prestigious summer programs?

Colleges & Universities Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>hiiiiiiiiiiiiii.</p>

<p>Which summer programs are prestigious and count for admissions (esp. to MIT)?</p>

<p>I’m not good at math, so I can’t do any of those math camps that you have to take a qualifying proof quiz for. I’m like on AIME level (i could probably get a 6 or something or if i’m lucky an 8) btw i can’t do proofs for my life!!</p>

<p>i’m okay at science, although I don’t really have any awards besides some regional/state stuff. i don’t really do any research, lol, and i know RSI is awesome/free/very prestigious etc. i def. won’t get in so that’s not a choice</p>

<p>damn.</p>

<p>i’ve already looked at stuff like SSP and the MIT WTC. and of course gov school. i dunno if i’d be able to get in, tho, cuz MIT WTC sounds harder to get in than MIT. which other summer programs are out there that are FREE or pretty selective as to be worthwhile. not the ones where u just have to pay, like NLSC or those that send you advertisements thru the mail. those are just expensive and probably a waste of money</p>

<p>oh, and which program would u think to be the most prestigious? SSP WTC or NJ Gov school?</p>

<p>btw i’m a junior, since i kno most programs are for ur jr year</p>

<p>i <3 mit!!! :):)</p>

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<p>i went to NJ Gov school and it was fricking awesome. Not too familiar with SSP but I know that about 80% of gov school kids get into VERY good schools (HYPSM+other ivies/seven year med programs), and almost everyone goes somewhere good (Still waiting to see how I contribute to that statistic!)</p>

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<p>MIT’s old admissions site used to list a bunch of these programs. Wish I had saved the list somewhere.</p>

<p>I know one of them (beyond the ones you mentioned) was HSHSP, a research program at MSU. Basically, it’s RSI in Michigan with tuition- something a little above 2 thousand sounds familiar. Considering, though, that most programs of comparable length (7 weeks) would be way more expensive, it’s not so bad, and a lot of kids get scholarships. I went and loved every minute of it.</p>

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<p>Here is [the</a> link](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/before/science_fairs_olympiads_etc/index.shtml#summer]the”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/before/science_fairs_olympiads_etc/index.shtml#summer)</p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>Yeah, that’s a solid list, but the old one had more options, I think.</p>

<p>Keep in mind, though, that most of these programs (I’m actually just speaking about RSI and HSHSP, which I have experience with) have acceptance rates sub 10 percent. So plan accordingly.</p>

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<p>Hey I went to MITES this past summer at MIT if you’re a minority I’d say its worth it. The program was probably the best experience I’ve had and we med a lot of professors, admissions officers, students, and even Ms Hockfield (not too mention we lived with th RSI kids…an interesting experience…a bit of a rivalry between us lol). Its a great experience , a bunch of math and sciences course (calculus, physics, bio, chem, biochem, humanites…and the electives: digital design, robotics, and genomics). But the best part is the claim that over 90% of students who attend the program get admitted to MIT or other top schools (Most go to MIT, the others go to mostly Harvard or Stanford or Princeton), and the teachers write recs for you so I’d say that’s pretty prestigious and impressive. On the down side the admissions rate is really really really low :-].</p>

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<p>thanks guyS!!</p>

<p>too bad i only have one summer =P lol
i think i’m going to apply to everything and hope i get into something
i needa do SOMETHING this summer! </p>

<p>ahah</p>

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<p>haha i’m taiwanese, does that count as a minority?
cuz asians are totally over-represented in college</p>

<p>here’s a problem tho. if i want to apply to so many programs, how am i gonna ask my teachers to do like 5 recommendations for me?!? i kno that for college the recs ask the same things. so is it the same for these summer programs</p>

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<p>Hey, hey
try CCIS = if ur from Silicon valley. Thats a program in stanford. Pretty good and prestigious.
There is also SUMaC== math program at Stanford. But you din’t like math do you?? hmm
try EPGY = that summer program in science and music and math. </p>

<p>Or during school yr, you can do online EPGY courses. pretty interesitn
here is da link:</p>

<p>[EPGY</a> Courses](<a href=“http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses/index.html]EPGY”>http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses/index.html)</p>

<p>ya ya, there is EPGY for summer (u gotta go to the campus, and there is online course during school time)</p>

