Collaborate with your mentor on an idea. If you have an academic mentor, he might be interested in conducting his own research projects. Your ideas may significantly influence his, and you should get credit for it. According to a University of San Diego article "Undergraduate Research Opportunities," asking a mentor for a co-writing title may be a good idea. You can also ask to be mentioned in the acknowledgment section of your mentor's work.
Publish your work in your school's journals. For instance, Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey, has the Aresty Research Center for Undergraduates. It features three journals for publishing undergraduate work, A Posteriori, Dialogues@RU, and World Affairs Review. Colleges typically provide students with student-run outlets for their art, poetry, creative writing and news stories. Check with your English department to find out how to submit to your school's publications.
Find out if your college has a campus-wide symposium, and become involved with it. Students at Stony Brook University, for example, become engaged in the Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URECA). Some students publish their work for the first time in the URECA Collected Abstracts book. They can get credit, get funding and be published through URECA.
Never stop improving your paper until it is finished. Read it, reread it, and write several drafts. According to the University of Notre Dame article "Do Research, Get Published," editors can help polish your work and improve upon your ideas. Listening to their advice can turn you into a stronger writer and more educated person. Trusting their feedback might be necessary, whether you agree with them or not. They determine if your work is to be published, which means you must get them to like it.