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04-14-2005, 11:19 AM
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#46 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Santa Monica, CA
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| I got an acceptance e-mail from YESS, just in case their first letter got lost in the mail. I have until April 29 to respond. | 
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04-14-2005, 11:41 AM
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#47 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Silicon Valley, CA
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| Congratulations QueenDee! Was there any interview process involved or is YESS based strictly on the application packet submitted? Did they give you any idea as to how many students applied this year? | |
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04-14-2005, 12:26 PM
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#48 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Santa Monica, CA
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| No interview. I don't know how many applied but only 30 will be in the program. The letter did say that the number and quality of applicants this year far exceeded previous years. | |
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04-14-2005, 04:11 PM
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#49 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ft laud, fl
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| congrats queendee!
i got rejected but i was planning on going to nasasharp anyway. oh well. | |
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04-14-2005, 04:34 PM
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#50 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Santa Monica, CA
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| Have you heard from NasaSharp Wishful? | |
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04-14-2005, 05:11 PM
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#51 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ft laud, fl
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| yes, i got in =) i'm a happy camper -- goin to new mexico! | |
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04-18-2005, 06:13 PM
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#52 | | Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
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| I got rejected but i was planning on doing research at MIT anyway | |
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05-05-2005, 09:54 PM
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#53 | | New Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Threads: 5
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| None of my friend and teacher in school talked about the summer program in colleges.....I am glad I found this board and website, I believe all the deadlines for summer programs are all passed. I plan to go to Caltech in the future, and just found out the YESS program. Next year, as a junior, I'll try to apply to YESS since I live in Hacienda Heights. Nice to meet you all, I've got a lot of informations in here! | |
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05-06-2005, 05:16 PM
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#54 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ft laud, fl
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| good luck to you nano, i hope you get in =) work hard this year | |
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05-07-2005, 06:07 PM
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#55 | | New Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
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| Thank you wishful_thinker  | |
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08-08-2005, 04:30 PM
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#56 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
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| how prestigious is YESS? | |
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08-08-2005, 04:49 PM
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#57 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Santa Monica, CA
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| Is prestige quantifiable? All I can say is that it does help getting into Caltech. And it probably helps your chances with other schools too. The YESS staff will go the extra mile and then some to write recommendations for you. | |
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08-09-2005, 11:19 AM
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#58 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Threads: 164
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| Is YESS like the Caltech version of RSI?
Also, please rank these: YESS, RSI, NASASharp, SSP | |
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08-09-2005, 04:40 PM
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#59 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Palo Alto, CA
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| RSI (MIT or Caltech) > SSP ~=~ NASASharp > YESS, in terms of academic prestige.
There is already a Caltech version of RSI (called RSI), which was on hiatus for a year but will probably be coming back next year.
YESS is an exact analogue of MITES, MIT's minority program. Neither program is academically all that impressive, but both are excellent for exposing people to advanced math/science. | |
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08-09-2005, 07:38 PM
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#60 | | Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
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| really? i'd say it would go:
RSI>NASA SHARP> YESS> SSP
NASA SHARP is WAYYY more prestigious than SSP.
Just look at the evidence. NASA SHARP admits less than 10% of their applicant pool. SSP admits about 33%.
YESS may not be very challenging, but if you do attend it, the program will do a lot for you in terms of college admissions. | |
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