<p>Also, inst tere a summer “things to do” list in Caltech web?? See dat.</p>

<p>PS: Sorry of bad grammar. "^^ I wrote this all in a minute an 10 sec. LOLOLOLOL</p>

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<p>You might look for programs here: [A</a> Guide to High School Programs in Science and Engineering](<a href=“http://tbp-highschool.mit.edu/highschool/]A”>http://tbp-highschool.mit.edu/highschool/)</p>

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<p>I got into Canada/USA Mathcamp (soph year) with relatively shabby performance on math contests (4-5 ish on AIME), and I can’t write rigorous proofs either. But it was a fantastic summer! I wrote my optional essay about it :)</p>

<p>I checked out these for my junior summer:
[High</a> School Internships](<a href=“http://www.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/highschool.htm]High”>http://www.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/highschool.htm)
[A</a> Guide to High School Programs in Science and Engineering](<a href=“http://tbp-highschool.mit.edu/highschool/]A”>http://tbp-highschool.mit.edu/highschool/)</p>

<p>and applied to RSI and WTP. Rejected from RSI very quickly, rejected from WTP for overqualification, and ended up just finding an internship at Stanford, which turned out ok. You could try checking around local universities for internships, there’s always the possibility of getting paid.</p>

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<p>Isn’t there only CCIS for Stanford intern? What does that have to do with math? Isn’t CCIS involving medical stuff? Don;t you have to be in the Silicon Valley to get into Stanford intern?</p>

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<p>seriously chill out. Whatever you do over the summer for summer programs, ask yourself how it will be useful to you 10 years down the road. And I don’t mean in terms of getting you into college. And yes, you most definitely can learn stuff over the summer that will be useful for decades to come (even from your own computer at home, who knew!!!).</p>

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<p>You can occasionally find internships by asking individual professors/researchers; of course, connections help. CCIS is just the only formalized high school internship program, I think.</p>

<p>Narcissa, what subjects are you interested in?</p>

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<p>science. bio and physics. lol, i DO like math, it’s my favorite, i’m just not very good at it :)</p>

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<p>Well, maybe not that extreme. I’m pretty sure I’ve forgotten the Abstract Algebra that I learned at Mathcamp 4 summers ago.</p>

<p>Don’t go to a summer program just because you want to get into MIT. Going to a summer program is not a guarantee of admission, and if you end up hating your summer, wouldn’t it be a bit too tortuous to put yourself through 6 weeks of pain and may still end up not getting accepted?</p>

<p>If you like math, consider Canada/USA Mathcamp or PROMYS.</p>

<p>I went to Mathcamp my freshman summer and I must say it really opened my eyes to the possibilities of math. The camp itself is also fun, filled with crazy activities and games. Even though it’s been 4 years since Mathcamp, I still remember those crazy games we played (and still do play, to a certain degree, at MIT - since a lot of us ended up here).</p>

<p>PROMYS is a program held at BU that emphasizes Number Theory. The whole program is based around NT, so I’d say go only if you are interested in the field. The scope is definitely more narrow than Mathcamp, but I’ve also heard good things about people who attended PROMYS.</p>

<p>SUMaC is a math program held by Stanford Uni. It’s also very NT-based. I only know one person who went there and his experience was very negative, so I can’t comment much about this.</p>

<p>For junior year, don’t apply to RSI or TASP unless you really think you can make it in. Their acceptance rates are way too low (ridiculously low, at that). Instead, check out SSP. I went to SSP in Ojai in the summer of 2006 and had the best summer of my life thus far. You spend 6 weeks in a California valley observing the tracks of asteroids with your teammates at all hours of the night, taking pictures on telescopes. At the end, you write your own program that simulates the path of your asteroid. Aside from the academic side of it all, there’s crazy field trips (including one to Caltech’s JPL), amazing people, and a ton of very random games. The best thing about SSP is its relative size. Only 36 people get accepted to either campus, and you really get to know everyone in your program very well by the end of the summer. 7 of my SSP Ojai peers ended up in my class at MIT, and the bonds we formed over that summer 2 years ago still did not fade. It is really an amazing experience.</p>

