Engineering 2nd Place Grand Prize in H.S....and then graduated with honors from college (Boston University)...can't be considered reasonable.

btw, here is an AI summary of the qualifications for judges in the Intel Science & Engineering Contest...
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AI Overview

Winners of the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)—formerly sponsored by Intel—are decided by a panel of PhD-level experts, researchers, and industry professionals in specific scientific and engineering fields. [1, 2]
These judging panels evaluate thousands of student projects. The judges fall into two main categories:

1. Grand Award Judges
These are the primary judges who determine the official place awards (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place) in various scientific disciplines. [1, 2, 3]
• Qualifications: They must hold a doctorate (Ph.D., M.D., D.V.M., etc.) or have at least six years of professional experience in their scientific discipline.
• Who they are: They include university faculty, industrial scientists, medical researchers, and postdoctoral fellows.
• What they evaluate: They assess projects based on research creativity, scientific thought/engineering goals, thoroughness, skill, and clarity. [1, 2, 3, 4]
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You can certainly object to AOC's policies...but you can't call her unintelligent, or a "Bird Brain"...the evidence does not support you, or anyone else who tries to denigrate her on that basis. Try being objective and honest in our debates...and less fearful of sharing your own credentials.