Any ideas other than mid-June of when the Summer Bridge programs starts this year if accepted?
I heard from Elaine that it starts on June 12th and ends on July 27th.
who is Elaine?
She’s the admissions lady I think? or maybe recruiting? I sent her (Elaine Barsness) an email asking so that I would know when to plan my grad party for in case I got in.
Has PSU sent invitations for their Millennium Scholar weekend? Getting late and we haven’t heard a “yes” or a “no”.
My daughter said she initially got a “no” by email but yesterday 2/15/17 she got an email saying she was invited. Considering only 100 students are invited I’m surprised she was selected. She does well in school but hasn’t taken any AP classes at all. I think she just applied for any scholarships she could.
We went to the interview weekend and this would be a great opportunity for some, but most definitely not others. While they say it is merit based, they said they would take all financial aid and grants and pay the difference. So, it definitely favors need based students. The other thing is that unless you pledge that you would like to research and get a PhD, they are not interested in you. They are not interested in future STEM leaders as their website states, they are interested in creating researchers with a PhD. If you have other goals, forget it. They expect you to go directly from undergrad into a PhD program. They even went so far as to say that they would rather have you do research in another field rather than take an internship in your field of industry. It was interesting because they had a PhD panel, and most of them seemed to have contrary views to what the program dictates … take some time, figure out what you are passionate about. This program expects a pledge before they have even started college. The final thing I will say is that the program is extremely controlling. Have to live with those who are in the program for at least 3 years, have to keep a time sheet of your every move, can not use earphones when studying, can not join a fraternity/sorority, etc. Basically, you must obey them which in my mind is contrary to creating a leader. The person who would be in charge of them kept saying “listen to the coach”, “do what the coach says”, “we don’t need 50 quarterbacks, listen to the coach”. I saw a prospective student come in late and she was reprimanded in front of all the faculty, parents, and students and told to move, even though she was sitting with the other candidates. Anyway, this weekend was a turnoff to us, but if you fit their very narrow window of what a STEM leader is, it would be a great opportunity.