<p>Also, if you can, you can consider NJ Governor’s School. I didn’t go to school in the States so I don’t know what it is actually like, but I know several people that went to NJGS and they really enjoyed the experience…it is quite prestigious also (but then, stop thinking about prestige!)</p>

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<p>lol wow, SSP sounds fun! i was thinking about applying to it, and honestly, prestige doesn’t really matter to me that much as long as it’s not a pay-ur-way program. im sure it doesn’t matter that much to colleges, either, unless it’s like RSI or something. well i’ll apply to SSP, but do u guys think i’ll get in w/ my stats?</p>

<p><em>copy and pasted from another part of CC</em></p>

<p>test scores.
SAT BioMolecular: 800
SAT Chem: 800
er thats it. I’ll prob. take Math1C and Math2C and Physics and US and maybe Spanish this year.
My SOPH year PSAT was 650r/730m/700w I promise they’ll be LOTS better in December when I get my scores!! prob around 225 or 230ish???
My 8th grade SAT was 570w/650m/620r = 1840. i’ll take it again probably early next year</p>

<p>Grades: frosh year 4.0 (our school frosh year honors classes aren’t weighted)
soph year 4.7 this is weighted
i got like 4 A-s in soph year. i dunno i just messed up =(
Soph year i took 2 APs: US1 and EnviSci which I got a 5 on
I also took Honors CHem and Honors Algebra and honors everything
jr year I’m in my jr year right now and I’m taking 5 APs: physics B, calc BC, bio, u.s.2 (in our skool US is two-year), anndd english.</p>

<p>I’m probably top 10 in my class, my school doens’t really rank</p>

<p>and I can probably get great RECs and write a good essay??? i don’t know if that counts as muchh</p>

<p>And I have some science/math achievements. dumb ones
Most them are regional
-school winner for AMC10…my school is actually pretty competitive w/ math…two years ago like 35 ppl qualified for AIME and like 3 ppl made USAMO.
-first place in region for…all the math competitions I’ve been to (Alg2, Geometry, etc.)
-second place in state for Biology frosh year for a competition (1st place team)
-6th for chem in same competition (3rd place team)
-first in region for ecology science olympiad competition (1st place team @ regionals, 6th at states)</p>

<p>others:
-varsity girls tennis for 2 years (sectional champions 2006, runner up 2007) and JV for one year
i play 2nd singles and will play 1st next year hopefully
-FBLA 1st place intro to bus com at states and 2nd at nationals in chicago this summer
-piano awards such as the Associative Royal Board of Music tests level 7 pass w/ merit.
-Columbia Science Honors Program. I take neurobiology at Columbia University in NY every saturday</p>

<p>clubs
-CAS cancer awareness society that I created this year to help fund cancer research and promote cancer awareness and prevention
-origami club
-Chamber Orchestra 3 years
-Animal Alliance 2 years
we raised like $1000 last year for shelters and animals
-Future Physicians Club 2 years

  • my friends and I are thinking of making a multicultural dance club where we perform for old ppl at the local nursing home, too
    -science olympiad =) 2 yearss
    -I’m probably going to be president of the Origami Club and the Future Physicians Club next year</p>

<p>do they ask for any other awards besides science and math ones? what about clubs?</p>

<p>and i can probably get a 6-8 on the AIME if I’m lucky. which math programs are in that range?</p>

<p>and oasis–ur from taiwan?? i’m from taiwan too! thats so cool…</p>

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<p>I lost.</p>

<p>Are you the new blogger?</p>

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<p>Quote:
“Whatever you do over the summer for summer programs, ask yourself how it will be useful to you 10 years down the road. And I don’t mean in terms of getting you into college”</p>

<p>What kind of an advise is that? How do you know what you’ll become 10 yrs from now? It’s all about trying stuff, and the lion’s share of summer activities is probably interact with other intellectual students. Acquiring skills is also important. Just curious, are you a admissions officer, a student, or what?
And I’ll decide whether I want to chill out or not thank you.</p>

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<p>i don’t know how competitive you are for SSP b/c I’m unfamiliar, but assuming kids from your school get into NJGSS, and you are the smartest kid from your school applying then you’ll get in there-you’ll also find a bunch of people involved in very similar ec’s. btw which school in NJ- I prbly know someone from there who went to gov school.</p>