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the stories section is really awesome i aspire them

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It gives me conflicting feelings of amazement, jealousy, and depression. Amazed at their ages and accomplishments, jealous of their talent (in a positive way), and depressed at the education system where I live.

Justin Wong - 8 years, 1 month ago

That seems like a pretty just cocktail of emotions to feel:)

As Tim has said, you do have to be proactive and look for opportunities if you are going to stand any chance of receiving them. The sad thing that most of you are aware of, is that for most people on earth--including many people on Brilliant, looking hard for opportunities doesn't mean you will find them. Even if you find the opportunities you dream of, that doesn't mean they will be open to you, even if you deserve them. Not only does this injustice negatively affect under privileged individuals, it hurts societies as a whole by preventing talented people from applying their potential in ways that would benefit others.

Brilliant.org aspires to offer talented people like all of you, the stimulation and challenges they crave and may not get from their conventional school systems. Currently this manifests as a problem solving site, where we hope our math and physics problems force you to think harder, discover new ideas, stay sharp, and push yourself to cultivate your own intellect.

As many of you who have been with us for months know, Brilliant evolves as we build it. We intend to evolve into a global hub of motivated youth. Brilliant will become a place where opportunities can find you, and not leave it up to chance, whether or not you can both find opportunity, and then afford it.

We will keep you posted on our efforts to explore ways to connect all of you with non-internet real world opportunities, both globally and in your home countries. Stay tuned.

Peter Taylor Staff - 8 years, 1 month ago

thanks a lot

superman son - 8 years, 1 month ago

Some of them grew up in the USA. You need to be proactive and look for educational opportunities; not everything will be handed to you on a silver platter.

Tim Ye - 8 years, 1 month ago

but in india scenario is totally different

superman son - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Superman Son – Of Course...I am from India...(Andhra Pradesh-Tirupati).... It is Very Difficult for me to go around in my state for the Interest of Education ....& People cant Afford to stay in any-other Place in my own STATE.......

Let me Give an Example.:- [http://www.tanaglobalsciencefair.com/] In 2012-2013 TANA Global Science Fair Competition.... Some people were selected in my region to Finals and TANA Invited them to Dallas,Texas,USA... the selected students cant afford 90,000 Rupees /person ....(its just Air-Line Charges).. Thus., some Students failed to Attend the TANA organization in Dallas

It is Condition in India... If a Student has Intelligence then he will be poor & Can't afford to Air travel If a student is Average or not Intelligent .. then he will be rich => and the bad thing is ., Talent is not Supported in India., ...thus ., All Countries take out Intelligent poor Indians to their Country for their Country Development and Pride..

I am not saying Countries are stealing Intelligence from India...but... Intelligent people try their level best to Escape from India

Vamsi Krishna Appili - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Vamsi Krishna Appili – poverty is the very thing that,saps intelligence,i strongly disagree with what you said

Beakal Tiliksew - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Vamsi Krishna Appili – right

superman son - 8 years, 1 month ago

Yes, but I was specifically talking about my specific region in the specific city of Oviedo. My school was so poor I couldn't take any AMCs. Any other testing locations were too far for me. Good math education is too expensive for most of the time, whether in the form of people or books. And growing up in the USA is different than living there. You think an active user of this site would be here and not be looking for or wanting educational opportunities? And opportunities can only be taken advantage of to a certain extent, depending on your intelligence and application/devotion. I really feel bad for the people living in India, especially the poorer regions. I'm glad Brilliant is worldwide and amazing and awesome.

Justin Wong - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Justin Wong – yeah...its sad..bt people living in INDIA are very much talented.and have proved themselves olways............:)

and i m proud to b an INDIAN.....:)

A Former Brilliant Member - 8 years, 1 month ago

@A Former Brilliant Member – I'm proud to be a human who keep the Earth.

Yulianto Indra Setiawan - 8 years ago

@Yulianto Indra Setiawan – agreed......:)

A Former Brilliant Member - 8 years ago

@Justin Wong – u are Right

Vamsi Krishna Appili - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Justin Wong – To be honest, Oviedo is just twenty minutes from Orlando, population 250,000+.

Tim Ye - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Tim Ye – Population doesn't directly correlate to education. Take certain African nations and certain Indian regions, for example. AMCs are administrated by schools/universities that give it to their students. There are few such places that offered AMCs this school year to the (qualified) public in Florida, but all were too far away (not in Orlando, either...) for my guardian to take me. Some people are under certain circumstances in which they can't do everything they want. I was just fortunate to be able to participate in certain local math competitions, especially as a middle-school student. To be honest, New York is drastically different from Oviedo.

Justin Wong - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Justin Wong – come on.

everything different, if you can't bring yout city to the central city, why don't you make your city as the center. be the first to develop your place.

Yulianto Indra Setiawan - 8 years ago

right

superman son - 8 years, 1 month ago

yes, but just for a while. stay calm and study effectively.

I like your word. "and depressed at the education system where I live." like me. so tragic.

Yulianto Indra Setiawan - 8 years ago

hey Why are those Stories Good?

Vamsi Krishna Appili - 8 years, 1 month ago

u wont understand

superman son - 8 years, 1 month ago

Explain

Tim Ye - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Tim Ye – those who cannot appreciate the accomplishments of others and not influenced by them and try to improve himself wont understand why the stories motivates us

superman son - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Superman Son – And why can't Vamsi understand?

Tim Ye - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Tim Ye – cuz he is more interested on findin excuses why he cant be like them

superman son - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Superman Son – quotin him any human can do anythin i think he has forgotten that

superman son - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Superman Son – i live in such a place u cant imagine population is hardly 2,500 in the region.in my profile it says kolkata but i live 265 km away from kolkata

superman son - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Superman Son – almost 90% people havent heard of a computer

superman son - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Tim Ye – though i aspire more

superman son - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Superman Son – right

Justin Wong - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Justin Wong – its Right.. and Please remember ..Any human can Do anything

Vamsi Krishna Appili - 8 years, 1 month ago

@Vamsi Krishna Appili – "can" doesn't mean actually act.

Yulianto Indra Setiawan - 8 years ago

i didn't found it anywhere.....where it is?

A Former Brilliant Member - 8 years, 1 month ago

https://brilliant.org/stories/

Lokesh Sharma - 8 years, 1 month ago

thanksss...:)

A Former Brilliant Member - 8 years, 1 month ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$