<p>Hello, CCers :)!</p>
<p>Now that the application season for science research programs for summer 2012 has already begun, I was wondering if there are suitable “safety” programs. Well, programs that aren’t too hard to get into, I suppose, since I have this immense fear of getting rejected by everything I’m applying to.</p>
<p>I got into UF-SSTP last year, but went to UCD-YSP instead, and my parents don’t want me to apply to SSTP again.</p>
<p>Oh, and I’ll be applying to Simons, Garcia, Clark, HSHSP, and RSI (lolcrapshoots…), which kind of explains my desire for a backup plan, haha. </p>
<p>Thanks, everyone!</p>
<p>Oh, and one more question: is MITES only for minority students, like what the website emphasizes? Because I see a lot of non-minority CCers applying. It doesn’t help that I’m Asian-American…</p>
<p>I’m not sure if this is EXACTLY what you’re looking for but here are some:
[Carleton</a> College: Carleton Summer Science Institute: The Carleton Summer Science Institute (CSSI) 2011](<a href=“http://apps.carleton.edu/summer/science/]Carleton”>Carleton Summer Science Institute | Carleton College)
@ Carleton College</p>
<p>and on the MITES page itself there are a few other programs (<a href=“MITES – MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering and Science)–%5B/url%5D”>MITES – MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering and Science)–</a> though I’m not sure if they’re all research based. I applied/accepted into MITES but I was also accepted into the one at UW-Madison, Carnegie Mellon SAMS ([SAMS:</a> The Summer Academy for Mathematics + Science](<a href=“http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/summerprogramsfordiversity/sams.html]SAMS:”>http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/summerprogramsfordiversity/sams.html)) and actually I suggest applying to the SAMS program because when I got my letter back, they actually “promoted me” into their AP/EA program and offerred me a full merit scholarship for the whole summer terms (I think ~$8000) so check that out!</p>
<p>Aside from that, apply to MITES- there were a few Asians in the program but not only that, out of the 1500 that applied, 80 were selected to MITES, 60 for this new weeklong program called E2@MIT (you can’t apply directly into the program, rather if you’re on the waiting list, you get to go here and I saw some pictures and there were A LOT of Asians as well as the other minorities) and then 60 more were invited to this online seminar which I heard was pretty cool!! Good luck!!!</p>
<p>You might want to look into UIowa’s SSTP. RSI and SSP rejected me, but both of the SSTPs accepted me, if that counts for anything.</p>
<p>Sorry for the late reply, guys; thanks so much for the input!</p>
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