Does anybody know anything about this workshop? Is it good? Is it really competitive?
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Young Writers Workshop at Bard College?
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feinstein
Anyone applied to Feinstein/lennox hill hospital?
How is their research program
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I attended the 6-Week UMass Amherst Summer Intensives program 2018 -- and it was amazing.
I haven't really seen many people talking about this fantastic program for some reason, so I decided to share my experience for anyone who isn't sure if they'd like to go or not.
So first. My application. I consider myself to be a pretty good student, but I'm no where near amazing. I even had a B+ (in history) on the report card I sent. I've also never had any research experience prior to this, but my application definitely showed a large interest in STEM. There's definitely competition, but it's not too competitive relative to other research summer programs out there. However, depending on what lab you pick (some are only accepting 2 students, others accepted 14) your competition definitely varies. The professors of each of the labs you are applying to will be reading your application and deciding whether or not they want you in the lab.
Now, if you're close enough to UMass Amherst, you'll probably be making this tough decision: commuter vs. residential. I attended as a commuter student. It saved my family around 3 or 4k. The majority of kids there, though, are residential. If I had to make a rough guess, I'd say in the whole Research Intensives program there were only about 4-5 commuter students. The total amount of kids accepted was around 40 or 50. I found that even as a commuter student I was able to befriend a lot of people, but if you really want to hang out with everyone 24/7 and really form a tight bond, residential might be for you. I still had an awesome experience though.
The environment: the kids that attend are all bright and hardworking. Many of them also come from REALLY good schools (Exeter, Phillips Andover, etc.). These people come from all over the world, which was really an interesting and fun experience for me. There were kids from Spain, England, China, and all over the U.S. They all had different cultural backgrounds and it was fun bonding with them and learning how they grew up in their respective environments.
As for my personal lab experience: I was in a psychology lab. I've heard of other psych students who had to work in a classroom environment, where they were given work to do every day. As for the wet lab kids, I've heard that they got to do very cool things (one of my friends dissected a lot of frogs -- like, an insane amount). So your experience will definitely vary based on what lab you're put into. The one I was placed in was very small and very hands-on, which was perfect for me. We got to work in actual experiments alongside the graduate students (who were just so great, they were extremely funny, patient, and kind with us) and got to collect and analyze our own data. I definitely learned a lot -- about the equipment used, how to work with research participants, and just about the daily lives of grad students in general.
The research poster you make at the end of the program honestly sounds like a huge task but it's not that bad. You're given a long time to work on it, and your graduate students and professor will look after you. I remember being very anxious two weeks before the presentation date, but the few days before it I felt really excited to show what I learned in the past 6 weeks. All of us gathered in this giant space and set up our posters there to present to whoever decided to stop and take a look at our poster.
If you have any questions about my experience, please ask! Even though I was a commuter, I also know a bit about the residential experience from my friends so I might be able to answer any questions about that. This is definitely one of those "hidden" programs out there that not a lot of people seem to know about, but is a highly valuable experience that everyone should definitely look into!
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RPI PREFACE (2019)
I'm hoping someone out there can provide some feedback on experience with the RPI PREFACE summer program.
My daughter has applied and is considering attending this year, but there is so little information about it on the net besides their own website.
I'd love to hear if anyone has experience with PREFACE or has heard anything good/bad about the program.
Thank you for any insight!
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2019 City of Hope / Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy
Hey everyone! Have any of y’all been accepted? I got my email earlier this week and I’m so excited!! Can we make a Facebook group or Groupme or something? Also.. does anyone know what their plan is with housing and transportation? I’m flying in from Texas 😅
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UCSB SERA 2019
I was recently accepted to UCSB SERA for 2019. I was wondering if anybody has participated in the program before, and what the experience was like (was the research done any meaningful?)
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Senate Page Program 2019
Hey guys I just was wondering if any of you have applied for the page program for the summer? Are any of you applying from California?
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Does the Governor's School for Excellence look good to colleges?
I live in a very small state, and I was wondering how good the Governor's School for Excellence looks to colleges.
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LEAD SBI Northwestern 2019
Hi everyone let's start the thread for the 2019 LEAD SBI- Northwestern! I just wanted to connect with all of the Northwestern admits on here before the program started! My insta is @kiratray_
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LaunchX 2019 Summer Program
Have any ED LaunchX summer candidates been asked to interview yet?
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Bank of America Student Leaders 2018
Hey guys, so I'm planning on applying for this but I heard it's nearly impossible to get into with an acceptance rate harder than Harvard. I don't know if I have enough leadership experience and service hours to get in to this but I wanted to make a thread for everyone who's applying for 2018. What have you guys heard about the competition? Do you know if there will be interviews? I'm from the San Francisco bay area, has anyone heard anything about the competitiveness of the markets around here?
Also, if anyone has tips on what they look for in the application (like is it the essays, the letter of recs, or service hours that matter the most), please do send advice!
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Stanford Summer Humanities Institute 2019
Early admission deadline is in four days. Who's applying?
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M&TSI 2019
Hi everyone! I couldn't find a thread for M&TSI 2019 yet, so I decided to make one ! How do you all think you did on your applications?
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Seeking past attendee's of NSLC
I am looking for people who's children may have attended one of these conferences in the past. My daughter is doing Mastering Leadership at Georgetown this summer and I am looking for guidance on the packing and what is needed for them to bring.
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Summer Research Internship at Oxford?
Hi all, I had a quick question about summer programs and weight they might carry for college.
I am a high school junior who plans on applying to several Ivies and top schools, so this summer is very important. I plan on studying neuroscience and economics in college, and I have been conducting research in brain imaging from the past 2.5 years. I have an opportunity to perform independent lab research at Oxford this summer through my research consortium, and I was wondering how much weight this type of foreign internship would carry in college apps?
I would be receive housing/flight funding for this internship, and I think it would be good to be able to do work on the same consortium. However, I’m not sure whether being offered an internship abroad is valuable in any way. I haven’t heard of many people who seem to do this.. I think if I do this internship, I’d likely get a rec from my Oxford PI as well.
Please let me know how this would be seen in college apps this coming year. I’d be really excited to be able to do research in a very different environment and learning different university culture. In addition, I think this would be an alternative to doing study abroad since I could spend 2.5 months in a foreign country.
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USNA Summer STEM 2019
Has anyone received notification of whether or not they made it into the program for this summer? I applied the day it opened and have not received any notification yet; I'm a little on the nervous side. For reference: I'll be a junior next year.
Best of luck to all who applied!
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Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center High School Summer Research Volunteer Program
I am interested in applying for the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center High School Summer Research Volunteer Program this year. Does anybody know how selective it is? Would having connections at the university help? Also, if people that have gotten in could share what the application process is like that would be very helpful. Thank you!
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GWU Medical Laboratory Sciences Summer Immersion Program 2019
I just got accepted into this program but I was wondering if this is a competitive program and if it is worth it
Also if anyone has been to this program in past years, how was it?
here is the link to the program : https://smhs.gwu.edu/medical-laboratory-sciences/programs/summer-immersion-program
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MITES 2019 Acceptance
Anyone else got into MITES 2019? Let's get to know each other!
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LaunchX or LEAD SBI?
Hey all, I was accepted into the LaunchX program at UMichigan and just found out that I also got into the LEAD Summer Business Institute (SBI) at Lehigh University.
Does anyone have ideas on which one is better?
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