How to Conduct Research and Publish a Paper in High School
Turn an idea into a research project, publication, competition entry, or passion project.
Research is one of the most powerful ways for students to stand out in college admissions. Join Coach Jo to learn the exact roadmap — from choosing a topic to publishing a paper — while still in high school.
Where Our Students Have Landed
Our students have earned admission to:
…and many more, including UCLA, UNC Chapel Hill, UVA, UT Austin, Texas A&M, Purdue, and top BS/MD programs.
Inside This Free Training
A focused walk-through of how high schoolers actually get into labs, write real papers, and turn it into admissions leverage.
Choose Your Research Topic
How to pick a topic that's aligned with your interests, strengths, and long-term college goals.
Find Mentors & Opportunities
How to identify professors, labs, and research programs — and reach out as a high schooler.
Run a Literature Review
How to read the field, synthesize prior work, and frame your contribution.
Design & Collect Data
How to scope a study you can actually run, and collect data with rigor.
Write, Publish & Present
How to draft a paper, navigate peer review, and present at conferences.
Leverage It for Admissions
How to convert research into wins for college apps, scholarships, competitions, and passion projects.
What Research Unlocks for Your Student
Five outcomes that move the needle when admissions committees, scholarship boards, and competition judges see your student's profile.
Think Beyond the Classroom
Research shows colleges that a student can reason, investigate, and create well past the assigned curriculum.
Build a Clear Academic Spike
It helps students build a clear academic and career-focused "spike" around their interests.
Earn Publications & Presentations
It can lead to publications and presentations that go onto the resume — and the Common App.
Open Doors to Competitions & Awards
It opens doors to competitions, internships, and recognition that compound year over year.
Stand Out in the Applicant Pool
It helps students stand out in a crowded pool where strong grades and test scores are now table stakes.
Strengthen Top-Tier Applications
It strengthens applications to scholarships, honors colleges, BS/MD programs, Ivies, and other highly selective universities.
Meet Coach Jo — Your Strategist
Coach Jo built Gifted Gabber to architect strategic differentiation in a hyper-competitive admissions market. Not generic counseling. Not motivation. Strategy. Her students have earned admission to Harvard, Cornell, Stanford, MIT, and accelerated BS/MD programs — collectively winning more than $15 million in merit aid and scholarships, including full rides to honors programs.
She works with serious BS/MD candidates, Ivy aspirants, and high-potential students whose profile is not yet perfect. The framework — narrative spike, research backbone, custom college list — is designed for the kid in front of her, not a template.
Complimentary Research Consultation
Every family attending the webinar will be eligible for a free consultation to discuss:
- Research interests
- Topic selection
- Publication opportunities
- Competitions and conferences