Comment by latexr

> It is impressive because it is rare for an undergraduate to make a discovery.

Is it? Looks like every other science story of this nature is “high school student did X”, “student at university Y discovered Z”. Perhaps they are the minority, but I still feel they happen often enough that it’s not really deserving of the always mentioning that.

> It’s not disillusionment with the educational system; that seems pretty politically charged.

Any political charged statement you read there is 100% in your head. Maybe in the USA such a simple statement could be politically charged, but where I live everyone would look at you like you had just lost the plot if you suggested that response.

> So, it’s not some grand reason or indictment of society.

Again, neither was I suggesting it was, merely postulating any hypothesis that could make sense.

> In the end, it is just plainly uncommon.

Doesn’t seem uncommon enough for me to warrant the frequent emphasis, but thank you anyway for taking the time to reply.