What can I do?

simfish
Sun, 17 Apr 2005 18:22:39 +0000

I’m hoping to enroll in the NASASHARP program next summer.
www.nasasharp.com



Don’t count on a NASA SHARP acceptance too much. Your status as a white male will really hurt you and NASA SHARP doesn’t evaluate applicants solely on merit as I’ve seen stronger applicants rejected (even RSI acceptees) in favor of weaker ones. But there are plenty of other great ones: RSI, SSP, HSHSP, UFlorida SSTP, etc…



Also, as you will be attending a prep school, your courses in multivariable calculus and linear algebra won’t mean that much more than a person at a public school taking Calc BC (Caltech cares quite a lot about academic ambition and taking multivar when it’s so easy to do so at a prep school won’t mean that much). You’ll have to show independence and passion in science that distinguishes you from other prep school applicants. Science competitions (especially the olympiads) and research should distinguish you.