@crknwk2000 Yes! That is a fantastic program 
Hi! what are some tips for the simr application?
Hi @cookie7
For my application, I focused mostly on my previous medical research. Before applying for SIMR, I had an internship at a local state college where I conducted research on using machine learning to map neural pathways in eldery patients. In addition, one great tip is to prove your scientific competency. I talked about my involvement at school with the SciOly Club as well as participating in USABO, USAPhO, and USAChO. Hope this helps!
Hi! I’m a white female with an income of around 100000. I’m currently a junior in HS. My dad didn’t get a high school diploma or official college degree (he took a few classes at a community college), and last year my mom had a brain tumor and was in the hospital for a month. I got a 1510 on the SAT and 4.2/4.4 gpa. I went to a two week engineering camp last summer and I’m treasurer of the maker space club at my school. I can’t afford any summer program that is over 1000 because of financial issues. Does anyone have any suggestions for programs I could get into? I applied to SAMS already and I am thinking of applying to MITES, but do I have a chance at those? Thank you!
Look into the program at Ole Miss.
My daughter had a great time-- and with similar scores paid only a few hundred for 4 weeks!
Based on your stats, you should be a contender for both camps. I would expect that if you can explain your involvement in the maker space and express your interest in STEM, you can probably get into either one. Honestly though, they are kinda random like college admissions. I wish you the best of luck! If you want, I can read over your essays and give you some pointers 
@dragonmom3
I am not familiar with this camp. Would you mind PMing me the link?
@dragonmom3 Looks like a spectacular program! I will be sure to recommend it to future posters
@dragonmom3 @GoBears2023 Thank you so much!
@GoBears2023 Are any of the programs you applied to or attended (especially those that are either affordable or have financial aid) suitable for girl who is currently a freshman?
@CaliMex depends on what state you’re from and the type of major you plan on pursuing. STEM vs Humanities will play a big role when it comes to these types of programs.
Please be aware that I only know about STEM programs but could research on humanities based camps if needed.
@CaliMex if you are into CS or willing to explore the field, I would HIGHLY recommend taking a look at Stanford AI4All, a residential camp for 9th girls that provides by far some of the best AI education I have ever seen. If you attend this program, your chances at getting into more prestigious camps in the future will be a lot higher. Also, you will work alongside Stanford’s head of AI, which would add a major boost to your resume.
How hard is it to get into that program if you have no previous programming experience and aren’t super advanced in Math (yet) since public middle school didn’t offer Algebra 1? Any tips?
@GoBears2023 I am currently a freshman in an international school. And I’m interested in cluster 1 quantum mechanics in UCD campus. My GPA is not that competitive since my school offers AP classes yet only gives us the uw gpa (for me it is 3.8, and I’m taking AP HumanGeo, AP Stats, AP Phy 1, Honors Eng Lang, Honors Eng Lit, and Pre-Calculus). And I am doing some research projects with my personal tutor (who is a doctoral tutor as well) as well as learning calculus and advanced number theory with him. My question is that is cluster 1 a competitive program and is my profile has a chance getting in? And my class rank is not high(15%) since other people are taking less challenging classes than mine (meaning higher gpa than me).
@GoBears2023 Hi. I noticed you didn’t include SEAP. Is there a reason why? Also, do you know if anyone has heard yet about summer 2019. Thanks.
@Aimtrue I probably just forgot to mention SEAP. I haven’t heard about summer 2019 yet, but that may be because I’m working on college apps 
@ShAMichago Cluster 1 isn’t going to be too competitive compared to the other ones at UCD (you can tell if it is competitive if it says that it must be your first choice like math and bio)
Your class rigor looks fine honestly. It was a lot stronger than what I had although that’s because my school limits students on the amount of APs that can be taken over 4 years. I would be cautious about mentioning the tutor research though, since it’s kind of sketchy. Unfortunately, although you are tackling complex mathematical topics, it isn’t through the school and cannot be legitimized.
Overall, I would say that you have a pretty good shot. Just make sure that your essays are strong!
@CaliMex
Sorry for the late response. I would say pretty hard to get in since a lot of female students from around the US are quite skilled at programming.
I’m a high school sophomore and applied to Frontiers at WPI. What do you think about this program granted you’ve heard of it?
Only know of it by way of WPI alumni connection. I hope some participants in the program may give some feedback.
If you have not seen it yet, click on https://www.wpi.edu/academics/pre-collegiate/summer/stem-residential/frontiers and hunt around.
@birdbear Unfortunately, I have not heard of this program at WPI. However, after browsing through the website, it does seem legit. However, I would be weary of these pre college programs. For example, there is one at Stanford called the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Program (formerly known as EPGY) that seems “prestigious” because of its 20% acceptance rate. Although it may seem like attending these types of programs will boost your chances at the corresponding school, they are essentially money drains and you should really only think about applying to them for the educational purposes rather than college admissions. Since you are looking at this program, I take it that you live in Massachusetts or the Northeastern Region. I would say that getting an internship at MIT or Harvard (or any other prestigious university) would be more beneficial. I would also recommend getting some work experience in or planning a nonprofit of something.
Here are some examples of what my friends have done in the past during their summers as an alternative to going to a precollege program (I live in Cali btw):
Internship at Stanford (ended up lasting 3 years and he got a paper published under his name, now attends Stanford)
Internship at UC Berkeley (lasted a year, got accepted to PROMYS and LaunchX the subsequent year)
Internship at a Banking Firm as a finance intern (now works part time at JP Morgan while attending Harvard)
Worked at McDonald’s (become some type of manager, now goes to Princeton on a full ride)
Worked at Taco Bell (attends Northeastern on a full ride)
Pre college programs sometimes seem very attractive and I am sure that you will learn a lot. However, it should only be used for educational purposes rather than hoping to boost your chances at schools. Good luck
How rigorous would you estimate the course load is and what seminar did you partake in? (For TASP)