Advice about SSP (Summer Science Program) in Astrophysics

SchoolForCrusoes82
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:45:46 +0000

We did not know either and her school also does not have a research program, that’s why she went for CSHL even if we live quite far away. The CSHL researchers were young, enthusiastic, and overall wonderful people. It was a lot to juggle and she did not organize her writing in time for Regeneron, but she made it to a “real” journal, not high school level, which will help her get an internship as undergrad. All PIs wrote letters of rec for the kids and that was a rather cool thing. There were three kids that made it to Regeneron. Two of them from private schools, though.
Some internships were more computer science/ data analysis oriented and the kids did not really spend time in the lab. Her was a lot of lab work and she had to be there.

The advice she received was to take coursework directly at the university not double enrollment or online math/physics classes.