 5/ 6 it’s not even enough. I have made far greater progress doing 90 minute sessions, and I actually enjoy my breaks because they last 30-60 minutes. It is amazing what you can accomplish in 90 minutes when you allow your mind to fully commit to a task. Consistency: Has anyone actually got a lot done with pomodoro, every single day for months in a row? I could personally never stay consistent. When you only have a 5 minute break, you’re setting yourself up for failure. It’s really hard to start again after only 5 minutes, so I found myself often taking more like 15 minute breaks. And they weren’t deserved because I barely got any work done in the 25 minutes. And a lot of the time these would turn into breaks that lasted hours. After a deep work session you can take a break for as long as you feel you need without guilt, because you know you got a huge amount done in the 90 minutes.

There are several routes to "publish" a research paper. 1. Journal These are peer-reviewed publishers that will feature a set of articles in each edition or issue of their journal. Be sure to make sure the journal you publish in is not a "scam" (some organizations have low quality journals that recruit hundreds of authors each month and charge hefty article processing fees) by checking the list of predatory journals by Beall and ensuring the journal is established/at least somewhat credible. 2. Preprint There are online preprint servers such as Arxiv, Medrxiv, Biorxiv, Techrxiv, etc. that allow you to share your work before the peer review process. The point of this is to create "open science" (anyone can access article without paying) and for people to share high impact research so that others can refer to it before, let's say, a 1 year publication time. 3. Conferences There are "symposiums" and "conferences" that invite groups of researchers around a focus area to present their work. Sometimes, these conferences involve poster presentations. Other times, however, abstracts and/or papers are published through the conference. These are generally less rigorous than journals, however, there are many exceptions. In fact, in AI/ML research, certain conferences can often be more prestigious than top journals! 4. You don't This is completely okay for students! Oftentimes, your first research paper is not going to be good (my first was in 6th grade and it certainly wasn't) and shouldn't be put out online forever. Don't worry - start working on the next project :-) I hope this quick breakdown is helpful to some research newbies here!

Hey, my name is Rishab. I'm a student at Harvard College studying Neuroscience. I am most interested in Neuro x AI, and do research at Massachusetts General Hospital. I started coding when I was 6-years-old, making Android apps with my elder brother. When I was 13, I created a deep learning tool for segmenting the pancreas from CT and MRI scans, and was named one of TIME's 25 Most Influential Teens and America's Top Young Scientist. During COVID, as a freshman in high school, I made a Discord bot that reached 3M users, which taught me about product design and marketing. In my junior year, I started working on ICOR, which won Regeneron's Young Scientist Award at the International Science and Engineering Fair and was my first research publication. As a freshman at harvard, I am currently building ICOR further, and have also been involved in the education space, introducing research to young students. I am the chair of the International Research Olympiad — which reached over 3,000 students in its first year, and founder of the Qurios Institute — which help teaches research to young students. The Qurios team is currently building sciencefair.io under my guidance to help cultivate youth to get involved in science research through projects. Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rishab-jain-k Who's next? Share below!!!