Ask HN: How to Write a Research Paper Without an Academic Institution?
I recently found out that I am not eligible to apply for the Computer Science masters program in my country at my previous University. (GPA is too low) While disappointing, it is understandable, way too much happened at my uni stay that honestly glad I was just able to graduate.
I took a look at their Masters/PhD programs and under their Research section the topics they consider that is noteworthy for them, I've actually worked on in the past. While I'm not sure how my previous work would compare to what they currently are researching, it does make me interested in a few questions.
1) Can a genuine piece of work or research be used to demonstrate enough knowledge that the GPA requirement no longer matters? I know this is probably a case by case basis, but is it even possible?
2) Can I, without the oversight of any academic institution (here being only Universities, and not Academic Foundations and the like), submit/publish genuine research papers? And to where? Would it be less important than those coming from Universities?
I'm sure there are a few things I over looked when considering if this is even remotely possible. And I'm speaking solely from a Computer Science perspective, I know for a fact Universities would be needed for more involved sciences to ensure that ethics are properly followed.
Thanks for reading. And I'm sorry if this has a simple answer that I'm just not seeing, I am curious about it though.