<p>@big dreamer
Wow, they put me as sophomore too while i am actually a junior! i hope this is not the reason that i didn’t get in…</p>
<p>I had bad test scores (1920 SAT), hardest courseload @ my school, invented several dozen things, applying for patents and grants, some regional science awards, like 400 hrs of community service so far, etc…rejected. I am wondering too, but I am white.</p>
<p>@firevswater: NOOO! If this kept us out, I’d be SO mad hahah</p>
<p>@big dreamer
wow, you’re quite the inventor! lol i wonder why they didn’t pick you.</p>
<p>Well, they did have 1500+ applicants and it’s focused on minorities and I don’t know. You seem very accomplished though. I’m Asian so that might have been one factor lol. Plus, my grades weren’t that great for junior year (so far) even though I’m taking the hardest courseload and I’ve done 220+ comm service hours. 2010 sat.</p>
<p>One more thing which is kind of weird. I just checked my other e-mail (not for school stuff/college/SAT) and the rejection e-mail was also sent there. I wonder how they got that e-mail even though I didn’t mention it anywhere on my app. </p>
<p>I can’t believe they would make a mistake that like (junior vs. soph).</p>
<p>@hpaero1: Thanks! haha, yeah inventing is my little thing. And I can’t believe that they got 1500+ applications, isn’t that double from last year? Yeah I mean I did get a 79 in math first semester, even though I have like 86 now. Sleeping issues really messed me up in math this year 
Yeah, that really seems weird. I mean I would think that if on my app, transcript, and SAT scores it said that I’m a junior, then why they made a mistake like that. </p>
<p>WOW that’s freakish, don’t know how they got that email. I guess it’s Caltech, should we be surprised? haha :p</p>
<p>@Massparent: I got into Entrada Scholars @ Calvin College in Michigan. It’s free except for transport to it and $500 enrollment. You take a college course on campus and stay there for 4 weeks.</p>
<p>Congratulations Jayay90! that sounds wonderful–be proud! It is great to find these no-cost summer programs and they tend to be the best ones…most exclusive.</p>
<p>@big dreamer
that’s cool! what kind of things do you invent? (if you don’t mind me asking)
I know, it’s like a double. Ohhh, I see. Are you taking calculus? Oh I know! My lack of sleep and not having enough time to study is seriously messing up my gpa this year (the year that’s apparently most important when applying to colleges) + hard courseload + hard teachers =p. Yeah. That is definitely odd.</p>
<p>Lol, I’m still kind of like… ummm where did you get my other e-mail from??? I never post it on college sites and stuff. </p>
<p>I’ve never been to CA so it would’ve been nice to get accepted, but more time to focus on college apps and other stuff. yay…kinda.</p>
<p>aw rejected. oh well, i just hope ssp gives me enough aid so i can go! have fun in pasadena, everyone who got in!</p>
<p>@hpaero1:
I’ve invented all sorts of things, from side-impact safety systems, green engines, few medical devices, new type of headphone, etc. I mentioned that I invented 34 or so in my essay, but I guess that’s not impressive enough :/</p>
<p>I have yet to get a patent, but have drawings and like business plan for almost every one. Thanks! Now I don’t have a summer program, but I guess I can do some more volunteering this summer…and yesssss, doing all those apps will be tricky.</p>
<p>This year has been aweful. I mean my GPA will still be like mid-3.8s by year’s end. I am in pre-cal, only kids who take math over the summer can jump ahead to calculus before junior year here (or if they are really smart).</p>
<p>Same! Really wanted to check it out, but I guess that it wasn’t meant to be.</p>
<p>Sophomore and I got in.
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE.
I am black.
PSAT score 198
Ranked #1 out of 850 students
Done Math Olympiad, AMC
Taking AP Bio and AP Euro
All A’s, 4.77 GPA, very many EC:
Works as a Math Tutor, Jr. Life Guards, officer of Science Olympiad club, etc.</p>
<p>Congrats :)</p>
<p>congrats to everyone who got in! It’s a really good program, you’ll have fun (:</p>
<p>Hey Beyond, I got in too!
Latino, 232 psat, taking AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP US, AP English Lang, Latin and Spanish.
All A’s, no class rank
EC’s: I run an arts magazine, have a band and write computer app’s.</p>
<p>Beyond, dude, do you have a facebook account? I did the Cornell Nanobiotech Internship last year, and the other accepted applicants and I made a group to get to know each other before the program started. We should do that!</p>
<p>Woot! I got in. And I totally agree, we should definitely start a facebook group. Does this site have PM?</p>
<p>wow I got accepted!! I can;t believe it! there is only 30 of us…
ya link the Facebook page, id like to see who will be there:)</p>
<p>Ok I PM’ed ya</p>
<p>So I emailed YESS to say I would attend the day after I was accepted, but I haven’t received a reply. Has anyone else heard anything?</p>
<p>I am a junior and will be applying for the 2011 YESS program but I don’t know what my chances are. I’m a girl so hopefully that will count as a “minority” in science/engineering but am from India.</p>
<p>Robotics team (in my second year) and am leader of fundraising for this and next year
Volunteer: blood center (55 hrs), city student leadership group that focuses on making teen events (started this year so I have around 25 hrs so far)
Indian dance for 6 years
GPA: 3.78 (unweighted) 3.929 (weighted) –> 9th and 10th grade GPA since 11th grade first semester is not finished
Haven’t taken any SATs yet…
Currently taking: analysis h, ap biology, ap physics b, us history, robotics (its a class + after school), english h, ap french
Teacher recs should be between ok and good</p>
<p>Also, does anyone know when applications are available?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>anyone wanna give me an idea what this program is? i don’t want to apply to so many cuz all my rec teachers are busy as hell and i need them to write me amazing ones next year.</p>