@marshmalloes - good luck for your interview.
It is getting more and more competitive to get into these summer programs. Based on previous RISE threads - this maybe the first time they are doing interviews for matching? (or I may have missed).
Good luck, @marshmalloes , when is the interview? Let us know how it goes!
if I recently received a prestigious math award and applied for electrical engineering/CS, should I email the director with an update? I thought no, but what do you guys think?
i didnt need an interview i think it just depends on the professor
I got matched earlier today with someone different from what I had as my top three, but I am very interested in his research area. Got $4000 in financial aid, which was more than what I expected but still less compared to other programs I applied to…
@melon24 I would only reach out to the director if the award was something very exclusive/national.
@pollute wow, congrats! Multiple acceptances and aid packages sounds like a good problem to have. Where else were you accepted? Would you get the research experience that RISE offers? I suppose it’s up to your parents at this point, to decide how much they will pay. How long did BU give you to decide?
I would tell them about your prestigious math award. It does not hurt to let them know. I’m in the same boat as you. I recently received a better SAT score and other awards as well.
@hs2020kid @curiousme2 thank you!! i just had it 30 minutes ago. it went alright — i really doubt that i wowed them or anything like that but i did feel like i was pretty prepared.
i agree that it wouldn’t hurt to email them about your math award — esp if it’s something very exclusive. worst case scenario they disregard it because it’s past the application deadline or they don’t weigh it very strongly when considering your app.
fingers crossed for you, @marshmalloes . Keep us posted!
@pollute what did you decide?
nothing here yet.
i got into the practicum! where are all of you guys from?
@marshmalloes
what kind of questions did they ask you?
@greenforrest200
Congrats!
anyone from norcal or the bay area?
thanks for the replies! i emailed the director asking if i could update my app with the award. im soooo scared that i won’t get matched :(( anyone know of any similar research/STEM programs that i can still apply to this late??
YEE
@chilidoggo did you get matched? (if so, for what field? and how many weeks ago did u get accepted into matching?)
@melon24 I got into practicum 2 weeks ago
@chilidoggo omg congrats!! have fun 
@greenforrest200 yup from the bay
@marshmalloes any update?
Has no one on cc been matched since 4/5? Impatiently waiting here.
@curiousme2 Unfortunately, I still haven’t been matched either. If I recall correctly from looking at past threads, matching occurred all the way through the end of May, so we might still have some more waiting to do.