<p>^ If possible do both. Maybe explain how a particular really technical question interests you and its implications for the wider field.</p>
<p>I’m not a Clarkie but I was in Texas for six weeks last summer. It is extremely hot, but it’s a dry heat so you get used to it more easily. Every single day was in the mid to high 90s, and probably once a week there was a 100+ day. One day it was 110, I think. It usually drops to the low 80s at night.</p>
<p>The program sounds really good and especially from the testimonies from alums, it sounds even better! In addition, the money part of it is great too=). But I have one problem: it starts June 21 and school doesn’t end until June 26=(. This problem is preventing me from applying to a lot of summer programs, which totally sucks. That’s why living in New York sucks so much.</p>
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<p>Yeah, pretty much, although of course it’s hard to gauge how prestigious summer programs are.</p>
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<p>Haha, I applied to all of those two.
- It did get pretty hot (around 90 most days). I’m from Michigan, but I didn’t find it intolerable. Actually, most days were pretty nice because it’s dry and windy. There were also a number of days when it was cooler than my hometown, which I found odd. We also got more rain than I expected - when it rains in Lubbock, it pours! And like wombatsoup wrote, it gets much cooler at night - around 70ish.
- As HitMan says, do both. It’s definitely very important in both your narrative and research interest statement to convey your enthusiasm and motivation. However, it wouldn’t hurt to show that you know what you’re talking about! I would advise against getting too specific, because that might limit their ability to match you with a mentor. Being specific in indicating the types of problems you would like to work on would be helpful. I described how I wanted to explore the possibility of testing the Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and phenotypic plasticity in plants. Obviously, I didn’t get that, but they put me in another evolutionary bio project that I loved. You don’t need to get super-technical, either - just get as technical as you feel you need to. :P</p>
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<p>Try emailing Dr. San Francisco. They might be a little flexible. One girl this year left for three or four days and came back later at an early point in the program.</p>
<p>Mmmh, I don’t think Clark Scholars has much prestige simply because it’s so lesser-known (a good thing for applicants, especially with the stipend). But really, prestige shouldn’t be more than a very minor factor in choosing a summer program.</p>
<p>It’s certainly not at the RSI/TASP level, but it’s more comparable to SSP or those programs that are in the 2nd tier of prestige.</p>
<p>It is true it’s less well-known to students, though. I think of prestige more from a college viewpoint…</p>
<p>Bump! (10char)</p>
<p>i couldn’t care less about prestige… it seems like such a fun program! unfortunately i do need a safety… would the BU internship be OK? or would I want another safety for my safety? 
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<p>worst case scenario I’m doing research in a local university anyways. It’ll just be more fun if I’m researching with people researching other stuff haha :)</p>
<p>hey proletariat2, I’m genuinely interested in participating in this program but I really have no research experience at all nor do I have great stats. My PSATs this year were 210 and I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that the average median score for Clarks was around 220-230? I was reading through this thread and people have mentioned that all you need to show is a really genuine interest in the field your researching in but I mean, how great will that factor carry you through admissions?
I only have 2 complete ap classes/tests from sophomore year, I’m currently a Junior taking 4 APs. My SAT scores are relatively decent (2290) but I got a 710 on math and I want to apply for a science field. I also have absolutely no science research related activities. I’m in a few clubs and I DO have extra curriculars but nothing outstanding that shows I’m really all that interested in science research. Do I still have a chance at Clarks Scholars?</p>
<p>^Honestly, I don’t know. Because there’s such a small sample size for the PSAT data, it varies a lot; this year, the mean was 230, but last year, it was 214. I don’t really know what your chances are, but I would definitely advise you to apply!</p>
<p>^^If 2290 is “relatively decent,” I guess my chances aren’t as good…How is that not above decent!!!</p>
<p>Okay, so I’m still concerned with how much detail to go into. Like…I was thinking of doing something with english (non-science, yay!), should I specify specific authors or movements or genres or influences?? Or just talk about the field in general?</p>
<p>2290 is above mine, so…yeah.</p>
<p>^Ummm…I don’t really know. I would advise you be specific, so if you’re really interested in researching specific authors and movements, so that. But if you are interested in a theme (say, the woman-as-temptress archetype or the emergence of the middle class), a trend (like the decline of the epic poem), or a technique (for example, alliterative verse), you could do stuff like that, too. Write about whatever you want to research! But if you aren’t specific, you may get placed in a topic you don’t like. (Then again, being too specific means that unless there’s a professor who is doing research specifically in that field, they may have trouble finding an appropriate mentor.)</p>
<p>Try looking here for ideas, but don’t feel limited by this! English research usually doesn’t require specific equipment besides books and stuff, I would think.
<a href=“http://www.english.ttu.edu/faculty_profiles/faculty_profiles_bookshelf.asp[/url]”>http://www.english.ttu.edu/faculty_profiles/faculty_profiles_bookshelf.asp</a></p>
<p>i was reading through the thread and dude didn’t you get like perfect on the ACT??? that is over my score if you convert ACT to SAT xP
@chocolate banana i guess I’m fine with my scores but I did score sort of low on math and I want to get into science and that’s a problem</p>
<p>Yeah, if you convert from ACT it is, I guess, but my SAT score was 2280.
I got my ACT score AFTER I mailed my app, though.
And don’t worry, I don’t think standardized tests are of huge importance.</p>
<p>Apply to Clark!</p>
<p>How quantitative is their admission? I only scored a 219 on my PSAT (because I didn’t study any). Should I bother applying? And if I should, should I note in my application I didn’t study or would that sound too whiny?</p>
<p>^No, that sounds whiny to me, and not very quantitative as far as I know, so apply!</p>
<p>How important are PSAT scores…and I haven’t taken the SAT or ACT yet and got a 219 on the psat do I still have a chance…or is there an immense weightage on the test scores???</p>
<p>ooh and the activities section dowe just put down activities and positions or can we include acomplishments within the thing (ex. Mathclub…places)</p>
<p>^^I already answered your question in the post above yours.
^Accomplishments too!</p>