I don't handle rejections very well

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nah i will get certificate for paprticipation thta it for me. I will change my topic for next presentation

Try to find out what topic they're interested in unless they assign a specific topic next time.

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all awards papers are graded and prize is given to 1 2 and 3

while with free paper you just get certificate for participation

the old participation award lol

then maybe compare your paper to the papers that got 1 2 3 prizes??? see what they did that was better (in the judges opinions)